A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the

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(SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit

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requirement. The best known Munro is

Ben Nevis Ben Nevis ( ; gd, Beinn Nibheis ) is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. The summit is above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for . Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian ...

(Beinn Nibheis), the highest mountain in the

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at . Munros are named after

Sir Hugh Munro, 4th Baronet Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, 4th Baronet (16 October 1856 – 19 March 1919), was a British mountaineer best known for his list of mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), known as Munros. Born in London, Munro was the fifth child of ...

(1856–1919), who produced the first list of such hills, known as ''Munro's Tables'', in 1891. Also included were what Munro considered lesser peaks, now known as Munro Tops, which are also over 3,000 feet but are lower than the nearby primary mountain. The publication of the original list is usually considered to be the

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of modern

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. The list has been the subject of subsequent variation and as of 10 December 2020, the

has listed 282 Munros and 226 Munro Tops. "Munro bagging" is the activity of climbing all the listed Munros. As of 31 December 2021, 7,098 people had reported completing a round. The first continuous round was completed by Hamish Brown in 1974, whilst the record for the fastest continuous round is currently held by Donnie Campbell, who completed a round in just under 32 days in September 2020. Furths are mountains in England, Wales or Ireland recognized by the SMC as meeting the Munro classification.

History

Before the publication of ''Munro's Tables'' in 1891, there was much uncertainty about the number of Scottish peaks over 3,000 feet. Estimates ranged from 31 (in M.J.B. Baddeley's guides) to 236 (listed in Robert Hall's third edition of ''The Highland Sportsman and Tourist'', published in 1884). When the Scottish Mountaineering Club was formed in 1889, one of its aims was to remedy this by accurately documenting all of Scotland's mountains over 3,000 feet.

Sir Hugh Munro Sir Hugh Thomas Munro, 4th Baronet (16 October 1856 – 19 March 1919), was a British mountaineer best known for his list of mountains in Scotland over 3,000 feet (914.4 m), known as Munros. Born in London, Munro was the fifth child of ...

, a founding member of the club, took on the task using his own experience as a mountaineer, as well as detailed study of the

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six inches to the mile (1:10,560) and one-inch to the mile (1:63,360) maps. Munro researched and produced a set of tables that were published in the

Journal in September 1891. The tables listed 538 summits over 3,000 feet, 282 of which were regarded as "separate mountains". The term ''Munro'' applies to separate mountains, while the lesser summits are known as ''Munro Tops''. Munro did not set any measure of

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by which a peak qualified as a separate mountain, so there has been much debate about how distinct two hills must be if they are to be counted as two separate Munros. The Scottish Mountaineering Club has revised the tables, both in response to new height data on

maps and to address the perceived inconsistency as to which peaks qualify for Munro status. In 1992, the publication of Alan Dawson's book ''Relative Hills of Britain'', showed that three Munro Tops not already considered summits, had a prominence of more than . Given this they would have qualified as Corbett summits had they been under 3,000 feet. In the 1997 tables these three Munro Tops, on

Beinn Alligin Beinn Alligin ( gd, Beinn Àilleagan) is one of the classic mountains of the Torridon region of Scotland, lying to the north of Loch Torridon, in the Highlands. The name Beinn Alligin is from the Scottish Gaelic, meaning ''Jewelled Hill ...

Beinn Eighe Beinn Eighe () is a mountain massif in the Torridon area of Wester Ross in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. Lying south of Loch Maree, it forms a long ridge with many spurs and summits, two of which are classified as Munros: R ...

and Buachaille Etive Beag, gained full Munro summit status. Dawson's book also highlighted a number of significant Munro Tops with as much as of prominence which were not listed as Munro Tops. The 1997 tables promoted five of these to full Munro status. A total of 197 Munros have a

of over and are regarded by Peakbaggers as Real Munros. 130 Scottish mountains over 1000m, with a

of over have been termed Metric Munros. Other classification schemes in Scotland, such as the Corbetts and Grahams , require a peak to have a prominence of at least for inclusion. The Munros, however, lack a rigid set of criteria for inclusion, with many summits of lesser prominence listed, principally because their summits are hard to reach. During May and July 2009 the

Munro Society A Munro () is defined as a mountain in Scotland with a height over , and which is on the Scottish Mountaineering Club (SMC) official list of Munros; there is no explicit topographical prominence requirement. The best known Munro is Ben Nevis ...

re-surveyed several mountains that are known to be close to the 3,000 ft figure to determine their height more accurately. On 10 September 2009 the society announced that the mountain Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean, south of Glen Carron, had a height of . Therefore, the Scottish Mountaineering Club removed the Munro status of Sgùrr nan Ceannaichean and this mountain is now a Corbett. In a Summer 2011 height survey by The Munro Society, Beinn a' Chlaidheimh was found to be and thus short of the Munro mark. On 6 September 2012, the Scottish Mountaineering Club demoted it from Munro to Corbett status. On 26 August 2020, the SMC confirmed that Beinn a' Chroin West Top at 938m was deleted as a Munro Top and Beinn a' Chroin East Top became the new Munro Top at 940.1m. The summit height of Beinn a' Chroin was also changed to 941.4m. As of 10 December 2020, there were 226 Scottish Munro Tops after Stob Coire na Cloiche, a Munro Top to Parent Peak Sgùrr nan Ceathramhnan, was surveyed at 912.5m and was deleted as a Munro Top and downgraded to a Corbett Top. As of 10 December 2020, the Scottish Mountaineering Club lists 282 Munros and 226 Munro Tops. The current SMC list; totals 508 summits.

Notable peaks

The most famous Munro is

(Beinn Nibheis) in the

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area. It is the highest peak in the

, with an elevation of 4,413 ft (1,345 m) Other well-known Munros include: *

Ben Macdui Ben Macdui ( gd, Beinn MacDuibh, meaning "MacDuff's mountain") is the second-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis, and the highest of the Cairngorm Mountains. The summit is above sea level and it is class ...

(Beinn Macduibh), 4,295 ft (1,309 m), is the second highest peak in the British Isles;

Braeriach Braeriach or Brae Riach ( gd, Am Bràigh Riabhach, 'the brindled upland') is the third-highest mountain in Scotland and all of the British Isles, after Ben Nevis and Ben Macdui, rising above sea level. It is in the Scottish Highlands and is ...

(Am Bràigh Riabhach), 4,252 ft (1,296 m), is the third highest peak in the British Isles and

Cairn Gorm Cairn Gorm ( gd, An Càrn Gorm) is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is part of the Cairngorms range and wider Grampian Mountains. With a summit elevation of above sea level, Cairn Gorm is classed as a Munro and is the seventh ...

(An Càrn Gorm), 4,084 ft (1,244.8 m), is the sixth highest peak in the British Isles. These three Munros are located together in the

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Beinn Teallach Beinn Teallach (914.6 m), is a mountain in the Grampian Mountains of Scotland, located east of the village of Roybridge in Lochaber. A mostly rounded peak, it has a steep eastern face. Beinn Teallach was previously thought to be a Corbett but wa ...

, 3,001 ft (914.6 m), in

is the smallest Munro * Ben Hope (Beinn Hòb), 3,041 ft (927 m), in

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is the most northerly Munro * Mount Keen (Monadh Caoin), 3,081 ft (939 m), in

Glen Mark Glen Mark is a glen in northern Angus, eastern Scotland, through which the Water of Mark flows. Near the mouth of the glen, at Auchronie, the Water of Mark is joined by the Water of Lee from Loch Lee to become the River North Esk. This flows ...

is the most easterly Munro *

Ben Lomond Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Mountain'), , is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. Situated on the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, it is the most southerly of the Munros. Ben Lomond lies within the Ben Lomond National M ...

(Beinn Laomainn), 3,195 ft (973.7 m), at Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park is the most southerly Munro * Sgùrr na Banachdaich, 3,166 ft (965 m), in the Black

Cuillin The Cuillin ( gd, An Cuiltheann) is a range of mostly jagged rocky mountains on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. The main Cuillin ridge is also called the Black Cuillin to distinguish it from the Red Cuillin ('), which lie to the east of Glen Sliga ...

on the

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is the most westerly Munro *

Schiehallion Schiehallion (; gd, Sìth Chailleann, ) is a prominent cone-shaped mountain in the Breadalbane region of the Scottish Highlands, in the county of Perthshire. It rises to and is classed as a Munro. Schiehallion has a rich botanical life, inte ...

(Sìdh Chailleann), 3,553 ft (1,083 m), in

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, is a Munro often described as lying at the centre of Scotland * Bidean nam Bian, 3,771 ft (1,149.4 m);

Buachaille Etive Mòr Buachaille Etive Mòr (), gd, Buachaille Èite Mòr, 'great herdsman of Etive'), also known simply as 'The Buachaille', is a mountain at the head of Glen Etive in the Highlands of Scotland. Its pyramidal shape, as seen from the northeast ...

(Buachaille Èite Mòr) (Stob Dearg), 3,351 ft (1021.4 m), at the entrance to

Glen Coe Glen Coe ( gd, Gleann Comhann ) is a glen of volcanic origins, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies in the north of the county of Argyll, close to the border with the historic province of Lochaber, within the modern council area of Highland ...

, is the most photographed mountain in the British Isles/

(Buachaille Èite Mòr) (Stob na Bròige), 3,128 ft (953.4 m);

Aonach Eagach The Aonach Eagach () is a large mountain ridge in the Scottish Highlands, marking the northern edge of Glen Coe. It stretches east–west for several miles and includes two Munro summits: Sgùrr nam Fiannaidh at 967 m (3,175 ft) high ...

(Sgor nam Fiannaidh), 3,175 ft (967.7 m)/

(Meall Dearg), 3,124 ft (952.3 m), are regarded as the two most difficult Munros for extreme exposure while scrambling including the longest and narrowest ridge on mainland Britain, though it competes with

Liathach Liathach (pronounced , ) is a mountain in the Torridon Hills, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It stands between Loch Torridon and the neighbouring mountain Beinn Eighe. The mountain is a ridge running east–west, with several peaks, and i ...

and

An Teallach An Teallach (Scottish Gaelic for 'the forge' or 'the anvil') is a mountain group in Wester Ross, in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It lies west of Dundonnell Forest, north of Loch na Sealga, and south of Little Loch Broom. Its highest pe ...

for this title; and finally Buachaille Etive Beag (Buachaille Èite Beag) (Stob Dubh), 3,143 ft (958 m)/ Buachaille Etive Beag (Buachaille Èite Beag) (Stob Coire Raineach), 3,033 ft (924.5 m). These seven Munros are located together in

* Sgùrr Alasdair, 3,255 ft (992 m);

Sgùrr Dearg Sgùrr Dearg () is a mountain in the Cuillin on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is topped by the Inaccessible Pinnacle (or An Stac in Gaelic), a fin of rock measuring 50 metres (150 feet) along its longest edge. The top of the Pinnacle stands ...

– Inaccessible Pinnacle, 3,234 ft (985.8 m), is the hardest Munro and the only Munro with a peak that can only be reached by rock climbing and abseiling;

Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh Sgùrr a' Ghreadaidh ( gd, Sgùrr a’ Ghreadhaich, "peak of torment") is the highest peak on the northern half of the Black Cuillin ridge on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Like the rest of the range it is composed of gabbro, a rock that provides ...

, 3,189 ft (972.1 m); Sgùrr nan Gillean, 3,170 ft (966.1 m); Bruach na Frìthe, 3,146 ft (958.8 m); Sgùrr Mhic Choinnich, 3,111 ft (948.1 m);

Sgùrr Dubh Mòr Sgùrr Dubh Mòr is a mountain, a Munro, in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is slightly to the east of the main Cuillin ridge at the highest point of the Dubh ridge which extends eastwards to Loch Coruisk. Geographical ...

, 3,097 ft (944 m); Am Basteir (Am Baisteir), 3,064 ft (934 m);

Sgùrr nan Eag Sgùrr nan Eag is a mountain high in the Cuillin range on the Isle of Skye, Scotland. It is the southernmost Munro of the Cuillins and it lies between Coir' a' Ghrunnda to the west, Gars-bheinn to the east, and Garb-choire to the north. Geogr ...

, 3,039 ft (926.3 m) and Sgùrr a' Mhadaidh, 3,012 ft (918 m). These ten Munros including one other ( Sgùrr na Banachdaich, as shown above) provide part of the most spectacular, toughest and longest single mountaineering challenge anywhere in the British Isles and are located together in the Black

on the

* Blà Bheinn (Blaven), 3,048 ft (929 m), in the Black

Outlier (Blaven group) on the

(Spidean a' Choire Lèith), 3,461 ft (1,054.8 m)/

(Mullach an Rathain), 3,359 ft (1,023.8 m);

(Ruadh-stac Mòr), 3,314 ft (1,010 m)/

(Spidean Coire nan Clach), 3,258 ft (993 m) and

(Beinn Àilleagan) (Sgùrr Mhòr), 3,235 ft (986 m)/

(Beinn Àilleagan) (Tom na Gruagaich), 3,025 ft (922 m). These six Munros are located together in

Torridon Torridon (Scottish Gaelic: ''Toirbheartan'') is a small village in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. However the name is also applied to the area surrounding the village, particularly the Torridon Hills, mountains to the north of Glen Torri ...

(Bidean a' Ghlas Thuill), 3,486 ft (1,062.5 m)/

(Sgùrr Fiona), 3,473 ft (1,058.7 m). These two Munros are located together in Dundonnell * Sgùrr na Cìche, 3,413 ft (1,040.2 m) and Ladhar Bheinn, 3,346 ft (1,020 m). These two Munros are located in Knoydart * The Saddle (An Dìollaid), 3,319 ft (1,011.5 m), in Glen Shiel * A' Mhaighdean, 3,173 ft (967 m), and Slioch (Sleaghach), 3,219 ft (981 m). These two Munros are located together in

Wester Ross Wester Ross () is an area of the Northwest Highlands of Scotland in the council area of Highland. The area is loosely defined, and has never been used as a formal administrative region in its own right, but is generally regarded as lying to t ...

between the

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and

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Ben Cruachan Ben Cruachan ( gd, Cruachan Beann) is a mountain that rises to , the highest in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It gives its name to the Cruachan Dam, a pumped-storage hydroelectric power station located in a cavern inside the mountain. It is the hi ...

(Cruach na Beinne), 3,698 ft (1,127 m), at

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, gives its name to the Cruachan Power Station (also known as the Cruachan Dam), a pumped-storage hydroelectric

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located in a cavern inside the mountain

Peak bagging

Compared with some continental ranges, Scottish mountains might be modest in height, but walking and climbing in them can be treacherous because of their latitude and exposure to Atlantic and Arctic weather systems. Even in summer, conditions can be atrocious; thick fog, strong winds, driving rain and freezing summit temperatures are not unusual. Winter ascents of some Munros are serious undertakings due to the unpredictable weather, the likelihood of ice and snow, and poor visibility. Some walkers are unprepared for extreme weather on the exposed tops and fatalities are recorded every year, often resulting from slips on wet rock or ice. Some hillwalkers aim to climb every Munro, known as "Munro bagging". Munro-bagging is a form of

. A walker who has climbed all Munros is entitled to be called a Munroist.

Notable completions

By 31 December 2021, 7,098 people had completed the Munros. The

, who maintain a list of those Munroists who have reported completing the Munros, have attempted to popularise the archaic spelling of . Hugh Munro never completed his own list, missing out on Càrn an Fhidhleir and Càrn Cloich-mhuillin (downgraded to a Munro Top in 1981). Sir Hugh is said to have missed the Inaccessible Pinnacle of

, on the Isle of Skye, which he never climbed."The Munros" Page 5 Quote:"Sir Hugh himself never did manage the Inaccessible Pinnacle". However the "In Pinn", as it is known colloquially within Scottish mountaineering, was only listed as a Munro Top on his list (despite being several metres higher than Sgùrr Dearg, which was listed as the main Munro Top). The first "completionist" was to be the Reverend A. E. Robertson, in 1901, later minister at Braes of Rannoch from 1907. However, research has cast doubt on this claim, and it is not certain that he reached the summit of Ben Wyvis. Also it is known that Robertson did not climb the Inaccessible Peak of Sgùrr Dearg. If Robertson is discounted, the first Munroist is Ronald Burn, who completed in 1923. Burn is also (indisputably) the first person to climb all the Munro Tops. The person with the most rounds of Munros is Steven Fallon from

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, who has completed 16 rounds as of 1 October 2019. Chris Smith became the first Member of Parliament to complete the Munros when he reached the summit of Sgùrr nan Coireachan on 27 May 1989. 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.Dan Bailey
"The Youngest Munro Completer"
ukclimbing.com, 2 September 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2011. The youngest completionist to have done the round without the presence of a parent or a guardian is probably Andy Nisbet, who finished his round in 1972 aged 18 years and 1 month.

Continuous rounds

Hamish Brown did the first continuous self-propelled round of the Munros (except for the Skye and Mull ferries) between 4 April and 24 July 1974 with of ascent and mostly walking – just were on a bicycle. The journey is fully documented in his book ''Hamish's Mountain Walk''. The average time taken to bag all the Munros is eight years. The first reported completion of all the Munros plus the Munro Tops in one continuous expedition was by Chris Townsend in 1996. His trip lasted between 18 May and 12 September (118 days), he covered a distance of ( by bicycle) with of ascent. The round was broken twice for spells at the office, which could be regarded as stretching the meaning of "continuous". The first person to complete a winter round (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 with of ascent. He used motor transport (

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) to link his walk. In the winter of 2005–06, Steve Perry completed a continuous unsupported round entirely on foot (and ferry). He is also the first person to have completed two continuous Munro rounds, having also walked Land's End to John O'Groats via every mainland 3,000 ft mountain between 18 February 2003 and 30 September 2003.

Fastest rounds

In 1990, international fell runner and maths teacher Hugh Symonds of Sedbergh, Yorkshire, ran all 277 Munros starting from Ben Hope. It took him 66 days and 22 hours. This also included running the other 3,000 foot peaks in Great Britain. Having achieved this in the short time of 83 days, when his target had been a hundred, he decided to add the

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tops to the list and still finished all 303 peaks in 97 days. In July 1992, Andrew Johnstone of

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and Rory Gibson of

completed their mountain triathlon across the Munros, the 277 Scottish peaks over 3,000 ft, beating the existing record by five days. They began on 29 May and finished at 8.30pm on 15 July on the summit of Ben Hope, the most northerly Munro, completing a journey which began 51 days and 10 hours earlier on the Isle of Mull. After swimming lochs, cycling highland roads and running across some of the most desolate and dangerous terrain in Britain, they covered 1,400 miles. Charlie Campbell, a former postman from

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, held the record for the fastest round of the Munros between 2000 and 2010. He completed his round in 48 days, 12 hours and 0 minutes, finishing on 16 July 2000, on Ben Hope. He cycled and swam between Munros; no motorised transport was used. Campbell's record was broken by Stephen Pyke of

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, in 2010 who completed the round in 39 days, 9 hours and 6 minutes. Pyke's round started on the Isle of Mull on 25 April 2010 and finished on Ben Hope in Sutherland on 3 June 2010. He cycled and kayaked between Munros; no motorised transport was used. He was backed by a support team in a motor home, but had to camp out in the more remote areas. On 2 September 2020, Pyke's record was broken by Donnie Campbell of

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. He completed his round in 31 days, 23 hours and 2 minutes, starting on the Isle of Mull on 1 August 2020 and finished on Ben Hope on 2 September 2020. Campbell ran the 282 Munros and cycled and kayaked between them. On day 29, he was joined by previous record holder Stephen Pyke. Whilst ticking off Moruisg in the cloud, he mistook the big cairn for the summit and had to head back up and so climbed the Munro twice. On day 31, he completed 18 Munros. He was supported by a crew travelling in his motorhome, who also shuttled his bike for him to follow a more linear route. The women's self-propelled, continuous record is held by Libby Kerr and Lisa Trollope. They completed their round on 17 September 2017, in 76 days and 10 hours. On 18 September 2011 Alex Robinson and Tom O'Connell finished a self-propelled continuous round on Ben Hope in a time of 48 days, 6 hours and 56 minutes. At the age of just 21, Alex became the youngest person to have completed a continuous round without the use of any motorised transport.

Furths

The SMC recognises six peaks in England, fifteen in Wales and thirteen in Ireland that would be Munros or Munro Tops if they were in Scotland. These are referred to as Furth Munros, i.e. the Munros furth of Scotland. The first recorded Furthist is James Parker, who completed on Tryfan (Snowdonia) on 19 April 1929.

References

Citations

General references

* ''The Munros'' (SMC Guide), Donald Bennet et al.,

External links

Scottish Mountaineering Club
– The SMC maintain the lists of Munros, Munro Tops, Furths, Corbetts and Donalds. They also keep a record of Completionists.
Walkhighlands guide to the Munros
– Features podcasts giving the correct pronunciation and place-name meanings, a 3D visualisation of every route, gradient profiles and route downloads for GPS devices.
MunroMagic.com
– Munro, Corbett and Graham descriptions, pictures, location maps, walking routes and weather reports.
Hill Bagging – the online version of the Database of British and Irish Hills
– Survey reports, the change control database and the GPS database are on Hill Bagging.

– Spreadsheet showing changes in successive editions of Munros Tables.
Ordnance Survey Munro Blog
– OS is Britain's mapping agency. They make the most up-to-date and accurate maps of the United Kingdom. They have also produced a blog on the Munros.
Harold Street Munros
Lists of GPS waypoints + Grid References for walking in UK mountains and hills in various GPS file formats.
ScottishHills.com
– Hillwalking forum with Munro, Corbett, Graham and Donald, Sub 200's log, maps and trip reports.
360Routes.com
– Virtual Tours over the Scottish Mountains. {{Mountains of Great Britain and Ireland Peak bagging Tourist attractions in Scotland