Hillwalking
Scotland's hills, properly covered.
Munros, Corbetts, Grahams, Donalds and skills guides. Honest about conditions, kit and what each hill is actually like.
Where to start
Hill lists, route guides and skills articles. Pick the list that suits where you live and how far up the learning curve you are.
Munros
282 mountains
Scotland’s mountains over 3,000ft. The original hill list and the one most walkers start with — from Ben Nevis to remote Knoydart peaks.
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Corbetts
222 hills
Hills between 2,500ft and 3,000ft with at least 500ft of drop on all sides. Wilder than the Munros, fewer crowds, often better views.
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Grahams
231 hills
Hills between 2,000ft and 2,500ft. The most underrated list in Scotland — short days, big atmosphere, often very quiet.
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Donalds
89 hills
The Southern Uplands list. Rolling, grassy, accessible from the Central Belt and Borders. Perfect winter introductions.
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Marilyns
625 hills
Hills with at least 150m of prominence — the list that ignores height and rewards isolation. Coastal knolls to Highland summits.
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First Munro from Glasgow
5 options within 90 mins
We don't compete with WalkHighlands on Munro route cards. Instead: which Munro to do first, why, and how, from Glasgow. Ben Lomond, Ben Vorlich, the Arrochar Alps.
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Best Corbetts in Scotland
10 starter hills
The editorial shortlist. Ten Corbetts across Scotland that are worth the drive, from The Cobbler in the Arrochar Alps to Quinag in Assynt and Beinn Damh in Torridon.
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The Cobbler (Ben Arthur)
Deep-dive guide
Scotland's best-known hill that isn't a Munro. 884m, three rocky summits, and the eye-of-the-needle scramble that every hillwalker hears about. Full route guide.
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Beginner Hills Near Glasgow
10 hills, no car needed
Ten hills within 90 minutes of Glasgow by train or bus — graded from gentle afternoon walks to first Munros, every route starting at a public transport stop.
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Winter Hillwalking Skills
Essential safety guide
Ice axe, crampons, whiteout navigation and the skills that keep you alive above 600m from November to April. Take a course before your first winter hill day.
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Latest hillwalking guides
Route writeups, skills articles and gear opinions.
- Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 7 min
What Is a Munro? Definition, History and How to Climb One
A Munro is a Scottish mountain over 914m (3,000 feet) — here's what that means, how the list came to exist, and what you actually need to climb one.
Read → - Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 7 min
Are There Snakes in Scotland? The Adder Explained
Scotland has one native snake — the adder (Vipera berus). It is venomous but bites are rare and very rarely fatal. Here's where they live, when to look out for them, and what to do if bitten.
Read → - Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 9 min
Scrambling Grades Explained: Grade 1, 2 and 3 in Scotland
What scrambling grades mean in practice — the difference between Grade 1, 2 and 3, what skills and kit each requires, and the best introductory scrambles in Scotland.
Read → - Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 8 min
The Scottish Outdoor Access Code: Your Rights and Responsibilities
Scotland has the most permissive access rights in Europe — the right to walk almost anywhere. The Scottish Outdoor Access Code explains what those rights are, and what responsible behaviour looks like.
Read → - Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 8 min
Munros Without a Car: The Complete Public Transport Guide
Which Munros are accessible by train and bus from Scottish cities — with specific services, timetables, and which hills are genuinely doable on a day trip without driving.
Read → - Hillwalking2 May 2026 · 8 min
Mountain Rescue in Scotland: How It Works and What to Do
Mountain rescue in Scotland is free, staffed entirely by volunteers, and available 24/7. Here's how to call it, what happens when you do, and how to avoid needing it.
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Walks near Scottish towns
Hills, routes and trailheads within reach of Scotland's main towns — with drive times, public transport options and walk grading.
Trailhead parking guides
Parking logistics, facilities, busy times and approach notes for Scotland's busiest hillwalking trailheads.
Glen Nevis Visitor Centre
Lochaber
~150 spaces · Paid
Rowardennan Car Park
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs
~100 spaces · Paid
Glen Nevis Lower Car Park (Steall)
Lochaber
~30 spaces · Free
Glencoe NTS Visitor Centre
Lochaber
~200 spaces · Paid
Braes of Foss Car Park
Perthshire
~60 spaces · Paid
Torridon Car Park
Northwest Highlands
~40 spaces · Free
Walking in Scottish glens
Glen-by-glen walking guides — hills, access, OS maps and what each valley is actually like to walk in.
Glen Coe
lochaber
Scotland's most dramatic glacial glen — dark history, serious ridges, and the constant weight of big mountains on every side.
Glen Nevis
lochaber
The glen under Britain's highest mountain — a gorge walk, a wire bridge, a 120m waterfall, and a 7-hour slog to the top.
Glen Etive
lochaber
Nineteen miles of single-track dead end — river pools, Skyfall scenery, and midges that will eat you alive if you stop moving.
Glen Affric
nw highlands
Ancient Caledonian pines, clear lochs and high Munros — the finest combination of forest and mountain in the Highlands.
Glen Shiel
nw highlands
The A87 to Skye cuts through a glen with five Munros on one side and a battlefield on the other — accessible, dramatic, and often overlooked.
Glen Lyon
perthshire
Scotland's longest enclosed glen — 56 kilometres of single-track road, ancient trees, river pools, and the oldest yew tree in Europe at its entrance.
Glen Brittle
skye small isles
The Cuillin's back door — fairy pools at the entrance, serious gabbro peaks at the head, and midges that will find you in both places.
Glen Sligachan
skye small isles
The glen that divides the Red and Black Cuillin — the most photographed bridge in Scotland at its entrance and one of the great wilderness walks at its far end.
Glen Feshie
cairngorms
Rewilding in action — reduced deer, returning pines, and a braided river through the southern Cairngorms that looks different every time you visit.
Glen Tilt
cairngorms
A legal right-of-way forged in an 1847 court case — the historic through-route from Blair Atholl to Braemar through some of the most remote terrain in the southern Highlands.
Glen Cannich
nw highlands
A hydro-dammed glen west of Cannich — the reservoir drowned one of the northwest's finest wild glens, but the Munro ridge above the north shore remains remote and rarely crowded.
Glen Strathfarrar
nw highlands
Scotland's most restricted glen — a locked gate at Struy limits car access to specific hours, which has inadvertently preserved native pinewoods and four excellent Munros almost no one visits.
Glen Lichd
nw highlands
The foot-only approach to the south side of the Five Sisters — what the standard A87 viewpoint doesn't show you, and the classic through-route to Glen Affric via Camban bothy.
Glen Clova
cairngorms
The finest of the Angus Glens — quieter Munros, better skies, and a hotel at the end of the road that has been serving hillwalkers since the Victorian era.
Glen Doll
cairngorms
A Forestry Scotland glen at the head of Glen Clova — the start of Jock's Road, the most contested right-of-way in Scottish history.
Glen Esk
cairngorms
The most easterly and most agricultural of the Angus Glens — an approachable introduction to eastern Cairngorms walking with good Pictish history nearby.
Glen Lui
cairngorms
The Caledonian pine approach to the Cairngorm plateau — ancient trees, Derry Lodge ruins, and the southern gateway to Ben Macdui.
Glen Quoich
cairngorms
The hidden glen beside Glen Lui — the Punch Bowl gorge that most Linn of Dee visitors walk straight past, and a glen named, in Gaelic, after the very feature they miss.
Glen Tanar
cairngorms
One of the better-managed Caledonian pinewoods on Deeside, an ancient trans-Cairngorm road still walkable today, and the most easterly Munro approached from the south.
Glen Lochay
perthshire
Three uncrowded Munros above a Perthshire glen shaped by drove roads, Campbell estates and a post-war hydroelectric scheme that runs through the mountain.
Glen Falloch
loch lomond trossachs
The A82 corridor north of Loch Lomond — Rob Roy cattle country, one of Scotland's oldest inns, a waterfall on the West Highland Way, and two Munros that earn their solitude.
Glen Rosa
argyll
A sea crossing, a 3km walk, and then granite mountains above a glacial trough — the most complete mountain day reachable from Glasgow without a car.
Strath Fillan
loch lomond trossachs
The upper Tyndrum strath on the West Highland Way — a broad valley with a West Highland Line station and Munros on both sides.
Glen Trool
galloway
The finest glen in the Southern Uplands — Galloway Forest Park, Robert the Bruce's guerrilla victory, and granite hills above a long loch.
Glen Roy
lochaber
The Parallel Roads National Nature Reserve — three glacial lake shorelines etched into the hillsides like contour lines drawn by giants.
Glen Croe
argyll
The A83 summit pass where exhausted soldiers carved "Rest and be Thankful" in 1753 — one of Scotland's most evocative road names, and a hillside that has been sliding onto that road ever since.
Glen Torridon
nw highlands
Torridonian sandstone and ancient quartzite — the oldest mountains in Britain and some of the finest walking in the northwest.
Glen Carron
nw highlands
The Lochcarron approach glen — a broad Highland valley with a railway, an A-road, and Munros on both sides.
Strath Glass
nw highlands
The Chisholm clan heartland, cleared of almost its entire population between 1801 and the 1830s — the broad strath you drive through to reach Glen Affric has a history worth knowing.
Glen Banchor
cairngorms
Three Monadhliath Munros starting 1km from Newtonmore train station — the most genuinely car-free Munro day in the Cairngorms National Park.
Tools to plan with
Build a kit list, track your bagging, compare two routes side by side.
Common questions
- What is a Corbett, exactly?
- A Scottish hill between 2,500ft (762m) and 3,000ft (914m) with a drop of at least 500ft (152m) on all sides. There are 222 of them, named after John Rooke Corbett who compiled the list in the 1920s.
- Are Grahams the same as Fionas?
- Same hills, different names, same height bracket (2,000–2,500ft). Originally compiled by Fiona Torbet (née Graham). The SMC adopted "Graham" but Fiona is sometimes used in older guidebooks.
- Do I need winter skills for Scottish hills?
- Above 600m, between roughly November and April, you should expect winter conditions. That means ice axe, crampons, the skills to use them, and the judgement to read avalanche forecasts. Our winter hillwalking guide covers the kit and skills in detail. Without those, stick to lower hills until you have taken a course.
- Where should I start as a beginner?
- A Donald or a low Corbett close to where you live. Get the navigation and kit dialled on a half-day before you commit to an eight-hour Munro day. If you are in Glasgow, our beginner hills guide has 10 options by public transport. We also have 282 Munro pages with route info when you are ready to progress.