Build Up An Appetite
With spring just round the corner, why not take the perfect opportunity for guilt-free indulgence when you visit Scotland with a series of ten downloadable walks which take in great eateries.
New Year’s resolutions are still on our minds at this time of year but as there’s still a nip in the air, everyone needs to treat themselves.
VisitScotland has put together these easy-to-print walks including details on great places to eat: from top notch fish and chip shops and gastro pubs to luxurious restaurants, so that visitors can build up an appetite with something tasty to look forward to.
The ten walks across Scotland offer walkers the choice of different levels of ability and eateries for all budgets.
Moderate Walk - under 5 miles, usually suitable for most abilities. Sensible footwear required
Longer Walk - over 5 miles, requires good level of fitness, stout waterproof footwear is required
Long Distance Route - more than 25 miles, usually multiday walks, requiring high level of fitness
Hill & Mountain Walk - prolonged and strenuous ascent and descent, requiring high level of fitness
Simply click on the links below for each itinerary (Find walks on a map)
Acharn to Aberfeldy - with Ardeonaig Hotel on Loch Tay
(Moderate Walk)
Follow in the footsteps of Robert Burns at the Birks of Abefeldy before eating in style at Ardeonaig (complete with UK’s most northerly vineyard!) on the banks of Loch Tay.
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Beinn Ghuilean - and the Scottish Seafood Trail at Dunvalanree
(Moderate Walk)
Explore Argyll’s Scottish Seafood Trail by eating at the cosy Dunvalanree Hotel before setting out on an afternoon walk with views spanning the peninsula between Kintyre and Arran to the hills of Jura beyond on the western coast.
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Pitlochry to Linn of Tummel - taking in Dunalastair Hotel
(Longer Walk)
The Pitlochry to Linn of Tummel walk is ideal for whisky lovers as it takes in one of Scotland’s most picturesque distilleries not to mention eating at Dunalastair Hotel, which boasts over 80 single malts.
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The Fife Coastal Path - Pittenweem to Fife Ness with lunch at The Anstruther Fish Bar
(Longer Walk)
The Fife Coastal Path allows walkers to blow away the cobwebs and take in a number of pretty fishing villages, as well as the award-winning fish and chip shop, the Anstruther Fish Bar overlooking the stone harbour.
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The Formartine and Buchan Way - with Eat on the Green
(Long Distance Route)
The Formartine and Buchan Way is a longer walk taking around 5 days to complete but it’s easy to do in stretches and a good excuse to divert to Eat on the Green, an award winning gastro pub.
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Morangie Forest Walk - with Seafood from The Oystercatcher
(Longer Walk)
Walkers will need their binoculars to make the most of the stunning views over the Dornoch, Cromarty and Moray Firths and all that coastline might just put you in the mood for the locally caught seafood at The Oyster Catcher in Portmahomack.
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Biggar to Broughton - with Skirling House
(Moderate Walk)
Fantastic views of the pretty Lanarkshire town of Biggar are on offer on a gentle Biggar to Broughton walk with an afternoon tea or dinner at Skirling House to look forward to afterwards.
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A Mull Walk - Taking in Ardmore Bay and Glengorm with Highland Cottage
(Longer Walk)
Island lovers will enjoy the 13km stretch from Ardmore Bay to Glenorm on Mull and after building up an appetite, foodies will love the Highland Cottage, which has 2 AA rosettes.
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Coire Mhic Fhearchair - and The Torridon, Achnasheen
(Hill & Mountain Walk)
The steeper mountain walk of Coire Mhic Fhearchair in Torridon should take around 4 hours but with the lovely Torridon (a Slow Food member) at the end walkers can go at their own pace secure in the knowledge that something tasty awaits.
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An Orkney Coastal Walk - taking in the Creel Restaurant with Rooms
(Moderate Walk)
The well-known Creel seafood restaurant on South Ronaldsay in Orkney gives tempting views over the sea with a nearby coastal walk giving diners the opportunity to walk it off.
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Please note that the printouts are to act as a guide. We would always recommend that visitors buy the relevant OS map for safety reasons and use these for reference rather than our printouts of the walks.
Find information on more fantastic routes at Walking Scotland.