Fife coast path

[captainslow]

St Andrews to St Monans in one day breaking in the new boots and 19kg on my back. Path very muddy, also cut-up by cattle in places. Lots of rocks, wood and storm debris between Crail and Pittenweem further impeding progress.

36km
8 hours (plus 45min breaks)
~250m ascent

edit:looks like one cannot just add this to my diary. Apologies for the reasonably pointless post!

[Silverhill]

Hi captainslow,
I was just about to say that there is a box you can tick for just adding routes to your diary. But it seems that there is no such box when logging long distance paths. Not sure why. Maybe Paul or Helen can help?

Anyway, 36km in 8 hours with new boots and 19kg on your back?! Not bad! Are you in training for something?

[captainslow]

Anyway, 36km in 8 hours with new boots and 19kg on your back?! Not bad! Are you in training for something?

Just wanted to see what I could do really, I never seem to get tired out by 'normal' day walks on the hills in the summer. Though the boots were new in advance of a winter skills course next month and I wanted to see how much weight I could deal with for proper wild camping: I've not yet done any camping without the car to carry stuff!

Anyway, one conclusion is that the boots need more wearing in!

[rohan]

Not pointless. I am planning a major walk with my Granddaughter next year which includes a substantial part of the Fife Coastal Path (FRB to TRB) so this is useful for me. Hopefully it will be less muddy by July 2014.

[captainslow]

In fairness there were ongoing path improvements, particularly between boarhills and kingsbarns, but in general the muddiest I've seen it.

Did another section between St Monans and Lower Largo, then up Largo Law in about 7hours this weekend.