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Walking on Wheels
50 Wheel-friendly Trails in Scotland
Eva McCracken
Introduction by Cameron McNeish, President,
Ramblers Scotland and Editor of TGO
Note for the Reader by Anne Begg, MP
Introduction by Cameron McNeish, President, Ramblers Scotland and Editor of
TGO
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Walking on Wheels is a map book with a difference. It is the first book of its kind - a guide for wheelchair and electric scooter users who wish to enjoy the Scottish countryside. The need for information on trails that can be accessed by the less able- bodied in wheelchairs or electric scooters has not been addressed here before and this book attempts to give the reader accurate and relevant information. This is not a scientific treatise on the 50 paths and trails. Rather, the author has drawn on her own personal knowledge of the paths and trails and her own professional experience to provide the reader with a practical guide to the degree of difficulty and the sights and attractions which the wheelchair or electric scooter user might encounter on each route.
Eva McCracken had been a keen walker before Multiple Sclerosis resulted in occasional and then more frequent use of a wheelchair. In 2000 she discovered the joys of exploring the outdoors using her electric wheelchair and her electric scooter. For the past five years she has collected information on trails accessible to wheelchair users here in Scotland and has selected the top 50 routes, all with varying degrees of difficulty.
Eva practised as an Occupational Therapist north and south of the border in health and social care settings. Having lived with benign MS for twenty years she retired from clinical work in 1996. In 2000 she founded the Scottish Disabled Ramblers which, since that time set up four regional groups in Scotland.
‘Everyone should be able to enjoy our glorious countryside and Eva has done a wonderful job in suggesting areas that can be visited by those unable to explore on foot.’ - Roger Smith, guidebook writer and former editor of the walkers' magazine, TGO.
‘A truly liberating book!’ - Anne Begg, MP