Scotland's Highlands & Islands - Inverness & the Central Highlands (PDF Chapter)
This is the Inverness & the Central Highlands chapter from Lonely Planet’s Scotland’s Highlands & Islands guidebook.
Not surprisingly, this part of the country is an adventure playground for outdoor-sports enthu-siasts. Aviemore, Glen Coe and Fort William draw hill walkers and climbers in summer, and ski-ers, snowboarders and ice climbers in winter.
- hike among the hills, lochs and forests of Glen Affric, Scotland’s most beautiful glen
- maps
- wander through ancient Caledonian forest in the heart of the Cairngorms at Rothiemur-chus Estate
- transport
- make it to the summit of Ben Nevis, the UK’s highest mountain – and be able to see the view
- restaurants & accommodation
Coverage includes: Inverness & the Great Glen, Inverness & Around, Black Isle, Loch Ness, The Cairngorms, Aviemore & Around, Grantown-on-Spey, Kingussie & Newtonmore, Tomintoul & Around, Cockbridge & Around, Tomintoul Road, Royal Deeside, The Angus Glens, Highland Perthshire, Dunkeld & Birnam, Pitlochry, Blair Atholl, Lochs Tummel & Rannoch, Aberfeldy, Kenmore, Loch Tay & Ben Lawers, Fortingall, Glen Lyon, West Highlands, Glen Coe, Kinlochleven, Fort William & Around, Ardnamurchan, Road to the Isles, Knoydart, Small Isles, Rum, Eigg, Canna, Muck.
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