- Start point: Fort Augustus or Torgyle Bridge
- Type: Ancient pinewood
- Location: Scotland
Steeped in the history of Bonnie Prince Charlie, Glen Moriston has a wonderful mixture of mountain, river and woodland features. The small remnants of the ancient pinewood are being augmented by new native woodland planting to create a new wild wood.
More information:sandstonepress.com
- Start point: Tomich
- Type: Ancient pinewood
- Location: Scotland
Much of the original woodland in Guisachan forest has been destroyed by past commercial forestry activity but a new conservation programme is encouraging regeneration of the pines.
More information:sandstonepress.com
- Start point: Cardiff
- End point: Conwy Castle
- Distance or area: 274 miles
- Type: Other Long Distance Walk
- Location: Wales
The 275 mile Cambrian Way stretches from coast to coast, from Cardiff in the South to Conwy in the North. With an ascent of 61,540 feet this is a high level walk traversing the highest and wildest parts of Wales – navigation skills are essential.
More information:www.cambrianway.org.uk
- Start point: Deeside
- End point: Chepstow
- Distance or area: 807 miles
- Type: Combined path
- Location: Wales
The opening of the Wales Coast Path in May 2012 was a landmark event for walkers. The first path of its kind in the world to stretch around a country’s entire coastline, it offers an impressive 870 miles of walking to keep even the most ambitious hikers busy for days on end.
More information:www.walescoastpath.gov.uk
- Start point: Circular route taking in Grantown-on-Spey, Forres and Fochabers
- Distance or area: 95 miles (153km)
- Type: Combined path
- Location: Northern Scotland
The Moray Way is well-known to walkers as it links three of Scotland’s Great Trails. It combines the whole of the Dava Way, two thirds of the Moray Coast Trail and half of the Speyside Way to form a 95 mile circular route.
More information:www.morayways.org.uk