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Informationen zum Autor Mike Townsend's love of hills and wild places began when! as a teenager! he spent walking holidays in the Lake District and Snowdonia. He moved to the Outer Hebrides in 1980 to work as a Geography teacher on Barra! and relocated to Uist in 1988. He has spent prolonged periods exploring the hills and coastlines of the islands! particularly the more remote and unfrequented areas. Klappentext A guidebook to walking on the Uists and Barra, in the Outer Hebrides - with 40 graded day walks on Berneray, North Uist, Grimsay, Benbecula, South Uist, Eriskay, Barra, Vatersay and Mingulay. Routes range from easy beach walks to mountainous excursions and explore rugged hills, awesome sea cliffs, moorland and lochs. Zusammenfassung A guidebook to walking on the Uists and Barra! in the Outer Hebrides - with 40 graded day walks on Berneray! North Uist! Grimsay! Benbecula! South Uist! Eriskay! Barra! Vatersay and Mingulay. Routes range from easy beach walks to mountainous excursions and explore rugged hills! awesome sea cliffs! moorland and lochs. Inhaltsverzeichnis Regional overview map Map showing areas covered by each chapter Introduction Geology and geomorphology History Plants and wildlife Transport Accommodation and facilities Safety Access Using the guide 1 North Uist Walk 1.1 Berneray (Bearnaraigh) Walk 1.2 Udal Walk 1.3 Crogearraidh Mor Walk 1.4 Lochportain Walk 1.5 Li a Tuath and Li a Deas Walk 1.6 Langais Walk 1.7 Burabhal Eabhal Walk 1.8 Eabhal from Loch Euphort Walk 1.9 Eabhal from Cladach Chairinis Walk 1.10 Grimsay (Griomasaigh) Walk 1.11 Scolpaig Walk 1.12 Hogha Gearraidh and Hosta Walk 1.13 Balranald Nature Reserve Walk 1.14 Baleshare (Baile Sear) 2 Benbecula Walk 2.1 Borgh Walk 2.2 Culla Bay Walk 2.3 Roisinis Walk 2.4 Ruabhal 3 South Uist Walk 3.1 Loch Sgioport Walk 3.2 Uisinis lighthouse and Nicolson's Leap Walk 3.3 The Northern Corries of Thacla Walk 3.4 The Three Peaks Beinn Mhor Walk 3.5 Beinn Mhor from Sniseabhal Walk 3.6 Beinn Mhor from Taobh a Tuath Loch Aineort Walk 3.7 Taobh a Tuath Loch Aineort Walk 3.8 Stulaigh Walk 3.9 Gleann Dail bho Dheas Walk 3.10 Eriskay (Eirisgeigh) Machair Way Walk 3.11 Tobha Mor Walk 3.12 Aisgernis/Cladh Halainn 4 Barra Walk 4.1 Barra's northern peninsular Walk 4.2 Cliaid Walk 4.3 Allathasdal Barra's central hills Walk 4.4 The Barra Watershed Walk 4.5 Barra's highest hills Walk 4.6 Central Barra Walk 4.7 Dun Ban Walk 4.8 Dun Ban and Beinn Tangabhal Walk 4.9 Vatersay (Bhatarsaigh) Walk 4.10 Mingulay (Miughlaigh) Appendix A Glossary of Gaelic and Norse terms Appendix B Route summary table Appendix C Further reading Appendix D Useful information ...
