9 Ronas Hill (walk to be added)
		Shetland Walking  These are fairly easy, usually short walks (that could often be extended). The end is not an end, enjoy what you can find along the way.
		1.Herma Ness Muckle Flugga forms the northern tip of the British Isles. While it might be worth visiting for that alone its western coast is splendid. The route is duck boarded where necessary across the nature reserve (keep to paths, partly to minimize bonxie attacks). Puffins breed on the west coast and will approach a walker who stays still and quiet. The gannetries are on the offshore stacks to the north. Great Skuas (Bonxies) breed on the moorland interior. The walk is unfenced with one gate to negotiate and one stretch of fairly steep ground on grass on the western side. It is recommended not to wear overtrousers near the sloping cliff edges due to lack of friction in a slip on wet grass. Parking is at the road end. Do not obstruct the bus turning or the sheep pens. Additional parking at the visitor centre below. Herma Ness photos.
		2.Ness of Hillswick This is a "must do" walk. Save it for a clear day for both navigation and views. Park at the public toilets behind the beach in Hillswick and walk south along the foreshore and then on grass, keeping to the coast. There are one or two fences to be negotiated before the land starts to rise into cliffs. Continue round the ness for impressive views of rock stacks from the undulating route. Cliffs appear before you unexpectedly and I suspect that in mist the unwary could conceivably step off one! At the end of the walk keep "left" of all farm walls until a small beach is on your left and the cemetery is on your right,  then strike inland to a gate and stile by the road.  Ness of Hillswick photos
		3.Noss When the reserve is open  take the Bressay ferry from the centre of Lerwick and drive across Bressay, park and walk down to the channel between the two islands. The warden will collect you by "zodiac" and take you to the visitor centre. From there you can walk round the edge of the island. An excellent boat trip <website> is also available to view the cliffs from below. Noss photos
		4.Uyea Uyea is in the north of Northmavine, featuring the oldest rocks on Shetland, the route to it uses a newly improved and gated farm track to cross the boggy land around it. Look for red throated divers on the various lochans. The track starts next to a blue hut and descends for a few minutes past past farm building, ignoring a track on the right the track climbs up onto the moorland. When the track eventually descends towards the farm/croft at Uyea look for the line of an old wall going SW. (solid line on sketch map) Follow this to South Wick, thus avoiding the fences of the farm, then follow the coast round north to Uyea island. The island is linked to the mainland at low tide only by a beach. Uyea photos
		5.Hamnavoe (West Burra) A walk to the lighthouse. Park at the toilets and take the raised walkway to the delightful beach, follow the coast NW using a mixture of smart new and old stiles to eventually reach the lighthouse across a boulder field. I have illustrated this walk with details rather than the general. Hamnavoe photos
		6.Eshaness and Dore Holm A beautiful stretch of coast. Walk at least as far as the Holes of Scraada, where a subterranean passage has caved in to form an inland cave and beach. From Stenness walk south west and anti clockwise along the coast for views of Dore Holm. Eshaness photos
		7.Muckle Roe  Two paths from a small parking area at the end of the road. The coast path leads to the lighthouse. After passing through a gate by a house the two paths split and are signposted to the Hams and the lighthouse. Take the left-hand path through a field gate and down to a beach with a cliff beyond. A path can be seen ahead leading up the edge of the cliff, ignore it! Half way across the beach where a stream flows into the sea, strike inland at 45 degrees to the coast to pick up the true path which runs behind the cliff and, after a stile, is protected by a handrail on an exposed section. At a lochan don't miss a sharp turn to the left, ignoring a path going ahead by the lochan side. The small lighthouse is then ahead.
		8.Sumburgh and Scat Ness Starting from the Sumburgh Head hotel walk towards the entrance to Jarlshof, at the gate turn back south outside the hotel grounds on the edge of the sea. Pass through gates or pass walls on the coast side until climbing towards the Head. Cross the large field diagonally to reach a gate at the top left corner. Explore around lighthouse area for views of birds and whales. Walk back down the road to the car park then follow the cliff edge up hill. The walk here feels rather like a Lake District ridge walk in miniature. Continue upwards to the radar installations, where a road can be used for easy descent. Back at the hotel gain the beach by the public toilets . At the end of the beach go back to the road until the Scat Ness turn off and head south for Scat Ness blockhouse. (the route passes over a rocky section protected by a handrail). Return by the same route and head north, crossing the runway under traffic light and airport staff control (it takes over 5 minutes to pass through the controlled zone, so don't loiter). Head up the side road and buy lunch in Toab if required and then on to Quendale Bay beach. It is possible to continue on towards Fitful Head if time and energy permit. This walk can of course be split into two or three shorter walks. Photos
		10.St. Ninian's Isle Island linked to mainline by a fine tombola. Make a circular walk, noting remains of celtic chapel where a hoard of silver was dicovered. Photos of St Ninian's Isle
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