Walking Ben Lawers, Rannoch and Atholl

Ronald Turnbull enjoys multi-day treks, through the Highlands in particular, and has made 21 different coast-to-coast crossings of the UK. He has also slept out, in bivvy bag rather than tent, on over 80 UK summits. He writes regularly for Lakeland Walker, TGO magazine and UKhillwalking.com and has written many other Cicerone guides, including Walking in the Lowther Hills, The Book of the Bivvy and Not the West Highland Way. He has seven times won Outdoor Writers & Photographers Guild Awards for Excellence for his guidebooks, outdoor books (including Book of the Bivvy) and magazine articles.

• Map key Introduction Jolly green giants Trees, please! When to go Safety in the mountains Maps Compass and GPS Using this guide PART 1: Comrie and Crieff 1 Meal na Fearna to Ben Vorlich 2 Beinn Dearg 3 Water of Ruchill 4 Comrie: Deil's Caldron 5 Glen Tarken tracks 6 Ben Chonzie and Auchnafree Hill 7 Crieff, its Knock, and River Earn 8 Glen Almond and the Lochan Slot PART 2: Killin and Glen Lochay 9 Looking at Loch Tay: Meall Clachach 10 Cam Chreag and Ben Challum 11 Beinn nan Imirean, Meall Glas 12 The Tarmachans Summit summary: Ben Lawers 13 Edramucky Burn 14 Up and down from the Lairig road 15 Lawers Four from Lawers village 16 The Cat's Bowl (descent) 17 Down via Beinn Ghlas to Lawers village (descent) 18 Glen Lyon: Da-Eig Circuit PART 3: Glen Lyon 19 Carn Mairg from Fortingall 20 Back of Schiehallion
 21 The Black Crag of Glen Lyon 22 Beinn Dearg and the Mairgs 23 Meall Ghaordaidh from Glen Lyon 24 Around Loch an Daimh 25 Beinn Heasgarnich and Creag Mhor PART 4: Bridge of Orchy Summit summary: Beinn Dorain 26 Beinn a' Chaisteal and Beinn nam Fuaran 27 Beinn Mhanach, the Monk 28 Dorain and Dothaidh from the back 29 Bridge of Orchy to Beinn Dorain, Beinn an Dothaidh 30 Beinn Mhanach long crossing 31 Rannoch Edge: Chreachain and Achaladair 32 Beinn an Dothaidh from Achallader 33 The Lyon side: Chreachain, Achaladair, Mhanach PART 5: Perth and Dunkeld 34 Perth and Kinnoull Hill 35 Dunkeld, Birnam Hill and the Tay 36 Tracks to Loch Skiach 37 Craig Lochie PART 6: Aberfeldy 38 Farragon Hill from Strathtay 39 Aberfeldy: Rob and Rabbie 40 Aberfeldy and the Tay 41 Kenmore and the Tay 42 Falls of Acharn 43 Falls of Acharn to Creag an Sgliata 44 Creagan na Beinne and Ardtalnaig 45 Creag Uchdag PART 7: Tummel and Loch Rannoch 46 Schiehallion end to end 47 Schiehallion Foot: Limestone and McGregor's Cave 48 Craig Varr and Kinloch Rannoch 49 Beinn a' Chuallaich 50 Black Wood of Rannoch Summit summary: Ben Alder 51 Walk in to Benalder Cottage 52 Ben Alder from Benalder Cottage 53 Benalder Cottage to Culra Bothy via Beinn Bheoil 54 Benalder Cottage to Culra Bothy via Bealach Beithe (and in reverse) 55 Walk/ride in to Culra Bothy 56 Long Leachas from Culra Bothy 57 Short Leachas from Culra Bothy 58 Ben Alder to Bealach Breabag (descent) PART 8: Rannoch Moor 59 The Road to the Isles 60 Two Munros and Beinn Pharlagain 61 Meall Buidhe and Cam Chreag 62 Tracks to the Foxes Bog 63 Leagag PART 9: Pitlochry and Blair Atholl 64 Pitlochry and its loch 65 Ben Vrackie and River Garry 66 Blair Castle to Glen Tilt 67 Glen Tilt and Carn a' Chlamain 68 Old Bridge of Tilt to Dearg, Mheadhonach 69 Bruar Falls and Glen Banvie 70 Bruar Falls and Blair Summit summary: Beinn a' Ghlo 71 Around Beinn a' Ghlo (with optional ascent of Ben Vuirich) 72 Beinn a' Ghlo from Loch Moraig 73 Carn nan Gabhar north ridge to Glen Tilt (descent) 74 Glen Tilt to Braigh Coire Chruinn-bhalgain by Carn Torcaidh PART 10: Drumochter The Atholl Passes 75 Glen Tilt 76 Minigaig Pass to Glen Feshie 77 Minigaig Pass the ancient way 78 Gaick Pass 79 A' Bhuidheanach Bheag by the Crooked Corrie 80 Udlamains and the Sow Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Access (especially in the stalking season) Appendix C Shops, accommodation and transport