Winter Munro Walking Week
20th - 27th February 2027
Immerse yourself in Winter in the Scottish Highlands.
This all inclusive winter Munro walking week is the ideal way to experience the amazing variety of mountain days that Scottish Winter hiking offers.
Based out of Spean Bridge we are perfectly placed to explore a wide range of mountain areas, including Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Glen Shiel and the Cairngorms. Ensuring we can make the most of conditions and give you an amazing winter walking week whatever the weather.
Your Guides
You will be fully supported and guided through the experience by Anna Danby and Cal Wilson.
Anna is the founder of Wild Roots Guiding and an experienced Winter Mountain Leader who lives in the West Highlands close to Spean Bridge. She has spent many years hiking, running and climbing across the Scottish Highlands and can’t wait to share the best of her home mountains with you.
Cal is a Mountaineering and Climbing Instructor and Winter Mountain Leader who has been living in Fort William for the past five years. He loves spending time out in the mountains and helping others to do so too.
The Accomodation
Our base for the week is the 5 Star Distant Hills Guest House in Spean Bridge. Our group has exclusive use of this luxury accommodation. It is the perfect base for exploring from and returning to to rest and relax after a long day in the hills.
You can enjoy cosy evenings in the warm and comfortable living room complete with its own bar. Soothe weary legs in the hot tub, share communal meals in the sociable dining room and make sure all your kit is dry and ready for the next day on the hill with the drying room and equipment store.
All bedrooms are en suite and fitted out to the highest standards.
The guest house is just a few minutes walk from the train station and bus stop in Spean Bridge making public transport a great option for travel. Leave your car at home and let us do the driving for you.
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This week is designed for anyone who has a little winter experience and would like to continue to build their skills and take on some more adventurous winter routes.
Whilst there will be time to refresh and expand existing winter specific skills the focus of the week is mountain walking days rather than teaching skills.
As such the week is ideal for anyone who has done a winter skills course previously and is keen to put learning into practice. Or has some personal winter experience walking in crampons but would like to push their comfort zone in a supported environment.
If you have a lot of summer experience but winter is entirely new to you the week may still be suitable. If you are at all unsure please just get in touch with us and we can discuss this with you.
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A wide variety of mountain days to cater for a mix of abilities and interests.
Having two guides gives us lots of flexibility to tailor the walking to suit you. We do not all have to do the same thing each day. There will be 5 days of guided walking with one rest day mid week.
Potential routes/areas include; Ben Nevis with or without the CMD Arete, Creag Meagaidh Circuit, Cairngorm and Ben Macdui, Sgor Goaith, Stob Ban and Mullach nan Coirean, Glen Shiel and Glencoe Munros.
There is also a wide range of beautiful lower hills that make for a great option for anyone wanting an easier day or of the weather is too wild to get up high one da
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Although the focus of the week is not on teaching skills there will inevitable be chance to learn each day should you with to.
There will be the opportunity for any who would like to develop their skills in the following areas:
Understanding and interpreting weather and avalanche forecasts
Interpreting snow conditions and identifying and understanding snow hazards
Winter route planning
Map reading and navigation strategies including in the dark
Winter movement - using boots, ice axes and crampons
Pros and cons of different winter walking gear and equipment
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Full winter walking kit including B2 boots, crampons and ice axe.
A full kit list will be provided on booking.
If you do not own your own winter specific kit then it can be hired for the week from Ellis Brighams in Fort William.
The Food
Your chef for the week is Liz MacMaster. Liz has been a provesional chef for many decades cooking for guests all over the world. Her food is always wholesome, hearty and delicious and has become legendary on our wild camping trips and retreats. She is based locally in Spean Bridge where she runs a market garden and small farm shop with her husband Al.
You can expect to enjoy a mixture of the best local and seasonal Scottish produce prepared by Liz both for fuel and for pleasure. Super food packed lunches to keep you going in the hills and a little bit more indulgence in the evening, with some family style hearty classics to keep spirits high and belly’s full!
All dietary requirements can be accommodated.
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Breakfast:
Continental breakfast selection, Porridge, Toast, Cereal
Packed lunch;
Wholegrain Wraps:
Corn fed Chicken, ancient grains, feta, spinach
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Roasted squash, ancient grains, feta spinach
Fresh fruit smoothie (Made daily)
Chia seed caramel flapjack
Trail mix
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Slow cooked venison Shepards pie, gravy, mixed greens
Smoked haddock, leek, Mull cheddar lasagne
Roast squash wellington, mushroom sauce, chestnut (veggie)
‘Highland paella’ Chicken and Shellfish, pearl barley, venison chorizo
All served with freshly baked soda bread, and seaweed butter
To finish:
Bread and butter pudding, white chocolate custard
Spiced pear strudel, hazelnut ice cream
Warm chocolate stout cake, whiskey cream sauce
FAQs
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Winter mountain walking is by nature quite demanding. You will need a reasonable level of summer hill walking fitness to get the most out of the week.
There will be five days of walking on offer with a rest day in-between. There will also be the option to split the group and take on different routes each day to accommodate for different speeds of walkers.
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Yes you can either book a room on our solo occupancy rate or if you are happy to share with another solo traveller to split the cost of a room then please get in touch with us to arrange.
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The week is designed for people who have a basic level of winter experience including having walked in crampons and used an ice axe recently. The focus is not on teaching skills but there will be opportunity to refresh these during the week.
If you are keen to participant but not sure you have the relevant experience then please get in touch and we will be happy to discuss this with you.
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Winters in Scotland are changing and there is not as consistent snow cover in the mountains as there used to be. Regardless of this there is amazing walking to be had and winter is about much more than just the white stuff. We guarantee you a fantastic week regardless of the weather and conditions.
The big advantage of having a whole week is that you have a very good chance of experiencing a range of conditions in the mountains. Being based in Spean Bridge means we can travel to a wide range of areas to pick the best of conditions and maximise our chances of getting the full winter experience.
Booking
Saturday 20th - Saturday 27th February 2027:
This all inclusive winter Munro walking week is the ideal way to experience the amazing variety of mountain days that Scottish Winter hiking offers.
Based out of Spean Bridge we are perfectly placed to explore a wide range of mountain areas, including Ben Nevis, Glencoe, Creag Meagaidh, Glen Shiel and the Cairngorms. Ensuring we can make the most of conditions and give you an amazing winter walking week whatever the weather.
Room Rates:
Inclusive of 7 nights accommodation, all food and mountain guiding
Double Room (2 people sharing): £1795 (£897.50 per person)
Twin Room (2 people sharing): £1795 (£897.50 per person)
Twin Room (1 person sharing with another guest): £897.50
Solo Occupancy (Double or Twin): £1395
Rooms can be booked with a £250 deposit and the balance paid in instalments to suit you.
“I spent an excellent fully catered week of winter walking with Anna and her team. Loved the accommodation, atmosphere and activities on offer - multiples guides meant different options of walks/levels every day and a nice relaxing rest day in-between.
I particularly liked the group dynamics during the day and in the evening when delicious home cooked meals were taken together around the big table. Full marks! ”
— Steffi Macpherson, Winter Munro Week 2025 participant
