This guidebook to walking and backpacking on Rum, Eigg, Muck, Canna, Coll and Tiree includes a tough 55km backpack around the coast of Rum, a circuit of the Rum Cuillin and an ascent of An Sgurr (Eigg). The 16 routes across all these Western Isles of Scotland are suitable for a range of abilities exploring coasts, mountains and wilderness.

Overview map Introduction When to go Getting to the Small Isles Maps, route finding and access Safety and emergencies What to take Using this guide Rum Introduction Walk 1 A round of the Rum Cuillin Walk 2 The Dibidil Horseshoe Walk 3 Around the coast of Rum Walk 4 Kinloch to Guirdil Walk 5 The Guirdil Horseshoe Walk 6 Around Rum's western hills Walk 7 Kinloch to Kilmory Bay or Harris Eigg Introduction Walk 8 An Sgùrr and Grulin Walk 9 Around the coast and cliffs of north Eigg Canna Introduction Walk 10 Around the coast of Canna Walk 11 Around Sanday Muck Introduction Walk 12 Around the coast of Muck Coll Introduction Walk 13 Coll's western tip Walk 14 Ben Hogh and the Breachacha castles Tiree Introduction Walk 15 Tiree's east coast Walk 16 Tiree's west coast and three highest points Appendix A Route summary table Appendix B Accommodation Appendix C Further reading