Hiking & Hill Walking

Munros, The Corbetts, The Grahams, The Donalds, Marilyans, The Wainwrights & The Hewitts

Hills in England, Wales, Ireland and specially in Scotland provides hugh opportunities for hikers, hillwalkers and explorers to enjoy stunning sceneries outdoor. Scotland attract visitors around the world to see it's beautiful and unique landscape. There are paths available for every kind of walkers. 

THE MUNROS

The Munros are the mountains in Scotland over over 3,000 ft (914.4 m high, which are named after Sir Hugh T Munro, who surveyed and catalogued them in 1891. Climbing these peaks is a great way for experienced walkers to explore some of Scotland's finest scenery and further-flung locations. There are in total 282 Munros across Scotland. To summit them known as Munro bagging and over 6,000 people, called 'compleatists' (or Munroists) have climbed them all so far. If you wish to break some one’s record it is set by Munroist Stephen Pyke in 2010, he completed this massive task in 39 days, 9 hours and 6 minutes! The person with the most rounds of Munros is Steven Fallon from Edinburgh, who has completed 13 rounds as of 2006. Ben Fleetwood is probably the youngest person to have completed a round. He climbed the final Munro of his round – Ben More – on 30 August 2011 at the age of 10 years and 3 months. The first person to complete all the Munros in one winter season was Martin Moran in 1984/85. His journey lasted between 21 December 1984 and 13 March 1985 (83 days), he walked 1,028 miles (1,654 km) with 412,000 ft (126,000 m) of ascent. He used motor transport (campervan) to link his walk.

The highest Munro is Ben Nevis at 4,411 ft (1,345 m), though there are lower, but arguably more challenging Munros to climb, such as the 12 airy peaks of the Black Cuillin on Skye and the UK mainland's narrowest ridge walk - the Aonach Eagach - in Glen Coe.

Here are my 10 famous munros. 1: Ben Lomond 2: Ben Nevis 3: Ben Lawers 4: Schiehallion 5: Beinn Ghlas 6: Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn) 7: Ben Chonzie 8: Beinn Narnain 9: Cairn Gorm 10: Beinn Ime.

THE CORBETTS

The Corbetts are the mountains in Scotland between 2500 and 3000 feet high, with at least 500 feet of descent on all sides. Corbetts are defined as Scottish mountains between 2,500–3,000 feet (762.0–914.4 m) in height, the general requirement to be a "mountain" in the British Isles, with a prominence over 500 feet (152.4 m) The first list was compiled in the 1920s by John Rooke Corbett.

Here are top 10 famous Corbetts 1: The Cobbler 2: Ben Ledi 3: Goat Fell 4: Ben Vrackie 5: Meall a'Bhuachaille 6: Ben Rinnes 7: Beinn Each 8: Merrick 9: Ben Donich 10: Morrone

THE GRAHAMS

The Grahams are the mountains in Scotland between 2000 and 2500 feet high, with at least 150 metres of descent on all sides.

Here are 10 famous Grahams 1: Tinto 2: Ben Cleuch 3: Ben Venue 4: Stac Pollaidh 5: Beinn Dubh 6: Pap of Glencoe 7: Suilven 8: The Storr 9: Culter Fell 10: Meall Fuar-mhonaidh

THE DONALDS

The Donalds are the hills in Lowland Scotland that exceed 2000 feet in height. Like the Munros, the Donalds list has both Donald Hills (which are the main individual summits) and Donald Tops, which are the more minor summits not regarded as separate Donald Hills. The Donalds list on Walkhighlands consists of the Donald Hills.

10 Famous The Donalds are 1: Tinto Glasgow, Ayrshire and Lanark 2: Ben Cleuch Fife, Stirling 3: Merrick Galloway and Dumfries 4: White Coomb Galloway and Dumfries 5: Hart Fell Galloway and Dumfries 6: Broad Law Borders 7: King's Seat Hill Fife, Stirling 8: Tarmangie Hill   Fife, Stirling 9: Culter Fell Borders 10: Cairnsmore of Carsphairn Galloway and Dumfries

The Sub 2000' Marilyns of Scotland

The Sub 2000' Marilyns of Scotland are - as the name suggests - the Marilyns in Scoland under 2000 feet in height. Marilyns are the Relative Hills of Britain. Devised by Alan Dawson, they make up all the hills in the UK that rise at least 150 metres above their surrounding land. All of the Corbetts and Grahams and the majority of the Munros are also Marilyns.

10 famous Marilyns are 1: Arthur's Seat 2: Conic Hill 3: Dumyat 4: Scald Law 5: Bennachie (Oxen Craig) 6: East Lomond 7: West Lomond 8: Allermuir Hill 9: Meikle Bin 10: North Berwick Law

The Wainwrights

The Wainwrights are the 214 Lakeland Fells. Wainwrights are the 214 English peaks (known locally as fells) described in A. Wainwright's (Alfred Wainwright's) seven-volume Pictorial Guide to the Lakeland Fells (1955–66). They all lie within the boundary of the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, and all but one (Castle Crag) are over 1,000 feet (304.8 m) in height.

The Hewitts

The 2000 foot summits of England and Wales. The name Hewitts has now become the accepted term for these hills. The full Hewitts actually include the 2000 hills of Ireland too (although it stands for Hills of England, Wales, Ireland above Two Thousand). Hewitts are defined as "Hills in England, Wales and Ireland over two thousand" feet 2,000 feet (609.6 m) in height, the general requirement to be called a "mountain" in the British Isles, and with a prominence above 30 metres (98.4 ft); a mix of imperial and metric thresholds. The Hewitt classification was suggested by Alan Dawson in his 1992 book The Relative Hills of Britain.

10 famous Wainwrights The Hewitts are 1: Scafell Pike 2: Helvellyn 3: Skiddaw 4: Blencathra 5: Cat Bells 6: Coniston Old Man 7: Fairfield 8: Great Gable 9: Harrison Stickle 10: High Street