
The Sutherland Trail
- A Journey Through North-west Scotl&, is the long awaited latest book by the UK's best known hillwalker & backpacker, Cameron Mc Neish. In partnership with award-winning photographer & film maker Richard Else, Cameron has developed a superb week-long walking route through one of the finest landscapes in Europe. Sutherl&, in the far north-west of Scotl&, has long been described as 'the empty lands'. Much of the land is magnificently untamed & unpopulated, & the grandeur of the landscape attracts hillwalkers & backpackers from throughout the world. The Sutherland Trail between Lochinver & Tongue follows ancient pathways, stalker's routes & hill tracks through one of the most geologically fascinating regions of the UK. It passes caves, chambered cairns & the remains of ancient shielings, follows river banks & loch-sides, climbs iconic hills & visits the highest waterfall in Britain. Along the way, the voices of the local people are heard loud & clear. The passions of the crofters, hoteliers, fishermen, climbers & hillwalkers give a new momentum to life in the region, looking forward to a positive future for these spectacular northern lands. Sutherland is revealed as a land rich in glorious scenery, wildlife & natural resources, a region that was once vastly more populated than it is today, but is slowly regaining some of its lost population
- a region that belies its common perception as 'the empty lands'. This is the first guidebook to Scotland's latest long distance walking route. It is illustrated by finest top quality, original images. It is based on a highly successful BBC television programme. It features a foreword by Robert Macfarlane.