Walking in the Cairngorms is experienced walker Ronald Turnbull’s Cicerone guide exploring the Munro summits of the Cairngorm region & also the smaller hills outside the main range. The guide covers the main Cairngorm range between Speyside & Deeside, as well as Lochnagar & offers the best of the area’s rocky scrambles & the classic through-routes as well as easier, sandy trails along the banks of the rivers Spey, Nethy & Dee. There are also routes to the region’s 23 Munro summits. The guide is structured in 7 main sections
- Aviemore & the Spey, Glen More, Badenoch, Glenlivet & Tomintoul, Donside, Deeside Braemar & Balmoral & Lochnagar
- encompoassing a total of 102 walks. There are also ‘ Summit Summaries’ for the main ranges
- Cairn Gorm, Shelter Stone, Braeriach, Cairn Toul & Lochnagar. There are also suggestions for longer routes such as the Cairngorms 4000s & the Lairig Ghru. Individual walks have a general overview of the route & an information box providing details of starting & finishing points, total distance, approximate times, maximum altitude & terrain. A detailed introduction gives practical guidance on walking conditions, when to go, safety in the mountains & recommended maps. Detailed route descriptions are accompanied by Ordnance Survey extract mapping the route in addition to colour photographs illustrating some of the highlights of the region.