Event Date | 2010-08-01 |
Details | From high level munros to low level rambles, Angus has a walk for everyone! For bookings/information email info@glentrek.com or visit www.glentrek.com |
EAST HIGHLAND TREK - 6 days/5 nights
Dates: Sept 6-11
Grade: Very Strenuous Minimum No: 4
Total Distance: 83 km/51miles Leader/group ratio: 1 : 6
Grade: Very Strenuous Group Size: 4-10 Distance: 29km/18miles
Price Option 1: £650 (3* hotels or guesthouse) Includes bed and breakfast, baggage transport, daily transport to and from walks, mountain leader
Price Option 2: £465 (bunkhouse or hostels) Includes bed (breakfast available for purchase), baggage transport, daily transport to and from walks, mountain leader
Guided walking holiday with a mountain leader and full vehicle support. Starting from the Cateran Trail (in Angus and East Perthshire) finishing in Aviemore. This fantastic trek over high Scottish mountains follows old Rights of Way and Drovers Roads taking in the most stunning scenery of the Angus Glens and Eastern Highlands of Scotland through part of the Cairngorms National Park. The route traverses an area steeped in history, ghost stories, unusual geological features and abundant wildlife so there's never a dull moment and something to interest everyone!
Walkers should have a high level of fitness, this is a very strenuous walking holiday with 1 day 'rest' day.
Guiding by Highway 2, www.highway2.co.uk
DROVERS' TREK - 2 days/1 night
Dates: Sept 8-9, Oct 22-23
Grade: Very Strenuous Group size: 4-10 Price: £180 pp
Distances: Day 1: 24km/15miles, Day 2: 22km/13miles
Price includes B&B in 3* Hotel or Guesthouse, packed lunch for day 2 and transport to and from walks.
On this spectacular 2 day guided walking break you will follow two old drove trails through Angus, East Perthshire and Deeside in the lower Cairngorms National Park. A slight detour is taken so that 3 Munros can be 'bagged' on the way. Day 1 sees you on the second highest ancient right of way in the UK, the seldom trodden 'Monega Path' After an overnight stop, day 2 is along the well loved hill track 'Jock's Road', said to be the oldest Right of Way in
Scotland.
Guiding by NSC Design, www.nscdesign.com
ANGUS GLEN TREK - Self guided walking holiday
Grade: Option 1: Very Strenuous Option 2: Moderate
Option 1: 4 days/5 nights £289 pp
Option 2: 3 days/4 nights £235 pp
- Day 1: 23km/14miles. Very Strenuous
- Day 2: 17km/11 miles. Strenuous
- Day 3: 11km/6.5 miles. Moderate
- Day 4: 16km/10 miles. Strenuous
The price includes a hotel or B&B accommodation 3 or 4 nights, plus 1 night in a hostel (can be upgraded to hotel if requested), baggage transfers, maps and directions, transport back to start of walk.
MUNRO BAGGERS BREAK - 3 nights/2 days walking
Dates: Sept 13-16, Oct 18-21
Grade: Strenuous Minimum number: 4
Leader/group ratio: 1 : 8
Price: £355pp includes 3 nights full board in a country hotel (packed lunches) and transport to and from the walks and a mountain leader
A Munro is a Scottish hill over 914m… famously listed by Sir Hugh Munro of Lindertis near Kirriemuir in Angus. The Munros for this weekend are chosen for their splendid isolation and panoramic vistas and whether it's your first or hundredth you can rest assured you'll be under the safe guidance of a mountain leader. On one of our weekends, actual Munros may vary depending on group requests but you'll always get a chance to bag at least three in two days!
Guiding by Highway 2, www.highway2.co.uk
GUIDED WINTER MOUNTAIN WEEKEND
Dates: Dates to follow for 2011
Grade: Very Strenuous Minimum No: 4
Price: £265 pp Leader/Group Ratio: 1 : 6 (max) Price includes 2 nights full board in a country hotel (packed lunches). Two days practical instruction with a winter mountain leader or MIC instructor. Use of equipment e.g. ice axe, crampons and helmet. Daily transport from accommodation.
The Scottish mountains are at their most magical during the winter months. Crisp days, ice and snow and blue sky transform our peaks to their brilliant best. Here you will learn the basic skills needed to enjoy walking in the winter mountains safely.
Guiding by Highway 2, www.highway2.co.uk
KILBO TREK 2 days/1night
Dates : Aug 4-5, Sept 4-5
Distances Day 1 16.5km/10 miles Day 2 22km/13miles
Group size : 4-10
Price A £199 (3* Hotel Accommodation
Price B £175 (Bunkhouse Accommodation)
Includes Bed and Breakfast, baggage transport, packed lunch on day 2, transport to and from walks, mountain leader
This walking holiday starts in Glenisla and links two well known long distance walks in the area. On the first day it's the Kilbo Path from Glenisla to Glen Doll following a track between the two Munros, Driesh and Mayar Then, after an overnight accommodation stop in Glen Clova it's off on a walk along ' Jock's Road' the well known hill track which follows an old drove road from Glen Doll to Auchallater, near Braemar. At the end of this you will be met and transported back to Blairgowrie
Guiding by NSC Design www.nscdesign.com
Car can be parked at the start of the walk and left.
For those using public transport, pick up/drop off from Dundee, Blairgowrie, Kirriemuir by arrangement. Group bookings or fewer than the minimum number, with alternative dates and rates can be arranged for all packages. Prices based on shared twin room accommodation (or bunkhouse if applicable). All guided breaks include pick up/drop off in Dundee if required.
