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Outdoor Activities in Scotland
All Scotland offers superb opportunities for hill walking from the
moors of the Southern Uplands to the rugged and wild country of the
northwest. Long-distance footpaths can take days to cover or be
walked in parts. Organised routes include West Highland Way which is
a 95 mile hike from Glasgow to Fort William and the Speyside Way
which 84 miles from the Cairngorms to the Moray Firth.
Climbing is popular in the Cairngorms, Glencoe, Torridon and Munro
baggers like to add to their ever-growing lists. A Munro is a peak
over 3000 ft and there are over 280 of them.
Skiing locations are Glencoe, the Nevis Range, Glenshee, the Lecht
and the Cairngorms near Aviemore.
Pony trekking and riding is popular and there are over sixty centres
that arrange this.
Cycling and mountain biking in Scotland takes you to remote areas.
There is a cycle track that follows the main A9 trunk road to
Inverness but in common with other parts of Britain beware of
motorists when using the trunk roads.
Watersport centres run training courses in sailing, canoeing and
windsurfing. The climate generally is suited to outdoor learning
more than recreational pleasures. Scotland is gaining in popularity
with surfers who go to Thurso, Sango bay, Torrisdale, Farr Bay,
Armadale, Pease Bay, Fraserburgh, and Coll, Tiree and Islay on the
Atlantic coast.
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