Walking on Arran
Author | Paddy Dillon |
Publisher | Cicerone Press |
ISBN | ISBN-10: 1 85284 269 5 (First Edition)
ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 478 3 (Second Edition) ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 825 5 (Third Edition) Also available in eBook and Kindle formats |
Price | £12.95 |

Goat Fell and Cir Mhor rise on either side of The Saddle in the most rugged part of Arran.

Holy Isle, in Lamlash Bay, is home to a Buddhist community and can be visited by ferry.

Walkers take a break on the steep and rugged ascent of Suide Fhearghas.
This guidebook was requested by Cicerone, covering the whole of an island that has long been referred to as 'Scotland in Miniature'. The idea was to produce a comprehensive guide to a rich variety of routes.
All the route research for the first edition was done in one long trip. Walking routes were checked the length and breadth of Arran, including the rugged mountains in the north, the lower hills in the middle, and the forests and moors to the south. Regular bus services run around and across the island, and these were used exclusively during the route research. In a review for the Mountaineering Council of Scotland, Kevin Howett said, "I have to admit to being impressed by the amount of information contained in this little guide."
The guidebook was completely overhauled for the second edition, with all the original routes being walked and checked, as well as a few new routes adding. The book was re-published in full colour, with the walking routes highlighted on OS Landranger mapping. Again, bus services were used exclusively for travel around and across the island, apart from the ferry service to and from Holy Isle. The guidebook was checked yet again for the third edition, with the addition of an extra route.
Two recent developments are worth mentioning. The Arran Coastal Way completely encircles the island, while the Arran Outdoor and Walking Festival now encourages visitors to explore the island in the company of knowledgeable local guides.
GPX tracks are available for all the routes in this guidebook. They can be downloaded from the Cicerone website.
Walk Contents
Walk 1 | Goatfell and Brodick |
Walk 2 | Brodick Castle and Country Park |
Walk 3 | Brodick and the Clauchland Hills |
Walk 4 | Sithean and Glen Cloy |
Walk 5 | Lamlash and the Clauchland Hills |
Walk 6 | Sithean and The Ross |
Walk 7 | Lamlash to Brodick |
Walk 8 | Holy Isle from Lamlash |
Walk 9 | Tighvein and Monamore Glen |
Walk 10 | Glenashdale and Urie Loch |
Walk 11 | Glenashdale Falls and Giants' Graves |
Walk 12 | Lamlash and Kingscross |
Walk 13 | Eas Mor and Loch Garbad |
Walk 14 | Lagg to Kildonan Coastal Walk |
Walk 15 | Kilmory Forest Circuit |
Walk 16 | Sliddery and Cnocan Donn |
Walk 17 | Tighvein and Glenscorrodale |
Walk 18 | The Ross and Cnoc a' Chapuill |
Walk 19 | Shiskine and Clauchan Glen |
Walk 20 | Ballymichael and Ard Bheinn |
Walk 21 | The String and Beinn Bhreac |
Walk 22 | Blackwaterfoot and King's Cave |
Walk 23 | Machrie Moor Stone Circles |
Walk 24 | Dougarie and Beinn Nuis |
Walk 25 | Dougarie and Sail Chalmadale |
Walk 26 | Circuit of Glen Iorsa |
Walk 27 | Imachar and Mullach Buidhe |
Walk 28 | Pirnmill and Mullach Buidhe |
Walk 29 | Coire-Fhionn Lochan |
Walk 30 | Catacol and Meall nan Damh |
Walk 31 | Catacol and Beinn Breac |
Walk 32 | Catacol and Beinn Tarsuinn |
Walk 33 | Lochranza and Meall Mor |
Walk 34 | Gleann Easan Biorach |
Walk 35 | Lochranza and the Cock of Arran |
Walk 36 | Lochranza and Sail an Im |
Walk 37 | Sannox and Fionn Bhealach |
Walk 38 | North Glen Sannox Horseshoe |
Walk 39 | Glen Sannox Horseshoe |
Walk 40 | Glen Sannox to Glen Rosa |
Walk 41 | Sannox, Goatfell and Corrie |
Walk 42 | Glen Rosa and Beinn Tarsuinn |
Walk 43 | Western Glen Rosa |
Walk 44 | Eastern Glen Rosa |
Walk 45 | Arran Coastal Way |