Nevis gorge, Highland
2.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 30min
A walk beside Scotland's Himalayan lookalike, leading to an enormous waterfall
Ben nevis, Highland
12
miles
mi
| Hard | 6hrs 30min
The half-way lochan and the great north corrie of Nevis.
Cow hill, Highland
7.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 3hrs 30min
Looking down at Fort William and up at Ben Nevis.
Corpach, Highland
4.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 45min
A walk alongside – and underneath – Thomas Telford's masterpiece of civil engineering.
Coire ardair, Highland
8
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs 15min
Regenerating woodlands lead to a high pass where Bonnie Prince Charlie escaped through the window.
Fort augustus, Highland
7.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs
Above the Great Glen on the road the English built and Bonnie Prince Charlie marched over.
Braemar, Aberdeenshire
6.75
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs 15min
The hill at the back of Braemar gives a taste of the Cairngorms.
Balmoral, Aberdeenshire
4.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs 45min
A walk past Queen Victoria's memorials to her husband, servants and dogs.
Glenlivet, Moray
6.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 15min
A walk through a green valley and bare heather moor in the smugglers' country of Glenlivet.
Boat of garten, Highland
5.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs 15min
Along the banks of the great river, with a pinewood return.
Glenelg, Highland
8.75
miles
mi
| Easy | 4hrs
A coast walk along Loch Alsh with views of Skye, the sea and a fish farm.
Glenbrittle, Highland
5.75
miles
mi
| Hard | 4hrs
Classic rock-climbing country below the Chioch and the Inaccessible Pinnacle.
Quiraing, Highland
5.5
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 30mins
Exploring the weird lava landscape of Skye's northern peninsula
Glenbrittle, Highland
5.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs 15min
A comfortable coastal track above Loch Brittle and on to a former fortified peninsula.
Portree, Highland
3.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 1hr 45min
A coastal walk to a raised beach called The Bile, then returning by way of Dun Torvaig.
Ramasaig, Highland
5.25
miles
mi
| Hard | 3hrs 15min
An abandoned valley leads to black sea cliffs above the Atlantic
Loch torridon, Highland
9.9
miles
mi
| Hard | 6hrs
A walk above Loch Torridon in the footsteps of the fairy folk – the legendary Duine Sithe
Gairloch, Highland
5.25
miles
mi
| Easy | 2hrs 45min
Porpoise-watching along the Gairloch shore and up a rocky valley.
Contin,
5.1
miles
mi
| Easy | 3hrs
Through mixed pinewoods to a salmon-leaping waterfall
Inverness, Highland
7.5
miles
mi
| Easy | 3hrs
An Inverness town walk of riverside, seaside and canalside.
