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Route Cards by Dan Bailey

UKH Editor Dan Bailey is a prolific contributor to the outdoor press and the author of several hillwalking and mountaineering guidebooks... Read more

Dan's Route Cards now feature on UKHillwalking - a diverse set of classic hill walks from all over the UK, with something to suit all tastes from half-day quickies to backpacking journeys; easy strolls to top-end scrambles; family-friendly Summer fun to gnarly Winter epics! Each Route Card has detailed information about the route in map and text form, as well as Dan's beautiful landscape photographs.

Top 10 Routes, as voted by users

Beinn Resipol from Strontian

Its size and stand-alone position give Beinn Resipol one of the best views on the west coast, a huge arc of islands and mountains spanning points as varied as Schiehallion and the Skye Cuillin (on a clear day at least). Resipol is an excellent hill in its own right too, rough, rocky and not overly tamed by modern...

Strontian. Though 'town' is stretching things., Highland

15.18km, 822m, 2 - 5 hours

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West Highland Way 5: Bridge of Orchy - Kings House Hotel

Oban or Fort William, Strathclyde
19.6km, 491m, 6 hours
2.

Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin

Comrie or Killin, Stirlingshire
14.5km, 1,252m, 6 hours
3.

Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater

Ambleside, Cumbria
7.7km, 436m, 3 hours
4.

Beinn Alligin Traverse

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty
10.2km, 1,186m, 6 hours
5.

Aonach Eagach, extended version

Fort William, Argyll and Bute
14.8km, 1,658m, 9 hours
6.

Lakeland 3000-ers, plus a few

Keswick, Cumbria
74.4km, 4,919m, 28 hours
7.

Bidean nam Bian's three peaks

Ballachulish (or Fort William if you want a real town), Argyll and Bute
13.9km, 1,385m, 6 hours
8.

Beinn a' Bheithir

Ballachulish, Argyll and Bute
14.9km, 1,469m, 7.5 hours
9.

Stac Pollaidh

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
4.8km, 613m, 2 hours
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All the Routes

Below are listed all 191 of Dan's Route Cards.

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Coniston Scrambles Link-up

Coniston, Cumbria
14.5km, 1,227m, 8 hours

Sgurr na Stri

Broadford, Isle of Skye
6.8km, 475m, 3 hours

The Ardverikie Three - Beinn a' Chlachair, Geal Charn & Creag Pitridh

Newtonmore, Highland
19.3km, 1,253m, 8 hours

Beinn Sgulaird

Oban, Argyll and Bute
12km, 1,240m, 6 hours

Lingmoor Fell from Elterwater

Ambleside, Cumbria
7.7km, 436m, 3 hours

Cat Bells and the Lake Shore

Keswick, Cumbria
7.1km, 445m, 3 hours

Ben A'an

Callander, Perthshire
3.6km, 357m, 2 hours

The Teign Gorge and Castle Drogo

Moretonhampstead, Devon
6.3km, 192m, 2 hours

Knipe Scar

Penrith or Shap, Cumbria
6km, 164m, 2.5 hours

An Aird Peninsula, Shieldaig

Lochcarron, Highland
4.8km, 198m, 2 hours

Ivinghoe Hills

Tring, Buckinghamshire
8.8km, 295m, 3 hours

Benarty Hill

Ballingry, Kelty, Dunfermline, Glenrothes - take your pick, Fife
5.3km, 229m, 3 hours

Bowscale Fell via Bowscale Tarn

Penrith, Cumbria
8.1km, 502m, 3 hours

Dumglow

Kinross or Dunfermline, Perth and Kinross
7.6km, 160m, 3 hours

Meall a' Bhuachaille and Ryvoan

Aviemore, Invernesshire
8.5km, 561m, 3 hours

Hallin Fell

Penrith, Cumbria
2.7km, 243m, 1.5 hours

Geal-charn, Drumochter

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
9km, 504m, 4 hours

Little Wyvis

Dingwall, Highland
10km, 663m, 3.5 hours

Beinn Liath Mhor a' Ghiubhais Li - small hill with a big name

Dingwall or Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
7.3km, 505m, 3.5 hours

West Highland Way 1: Milngavie - Drymen

Milngavie, East Dumbarton
20.1km, 255m, 5 hours

Lammer Law

Haddington, East Lothian
7.5km, 301m, 2 hours

Dun Caan, Raasay

Portree, Isle of Skye
5.6km, 319m, 2 hours

Beinn Resipol from Strontian

Strontian. Though 'town' is stretching things., Highland
15.2km, 822m, 5 hours

West Highland Way 5: Bridge of Orchy - Kings House Hotel

Oban or Fort William, Strathclyde
19.6km, 491m, 6 hours

Stac Pollaidh

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
4.8km, 613m, 2 hours

Rhinog Fawr via the Roman Steps

Harlech, Gwynedd
7.8km, 570m, 4 hours

Quinag

Lochinver, Ross & Cromarty
13.7km, 1,082m, 6 hours

Place Fell and Ullswater

Ambleside or Penrith, Cumbria
12km, 659m, 4 hours

The Pink Rib of Beinn a' Chrulaiste

Fort William, Highland
7.7km, 646m, 3 hours

West Highland Way 3: Rowardennan - Inverarnan

Balloch, Ayrshire
21.1km, 400m, 7 hours

Fairfield from Deepdale

Ambleside, Cumbria
12.2km, 779m, 6 hours

Meall a' Ghiubhais via the Mountain Trail

Gairloch, Highland
8.1km, 876m, 4.5 hours

Carmarthen Fan via Llyn y Fan Fach

Llandeilo, Swansea
11km, 648m, 5 hours

Cosdon Hill

Okehampton, Devon
14.3km, 548m, 6 hours

Beinn an Lochain via the Northeast Ridge

Inveraray, Argyll and Bute
4.7km, 644m, 4.5 hours

Glen Sherup Horseshoe, Ochil Hills

Dollar, Stirlingshire
16.3km, 646m, 5 hours

Ringstead Bay, White Nothe, and the Smuggler's Path

Weymouth, Dorset
13.1km, 476m, 5 hours

Tavy Cleave and Hare Tor

Tavistock, Devon
7.1km, 238m, 3.5 hours

Beinn a' Chearcaill

Gairloch, Highland
12km, 704m, 5 hours

Branstree, Mosedale and Swindale

Shap, Cumbria
16.1km, 607m, 5 hours

Sgurr a' Mhuilinn and Meallan nan Uan

Dingwall, Highland
13km, 1,051m, 6 hours

Sail Mhor

Ullapool, Highland
10.2km, 742m, 5 hours

Cul Beag from the east

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
10.2km, 710m, 4 hours

Beinn a' Mhuinidh

Gairloch, Highland
10km, 692m, 4.5 hours

Sgurr nan Conbhairean and Carn Ghluasaid

Fort Augustus, Highland
13.9km, 1,082m, 6 hours

Dun da Ghaoithe, Mull

Tobermory, Argyll and Bute
17km, 857m, 6 hours

Fuar Tholl and Sgorr Ruadh

Lochcarron, Highland
17.3km, 1,315m, 6.5 hours

Sgor na Diollaid

Beauly, Highland
6.8km, 657m, 4 hours

Meall na Teanga & Sron a' Choire Ghairbh - The Loch Lochy Munros

Fort William, Highland
18.7km, 1,289m, 6.5 hours

Elie Chain Walk

Elie, Fife
5.6km, 150m, 3 hours

High Street from Haweswater

Penrith, Cumbria
9.1km, 644m, 4 hours

The Cobbler

Helensburgh; Glasgow's pretty close too, Argyll and Bute
11km, 868m, 3.5 hours

Tarmachan Ridge

Killin, Perthshire
13.6km, 842m, 5 hours

Carn Mairg Group

Aberfeldy or Killin, Perthshire
17.5km, 1,334m, 7 hours

Ben Cruachan - the Classic Circuit

Oban, Argyll and Bute
12.6km, 1,362m, 7 hours

Gleouraich and Spidean Mialach

Fort William, Highland
11.4km, 1,130m, 6 hours

Ben Lomond by the Ptarmigan ridge

Drymen, Stirlingshire
11.7km, 994m, 4.5 hours

Ben Lawers from the old Visitor Centre

Killin, Stirlingshire
10.2km, 970m, 6 hours

Ben Cleuch, King's Seat Hill and Tarmangie Hill from Dollar Glen

Dollar, Stirlingshire
15.6km, 914m, 6 hours

West Lomond, Fife

Kinross or Glenrothes, Fife
8.9km, 399m, 3.5 hours

Ben Venue

Callander, Stirlingshire
10.4km, 685m, 5.5 hours

Skiddaw up the quiet side

Keswick, Cumbria
19.1km, 935m, 8 hours

Ben Ledi

Callander, Stirlingshire
12.5km, 867m, 4 hours

Schiehallion west to east

Pitlochry or Aberfeldy, Perthshire
12.3km, 728m, 5 hours

West Highland Way 6: Kings House Hotel - Kinlochleven

Kinlochleven, Strathclyde
14.3km, 433m, 6 hours

West Highland Way 7: Kinlochleven - Ft.William

Fort William and Kinlochleven, Ross & Cromarty
24.7km, 722m, 7 hours

The Fara via Dirc Mhor

Dalwhinnie, Invernesshire
20.8km, 862m, 6 hours

Three Drumochter Munros

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
17.1km, 932m, 7 hours

West Highland Way 2: Drymen - Rowardennan

Balloch, Ayrshire
24.7km, 724m, 7 hours

Stob a' Choin

Callander, Perthshire
10.8km, 853m, 5 hours

Cranstackie and Beinn Spionnaidh

Durness, Sutherland
12.4km, 1,076m, 5 hours

Central Pentlands Circular

Penicuik or Edinburgh, Midlothian
17km, 706m, 5 hours

Beinn Bhuidhe

Helensburgh, Strathclyde
19.4km, 1,093m, 7 hours

Deuchary Hill

Dunkeld, Perthshire
17.1km, 613m, 5 hours

Beinn Each

Callander, Stirlingshire
6.4km, 696m, 3.5 hours

Garreg Las

Llandeilo, Swansea
9.2km, 536m, 3.5 hours

Mount Maw and East Cairn Hill

West Linton, Lanarkshire
12.9km, 461m, 5 hours

Beinn na Gainimh

Dunkeld, Perthshire
11.3km, 582m, 6 hours

Ben Wyvis

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty
14km, 916m, 5 hours

Moruisg and Sgurr nan Ceannaichean

Lochcarron or Dingwall, Highland
11.8km, 964m, 5 hours

Am Faochagach

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
13.8km, 727m, 5.5 hours

Glas Leathad Beag from Glen Glass - the wild side of Wyvis

Alness, Highland
19km, 872m, 7 hours

Bowfell and Crinkle Crags

Ambleside, Cumbria
12km, 1,086m, 5.5 hours

Cruach Ardrain from Crianlarich

Killin, Stirlingshire
13.3km, 998m, 7 hours

The Goet (Ben Tirran) and Boustie Ley

Kirriemuir, Angus
18.5km, 861m, 5 hours

The Calf and Cautley Spout

Sedbergh, Cumbria
16.3km, 748m, 7 hours

Geal Charn (Monadhliath)

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
14.9km, 712m, 6 hours

Fionn Bheinn

Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty
11.9km, 776m, 4.5 hours

Cross Fell from Kirkland

Penrith, Cumbria
13.8km, 693m, 4.5 hours

Ben Vrackie Quickie

Pitlochry, Highland
11.3km, 813m, 3.5 hours

Meall Chuaich

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
14.3km, 613m, 4 hours

Carn na Caim and A' Bhuidheanach Bheag

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
18.8km, 810m, 5.5 hours

Sgurr na Feartaig north-south traverse

Lochcarron, Highland
20.4km, 1,182m, 7.5 hours

Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin

Comrie or Killin, Stirlingshire
14.5km, 1,252m, 6 hours

Beinn Alligin Traverse

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty
10.2km, 1,186m, 6 hours

Beinn a' Bheithir

Ballachulish, Argyll and Bute
14.9km, 1,469m, 7.5 hours

Creag Meagaidh, the classic circuit

Newtonmore or Fort William, Highland
20.4km, 1,136m, 8 hours

Blencathra via Sharp Edge & Bannerdale Crags E. Ridge

Penrith or Keswick, Cumbria
12.8km, 879m, 5 hours

Clovelly to Welcombe on the South West Coast Path

Bude or Bideford, Devon
26.4km, 1,203m, 8 hours

Beinn Achaladair and Beinn a' Chreachain

Fort William or Oban, Argyll and Bute
19.1km, 1,159m, 8 hours

Bla Bheinn, the Standard Way

Broadford, Isle of Skye
8.1km, 887m, 5 hours

Cadair Idris via the Cwm Cau Circuit

Dolgellau or Machynlleth, Gwynedd
8.9km, 903m, 6 hours

Sgor Gaoith from Glen Feshie

Kingussie, Invernesshire
18.3km, 981m, 7 hours

Rum's Western Hills

Mallaig, Hebrides
28.7km, 1,071m, 10 hours

The Cobbler, Beinn Narnain, Beinn Ime & Beinn Luibhean

Balloch, Argyll and Bute
13.4km, 1,514m, 7 hours

Beinn Challum via the Northwest Spur

Oban, Stirlingshire
12.5km, 985m, 6 hours

Garbh-bheinn, Skye

Broadford, Isle of Skye
8.2km, 860m, 5 hours

Stob Binnein and Ben More from the south

Callander, Stirlingshire
14.8km, 1,357m, 7 hours

Lomond Hills - The Full Circuit

Glenrothes, Fife
19km, 675m, 6 hours

Baosbheinn

Gairloch, Highland
18.6km, 952m, 8 hours

Cairngorm and the Northern Corries

Aviemore, Invernesshire
15km, 916m, 6 hours

Sgurr nan Clach Geala, Meall a' Chrasgaidh and Sgurr nan Each

Ullapool or Dingwall, Ross & Cromarty
18.3km, 1,050m, 8 hours

Drygarn Fawr from Rhiwnant

Rhayader, Powys
14.6km, 480m, 5.5 hours

Conival and Ben More Assynt - the standard way

Ullapool, Sutherland
17.3km, 1,152m, 6.5 hours

Beinn Dearg via the Northwest Ridge

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
20.4km, 1,137m, 8 hours

Sgurr Breac and A' Chailleach

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
17.5km, 1,025m, 7 hours

Bynack More

Aviemore, Invernesshire
18.6km, 1,027m, 7.5 hours

Sgor na h-Ulaidh and Beinn Maol Chaluim

Fort William, Highland
15.2km, 1,502m, 8.5 hours

Glas Bheinn and Eas a' Chual Aluinn, Scotland's highest waterfall

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
13km, 826m, 6.5 hours

Beinn a' Ghlo

Pitlochry, Invernesshire
21.7km, 1,338m, 8 hours

Beinn Dearg and Cona' Mheall from the south

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
15.7km, 1,190m, 8 hours

North Pennine Watershed

Penrith, Alston or Appleby, Cumbria
27km, 650m, 9 hours

Sgurr Dhomhnuill and Ariundle oakwoods

Strontian, Argyll and Bute
18.2km, 1,080m, 8 hours

Ben Nevis via the CMD Arete - from Glen Nevis

Fort William, Highland
18.8km, 1,935m, 9 hours

The Saddle by the Forcan Ridge

Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland
10km, 1,080m, 6 hours

Striding Edge and Swirral Edge, Helvellyn

Ambleside or Penrith, Cumbria
12.4km, 915m, 6 hours

Snowdon Horseshoe

Llanberis, Gwynedd
11.4km, 963m, 6 hours

Tryfan & the Glyderau: Cwm Bochlwyd Loop

Bethesda, Gwynedd
8km, 1,007m, 5 hours

Scafell Pike and Great End by the Corridor Route

Keswick, Cumbria
14.7km, 1,046m, 6 hours

Ben Mor Coigach via the Postie's Path

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
20.3km, 1,404m, 9 hours

Braeriach linear via the Chalamain Gap

Aviemore, Invernesshire
20.4km, 1,149m, 8 hours

Stob Ban and Mullach nan Coirean

Fort William, Highland
11.3km, 1,195m, 6 hours

West Highland Way 4: Inverarnan - Bridge of Orchy

Crianlarich (though 'town' is stretching things), Strathclyde
29.9km, 696m, 8 hours

Ben Chonzie and Auchnafree Hill

Crieff, Perthshire
18.2km, 1,054m, 7 hours

Stob Ghabhar and Stob a' Choire Odhar

Oban, Argyll and Bute
17.5km, 1,301m, 7.5 hours

Broad Law and White Coomb

Biggar or Moffat, Dumfries and Galloway
22.3km, 1,015m, 8 hours

Creag Mac Ranaich and Meall an t-Seallaidh

Killin or Comrie, Perthshire
18.7km, 997m, 6 hours

Ben Macdui and the Cairngorm Plateau

Aviemore, Invernesshire
16.1km, 880m, 8 hours

Carn Dearg, Carn Sgulain and A' Chailleach - the Newtonmore Trio

Newtonmore, Invernesshire
23.3km, 968m, 7.5 hours

Meall Glas and Sgiath Chuil

Killin, Stirlingshire
15km, 1,162m, 7.5 hours

The Mighty Slioch

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty
19.1km, 1,286m, 8 hours

Ben More and Stob Binnein

Crianlarich (not really a 'town') or Killin, Perthshire
17.3km, 1,515m, 8 hours

Nantlle Ridge

Beddgelert, Gwynedd
13.9km, 1,300m, 7 hours

Glas Maol and Creag Leacach from Glen Isla

Blairgowrie or Kirriemuir, Angus
22.8km, 1,011m, 7 hours

Aonach Eagach, extended version

Fort William, Argyll and Bute
14.8km, 1,658m, 9 hours

Lakeland 3000-ers, plus a few

Keswick, Cumbria
74.4km, 4,919m, 28 hours

Bidean nam Bian's three peaks

Ballachulish (or Fort William if you want a real town), Argyll and Bute
13.9km, 1,385m, 6 hours

Knoydart, a Long Circuit

Mallaig, Highland
35.3km, 2,970m, 17 hours

Loch Monar Circuit

Beauly, Highland
44.2km, 3,001m, 20 hours

The Awful Hand and Rhinns of Kells

Dalmellington, Dumfries and Galloway
37.9km, 2,018m, 13 hours

Bruach na Frithe and Sgurr a' Bhasteir

Broadford, Isle of Skye
12.8km, 948m, 6 hours

The Fisherfield Six

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
40.1km, 2,890m, 14 hours

Black Mount from Glen Etive

Ballachulish, Argyll and Bute
23.5km, 1,946m, 10 hours

West Mounth Munros

Braemar or Blairgowrie, Perthshire
41.3km, 2,406m, 17 hours

Sgurr na Banachdich, Sgurr a' Ghreadaidh & Sgurr a' Mhadaidh

Broadford, Isle of Skye
10km, 1,259m, 8 hours

Black Mount Traverse

Oban, Argyll and Bute
28.8km, 1,879m, 12 hours

Tyndrum's Five Corbetts

Tyndrum, Argyll and Bute
24.8km, 2,088m, 10 hours

Binnein Mor, Binnein Beag, Na Gruagaichean & Sgurr Eilde Mor

Kinlochleven, Highland
19.6km, 1,844m, 8 hours

Beinn Eighe - Spidean Coire nan Clach & the Black Carls

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty
9.7km, 1,110m, 6 hours

Cairngorm 4000ers

Aviemore, Invernesshire
35.4km, 2,352m, 13 hours

High Willhays, Yes Tor, Hangingstone Hill and Cranmere Pool

Okehampton, Devon
28.2km, 808m, 10 hours

Ben Klibreck and Loch Choire

Lairg, Sutherland
28.9km, 1,161m, 8 hours

Beinn a' Bhuird and Ben Avon from Deeside

Braemar, Aberdeenshire
33.4km, 1,251m, 11 hours

Dartmoor North to South

Okehampton, Devon
47km, 1,084m, 13 hours

Carn Eighe, Mam Sodhail and Co. from Glen Affric

Beauly, Highland
27.2km, 1,940m, 11 hours

The Traverse of the Mamores

Kinlochleven, Highland
38.3km, 3,311m, 16 hours

Ben More via A'Chioch

Tobermory, Argyll and Bute
12.1km, 976m, 7 hours

Liathach via the South Ridge of Mullach an Rathain

Gairloch, Highland
10.8km, 1,259m, 7 hours

Sgurr nan Eag, Sgurr Dubh Mor and Sgurr Alasdair

Portree, Isle of Skye
13.2km, 1,234m, 8 hours

Aonach air Chrith via the North Ridge and Maol Chinn-dearg

Fort Augustus, Highland
10.5km, 978m, 6 hours

The Strathfarrar Four from Strathconon

Dingwall, Highland
29km, 2,032m, 11 hours

Sgurr Mor and the Eastern Fannaichs

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
24.9km, 1,371m, 8.5 hours

Broad Cairn and Cairn Bannoch from Glen Clova

Kirriemuir, Aberdeenshire
26.3km, 923m, 9.5 hours

Gairich to Sgurr na Ciche - a Rough Bounds Ridge Epic

Fort William, Highland
42.2km, 3,399m, 16 hours

Beinn Fhada and A' Ghlas-bheinn

Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland
21.6km, 1,720m, 9.5 hours

Beinn Dronaig - 30km of Solitude

Lochcarron, Highland
30.3km, 781m, 11 hours

Loch Ossian round - Seven Munros by Train

Fort William, Highland
43.7km, 2,798m, 16 hours

Ennerdale Skyline Circuit

Whitehaven, Cumbria
30.7km, 2,375m, 12 hours

The Ring of Steall

Fort William, Highland
15.3km, 1,824m, 8 hours

Patterdale Parish Boundary

Penrith, Cumbria
44.3km, 3,114m, 16 hours

Liathach East to West

Gairloch or Lochcarron, Highland
14.6km, 1,481m, 7 hours

Traverse of the Rhinogau

Porthmadog or Dolgellau, Gwynedd
30.8km, 1,774m, 12 hours

Ben Macdui from Linn of Dee

Braemar, Invernesshire
31.2km, 1,030m, 10 hours

Sgurr na Ciche and Ben Aden

Fort William, Highland
49.4km, 2,442m, 17 hours

Beinn Eighe East - Scrambling Link-up

Gairloch, Ross & Cromarty
16.7km, 1,404m, 8 hours

Gt.Gable: Climbers Traverse & Sphinx Ridge

Keswick, Cumbria
9.2km, 851m, 6 hours

An Teallach

Ullapool, Ross & Cromarty
15.5km, 1,442m, 8.5 hours

Cam Crag Ridge

Keswick, Cumbria
8.3km, 658m, 4.5 hours

Ben Lui, Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig

Oban, Stirlingshire
21.9km, 1,585m, 8 hours

Carn an Fhidhleir and An Sgarsoch

Braemar, Invernesshire
42.4km, 1,099m, 12 hours

Orton Fells, Howgills and Wild Boar Fell

Kirkby Stephen or Sedbergh, Cumbria
48.4km, 1,512m, 14 hours
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