joncas87

Hello!

we are planning a trip to the north west Highlands in the end of May and we intend to walk a lot. We are looking for the nicest day hikes to do. We are not afraid to walk 15-20 miles a day. Here's our preliminary itinerary : Glencoe/Fort William, Skye, Torridon, Glen Affric, Speyside area.

Thank you for your tips,

Pete

Nikki

Here is a good website to plan hikes in Scotland:

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/

joncas87

Thank you for your answer, do you have any favourite in Scotland?

Nikki

I have only taken very short walks, so no recommendations.

dulciusexasperis

I have hiked in many parts of Scotland Pete and to be honest wouldn't know where to start suggesting any particular hikes to you. The site given by Nikki is a good one to look at.

If you pick an area, then a hike from those listed and then click on user reports for that hike you will find things like this: http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum...hp?f=9&t=10752

Only one of 20 reports on that one hike. My writing a 21st for you adds nothing to what is already available to you on that website. Everything you need can be found on that website it really is great.

If you want what SOME people think are the best hikes then that too is easily found with Google. https://www.google.ca/#q=best+hiking+scotland

dulciusexasperis

Forgot to add, make note of how this guy went about choosing his hike.

"so a quick flick through the weather sites and webcams later and I decided to head towards Glencoe, it's only an hour away so it would leave me time do amble about a bit before the sun packed in for the day. I printed off a few walks from here and downloaded a few gpx files. Arriving at Glencoe I picked the Pap of Glencoe as most of the sunshine seemed to be at that end."

Weather is incredibly changeable in the Highlands and so pre-planning a specific hike for a specific day is NOT a good idea. You need to have alternative plans and alternative hikes as this guy did.

dulciusexasperis

I'll relent and add one of my favourites. It's not in your planned area but I really like the user report this guy wrote of his walk.

http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum...hp?f=9&t=20575

Nelson

I thoroughly enjoyed my hikes of Blaven on Skye and the nearby Five Sisters of Kintail at Glen Sheil. Both were excellent day outings. I had a hired shuttle for Five Sisters but you could make it a long day and simply backtrack the ridge. Good luck.

PalenQ

You could spend a day near Fort William exploring the desolate Great Rannoch Moor - there is only one access road so to get into the heart of the moor you must walk (or take the train from Fort William which slices right thru the heart of it - and getting off at a stop in the middle of the moor could be a fun diversion from driving and a walk in this moor will be something awesome!

http://www.visitscotland.com/en-us/i...annoch-p246531

https://www.google.com/search?q=rann...=1600&bih=1075

RoamEurope

In the Glencoe/Fort William area we did a lot of hikes but the one that really stands out several years later is Steall Falls. It isn't particularly long or hard but it climbs up through a hidden gorge on a rocky path and then emerges onto a grassy plateau with a great waterfall (used in the Harry Potter movies) at the far end. There is a three cable bridge if you want to cross and go further. Really cool falls.