CATERAN TRAIL | guide de randonnée Rucksack Readers

guide de randonnée

The Cateran Trail is one of Scotland’s Great Trails – a circular walk of 64 miles (104 km) starting in Blairgowrie, near Perth, following in the footsteps of cattle-rustlers (caterans). This waymarked Trail follows ancient paths through glens, mountains and farmland of Highland Perthshire, with fine scenery, heritage and wildlife. The nearest village is never more than 7 miles (11 km) away, and gradients are easy to moderate. The Trail can be completed comfortably within 4-5 days, and several route variants are described, including the option for a weekend Minitrail.

Our expanded and updated second edition with 35 fine photographs from professional Mike Bell was launched in Blairgowrie in 2015. With detailed mapping (Footprint, 1:50,000) and updated route descriptions, the new edition marks a giant stride forward.

• detailed and up-to-date description of each route section, walked clockwise
• Foreword by explorer and adventurer Polly Murray
• concise directions for variants, including a weekend Minitrail
• side-trips including Mount Blair (744 m/2440 ft)
• planning information for transport and accommodation
• background on caterans, farming and wildlife
• lavishly illustrated with 90 colour photographs
• 8 pages of Footprint mapping of the Cateran Trail (scale 1:50,000)
• rucksack-friendly and on rainproof paper.