Top five winter walks with children
Autumn is turning into winter, the last leaves are dropping off the trees, snow is falling in the hills and early morning frost has become the norm. But that is not a reason to pack away walking boots and wait until the return of spring before enjoying a walk. Winter...
Cambo Sands and Estate, Fife
A version of this walk description appeared in Scotland on Sunday on May 13, 2007 CAMBO SANDS AND ESTATE, FIFE Just down from the Old Course in St Andrews is Kingsbarns – a links course for more than two hundred years. The beautiful Cambo Sands on its eastern side is...
Ben Vrackie, Pitlochry
A version of this walk description appeared in Scotland on Sunday on April 30, 2006 BEN VRACKIE, PITLOCHRY Ben Vrackie is one of the finest mountains in Scotland where you climb up high to reach a proper pointed summit with great views over the Perthshire and Grampian...
Ben A’an, Trossachs
A version of this walk description appeared in Scotland on Sunday on August 21, 2016 BEN A’AN, TROSSACHS Despite being only a little over 1,500ft high, from the pointed top of Ben A’an you can look down Loch Katrine to the Arrochar Alps. Ben Venue is closer, just...
Loch an Eilein, Rothiemurchus
A version of this walk description appeared in Scotland on Sunday on March 3, 2009 LOCH AN EILEIN, ROTHIEMURCHUS This is one of the most popular low level walks in Scotland, and rightly so. Nestled among the Caledonian pines of the Rothiemurchus Forest, Loch an Eilein...
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