Cateran Trail Rucksack Readers | 9781898481683

The Cateran Trail is 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. This guidebook contains all that a Cateran Trail walker needs: •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 format and on rainproof paper.