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Walking on the Orkney and Shetland Isles
80 walks in the northern isles
Pre-order - Publishing 15 June 2025
This book is available to pre-order. Payment will be taken upfront and your book will be dispatched from our warehouse as soon as it becomes available around the 15 June 2025.
Discover 80 routes on the Orkney, Shetland and Fair Isles. Day walks include routes on Hoy, Rousay, Foula, Yell and Unst as well as the mainlands. Walks range from 1 to 16 miles and provide options for walkers of all abilities. Information on interesting sites, getting there and getting around the islands included.
Seasons
April, May and June are the best months to go for daylight, sunshine and nesting birds, but the Northern Isles are a year-round destination - hardly ever getting midges or snow!Centres
Sumburgh, Kirkwall, Lerwick, Stromness, Hamnavoe, ScallowayDifficulty
from short walks to ancient monuments and waymarked coastal strolls to 10-mile traverses, there is something for everyone. Some routes will require basic navigational skills.Must See
superb wildlife - whales, otters, seals, puffins, whooper swans, birds of prey, seabirds; ancient archaeological sites - Skara Brae, Jarlshof, the Mousa Broch; the Old Man of Hoy; and the North Ronaldsay Coastal Traverse.ISBN
9781786311825
Availability
Not Yet Published
Available
15 Jun 2025
Edition
Third
Pages
240
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.40cm
Weight
0g
Delivery & Returns
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Overview
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A guidebook to 80 walks on the Isles of Shetland and Orkney. From short strolls to ancient monuments to more challenging cliff-top routes and moorland traverses, there is something for walkers of all levels of fitness and experience.
The walks range in length from 2 to 26km (1–17 miles) and cover 25 islands across Orkney and Shetland as well as Fair Isle and Foula.
- GPX files available to download
- 1:50,000 OS maps included for each walk
- Detailed information on public transport to and around the islands
- Local points of interest are featured including Skara Brae and Old Man of Hoy
- Information included on archaeology, history and local wildlife
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By Graham Uney
Graham runs Graham Uney Mountaineering from his home in Bampton in the Lake District where he offers skills courses for walkers and climbers, along with providing a range of qualifications for the national governing body Mountain Training. Graham also offers guided walking holidays in the UK, and treks in Nepal. Graham has had 19 books published to date. He is a freelance journalist and photographer.Outside work Graham enjoys learning to play the guitar, live music, travel, and dog walking.
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