hiking map for Iona

When you are standing on Iona, you can literally see the entire island. It is a speck. I hardly think a hiking map is necessary.

Ordnance Survey is the map to get https://osmaps.com/

Either get the app or a paper map; it is a wonderful souvenir

When you are standing on Iona, you can literally see the entire island. It is a speck. I hardly think a hiking map is necessary.

That is not true, that you can see the entire island from any one point. 95% of people don't need a map because they are on the bus tour which gives them a mere 2 or 3 hours on the island, so yes you can see everything from the ferry slip you will have time to visit.

But there is so much more to the island, which without a map you would not know about. In this case mercifully we have an OP wanting to immerse themselves in the island, not just treat it as a quick obligatory stop. So yes a map is very useful.

And yes the Ordnance Survey Explorer map #373 (2 1/2 inches to a mile in old money, 1:25,000) is the best you can get. It may be overkill in that the Landranger map #48 (inch to the mile in old money, 1:50,000) is quite adequate, but the Explorer gives you field boundaries, fences. open access land etc.
And is a great and inexpensive souvenir, in paper format.

Have a look at the Walk Scotland Website. It has details and a map for the north of the island and also the south end. Footpaths are marked by dotted lines. so you could link the two walks using the footpath following round the coast.

I agree with wasleys about using Walk Highland to both find and map hikes. It is a wonderful website. It has so much information. Here is a list of all the hikes available on Iona that you may want to look through: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/mull/iona-ross-of-mull.shtml

For the best hikes you’re really looking at either the island’s North end (including the Abbey buildings) and the South of Iona which takes you to Columba’s bay.The former is the more beautiful overall and really doesn’t need a map as it’s mostly a case of following the single road out through the village to the Abbey then continuing on to the end of the tarmac where you go through a gate and follow a farm track to the wonderful white sand beaches.All in, it’s about a 45 min walk from the ferry to the beaches.

Walkhighlands is excellent and describes this walk which we have done often.It also describes and gives a map which you can print off, for the southern walk.

Going up the island’s tiny hill, Dun I, is also marked off the tarmac road re where you go through the fence and pick up the obvious track.It only takes 20 mins or so but the views are glorious.

We have also (my husband and I) hiked to St Columba’s landing spot on the south end of Iona.A nice walk though not as spectacular as the above option.

Meant to add, if of interest, my own experience of these walks on Iona though our walk to the south end was in pretty dreich weather, sadly.Still worth it though.

https://annestravelsandhikes.com/2022/04/30/exploring-the-island-of-iona-a-green-jewel-in-a-peacock-sea/

scotlandmac, is that your blog? I seem to remember you either posting it before or maybe sending a link a while ago, and I totally forgot about it. I've been looking through it and it's great! Thanks for posting a link again—you have some really wonderful trips in there.