A new festival has been added to the bulging line-up of Scottish walking festivals. The Torridon Walking Festival will run for the first time this year between 1st and 3rd October and offers a varied programme of walks aimed at beginners all the way through to experienced walkers.
If you’ve always put off tackling some of the harder routes such as Liathach perhaps now is the chance to do it in the company of an experienced guide. There will also be a selection of lower level walks, the option of an overnight trip to a bothy, a photography walk and evening social events.
The festival will be opened by mountaineer and adventurer Polly Murray, the first Scottish woman to summit Mount Everest.
Festival organisers say, “Whether you want to walk with a ranger in one of the local forests or scale the mighty Liathach, you can use the festival to explore new summits and explore this unique area. There will be an opportunity for people to walk well known Munros as well as some hidden gems and we would like to make the festival open to all walkers. In the evenings you could join the guides for some live music, pub quiz and a well earned pint.”
A range of accommodation options will be available for the weekend and further details can be found at the festival website.