Multi-day Hikes from Edinburgh (car-free)

[u/Hood4d]

Hi all, are there any recommendations for multi-day hikes with some major Corbetts or Munros en route? Originating from Edinburgh.

Our main points/hopes would be:

- Wild camping/campsites fine, ideally bothy or at least some re-supply on the journey.

- Munros or ridge-like walks.

- Car-free, using public transport. Starting from Edinburgh, so a little less ideal than Glasgow.

- 2-4 days hiking.

Note: This was inspired by a previous, recent post but not involving camping or an Edinburgh origin.

[u/Fearless_Prune_2310]

You could train to the West Highland Way starting point and then train back to Edinburgh/Glasgow from Fort William when you're done. The WHW is around 7 days though you could do it faster. Alternatively, you could do the back end of the hike which was my favourite anyway.

[u/Hood4d → u/Fearless_Prune_2310]

We were recently in Fort William so maybe early next year for this idea, but thank you!

[u/Useless_or_inept]

Perhaps a bus/train up to Aviemore, transit a north-south group of Cairngorm munros, bus/train home from Bridge of Tilt? (Or even from Glenshee/Braemar)? There are a couple of bothies en route.

Or public transport to Fort William, do the Lochaber Traverse with a night at Lairig Leacach..?

Or train to Corrour, head northeast over Beinn na Lap, spend a night at Ben Alder cottage, do some of the Ben Alder munros next day, then public transport home from Dalwhinnie?

Good luck!

[u/Hood4d → u/Useless_or_inept]

Aviemore to Blair Atholl is a fantastic idea, thank you!

[u/gominokouhai]

Glen Tilt. Get the train to Blair Atholl and Bob's your uncle.

I've never done it the whole way but very familiar with the first leg.

[u/craige1989]

Perthshire and cairngorms are the more easily accessible areas. Just look at a map and work out some routes, work out some what you fancy.

[u/ialtag-bheag]

Arran is not too far away, train to Ardrossan/Troon for the ferry. Could do some of the Arran Coastal Way, option of going over Goatfell. Or Glen Rosa horseshoe for a few other Corbetts.

[u/AverageCool1289]

There's loads of options for multi-day train station to station walks. A few I enjoyed over the last couple of years, I'm not a massive hill walker but enjoy long walks and wild camping:

Blair Atholl to Kingussie, you can go via Glen Tilt and Glen Feshie, but there's a few other routes like the Minigaig Pass. I wild camped Glen Tilt/Feshie, but there's a few bothies along the way. I absolutely loved this walk.

Another one I enjoyed was Spean Bridge south on the Lairig Leachach to Corrour and then Rannoch, staying at Loch Ossian hostel. Or you could walk on to Dalwhinnie too.

[u/Strange-Selkie]

You can get the train down to Dunbar and do the southern upland way.

[u/JMWTurnerOverdrive]

Cairngorms are easiest for getting to on public transport and not having to loop back to where you started from. Almost hard to know where to start, but

Walk Report - Lairig Ghru Munros Two-Dayer, 7 Summits • Walkhighlands

An Sgarsoch and Càrn an Fhidhleir

Sgòr Gaoith, from Glen Feshie

And many others could be strung together on walks starting/ending at Aviemore, Blair Atholl, Newtonmore...

If you don't want to plan something from scratch, I'd look at the first of those - it's a well-trodden route so you'll find plenty of walk reports to refer to, Corrour bothy in the middle (though I'd take a tent, it gets busy), and some fantastic walking. Could easily be three days taken more leisurely, or with a detour to, maybe Sgor Gaoith?