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How are the feet????????? I've lost one toenail and am waiting for three more to fall off! :shock: They look worse than they feel, though. I've canoed the Spey, and was very pleasantly surprised by just how beautiful it is. Agreed, the Spey itself was lovely! And watching it gradually broaden out a...

Sunday 19 May 2019 Kincraig to Boat of Garten: "The Drowned Land" Distance: 12 miles Start: 9:00am Finish: 3:35pm Weather: Cloudy and humid My host offered to drive me from Kingussie to Kincraig this morning and I gratefully accepted. My plan had been to catch a bus; but being Sunday, the ...

Plenty of people cycle in the Outer Hebrides, so you'll be in good company if you decide to take your bike. :) Barra is quite hilly, but if you're comfortable cycling up hills then taking your bike will open up a lot of possibilities for you. The roads on the Uists and Benbecula are pretty flat, as ...

I did most of the Rob Roy Way in April 2015, but bowed out on the sixth day as the distance was a bit more than I could handle at the time. (See that walk report here .) This year I came back to finish it, and I was lucky enough to have brilliant sunshine on 6 of the 7 days of the walk! Friday 10 Ma...

Do you listen to music as you walk, just wondered as I have an MP3 with me at all times but I tend to only listen to music for maybe the last hour if the day has been a long one as it helps me to forget about the various aches and pains. I do often listen to music as I walk, especially if I know I'...

After a foiled first attempt at Ben Lomond several years ago, I really wanted to try it again on my most recent trip. Alas, I had no car, and also no particular desire to walk to Rowardennan from either Balmaha or Inversnaid. However, a careful look at the train timetable from Glasgow, as well as th...

Glad you had a good time despite the weather! Great photos as well - they make me want to visit the Lake District more than ever. And yes, I have also found that the silver lining of going into the bog, is that you no longer have to worry about going into the bog. :lol: Sad you had to retire the boo...

Hiya fellow North American! You've outlined beautifully all the reasons why I keep coming back to Scotland for walking holidays. :clap: I'm sorry you had to cut your trip short, especially since it looks from the video like you were having a ball. I hope you're able to return and complete the rest o...

My first encounter with Hadrian's Wall was in the summer of 2017. I only walked two sections of it then - from Bowness to Carlisle and from Lanercost to Walltown Crags - but I was really taken with it and was determined that I was going to come back and do it from start to finish someday. In the int...

They’ve already been mentioned, but I enjoyed Wild and Everest and I revisit both of them on a regular basis. I have not seen A Walk in the Woods, but I’ve read the book it’s based on and it’s one of my favorites - easily my favorite Bill Bryson book. Free Solo was on the telly one night a few weeks...

I used Gingerroutes when I did the WHW two years ago, and asked them to drop my bag at places I wasn’t actually staying in Tyndrum and Fort William. Was able to just pop in and get my bag without any issues on both counts. That being said...I think the baggage transfer services are generally happy t...

No other solo walkers find themselves singing out loud or talking to themselves then? :lol: Oh, I absolutely sing when I’m out walking and have a long stretch to myself! People have shared some incredibly moving stories here. All I will add is that being out walking gives me focus and perspective. ...

I walked Hadrian’s Wall a couple weeks ago, and the area around Sycamore Gap frankly gave me the creeps. I’m sure the fact that I hardly saw a soul on what is supposed to be the most popular section of the wall had something to do with it...but the sycamore tree itself just looked like it didn’t bel...

Thanks for the walk report! I'm starting the Speyside Way in exactly one month, so this is well-timed.

Not cheating, and you can definitely still appreciate the walk by doing it in stages. :wink: The days you've got planned are long but doable. NB that the section between Balmaha and Inverarnan is arguably the most difficult of the entire WHW, but it's achievable in a day if you get an early start an...

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Re: The Speyside Way, northbound from Kincraig

The Speyside Way, northbound from Kincraig

Re: Bike or Hike?

Revisiting an old friend (The Rob Roy Way)

Re: Hadrian's Wall in 2 long days and 7 short days

An attempt at Ben Lomond via public transport

Re: Wainwright's Coast to Coast (The Sequel)

Re: Partway Across Scotland

Hadrian's Wall in 2 long days and 7 short days

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Re: WHW - With baggage transfer - But wild camping

Re: Mental health/hillwalking

Re: Ghostbusters

Re: Speyside Way, the 'wrong' way, with a difference

Re: West Highland Way - Doing it in stages?