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You might also consider the Hebridean Way.

I've only done bits of it where they coincided with hill walks on Harris, but it should give a long walk through stunning scenery.

A wind farm in Pairc? :shock: No sign of it when I was there last September, so hopefully the appeal failed. Nice to see some more of your old reports. I'm not specifically bagging Grahams, but am now more seriously bagging Marilyns so am getting a few anyway. Hecla is definitely on my "to do&q...

I went up Fan Nedd from Maen Llia a week before. From your photo it doesn't look like conditions have improved much! It's a bit of a slog direct from the West. I returned down the path to the North, which was a more pleasant route - if a bit damp.

It's certainly worth a try, I tend to use High5 Zero tablets in my drinking bottle both for running and hiking. This isn't because I'm expecting it to affect my performance in any way, purely because it tastes good, has zero calories and I tend not to drink enough when it's plain water. Purely psyc...

Personally I find the Merrell Moab GTX mids a pretty good all-round boot, combined with gaiters when it's wet. Mine are getting a bit old and worn now, but they still survived a 3-day, 7 Marilyn backpacking trip in the Pairc peninsula on Lewis in September. I wear padded socks and have not had a pro...

A highly recommended corner for a stroll although I think it would be easy to make a bit more of the area than I did. Some good tips for Marilyn-bagging on the way to and from Scotland there (and in your other report in the Scotland section). I booked a cottage in Arnside for a week in August for a...

We have installed solar panels on our roof which generate a healthy surplus of electricity, which would charge an electric car (if I had one) for free (or at least for the low cost of the electricity we would otherwise have sold to the grid). I'm therefore considering electric for my next car. The p...

My report of going up Ben Starav for the sunrise is here: https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=23276 It would be better to camp on the flat area near the summit (assuming it's not too windy) than at the rocky bealach which was as far as I got before nightfall. Enjoy!

Almost every inch of land is someone's croft or machair which you shouldn't be lighting fires on or soaking wet. There's a beautiful campsite at Horgabost which I would highly recommend. I'd second that recommendation. You can camp on the short grass in the dunes behind a stunning beach and there's...

Good route - though if I'd carried a tent over those hills with that walk in, I'd use it regardless of forecast rain!

Tuesday is a good day to do these ones and take your time. We did them by biking up Glen Strathfarrar and camping, and only saw one person camping by the final descent.

On really steep grassy slopes (e.g. on Soay in St Kilda) microspikes on the feet plus a walking pole (shortened as appropriate) work well.

Good report (as ever). I used to live in Glenelg Road in Brixton, so am familiar with its palindromic quality.

Hope you're OK and thanks for the warning. I was planning this route yesterday as a possibility for my trip to Harris in September. From prog99's comment it sounds like the reverse of the WH route is the safer option, plus it would get you onto the hills quicker.

I still use various items of camping gear originally purchased in the late 80s. My camping stove is still wrapped in a very old Rohan plastic bag. Sadly, my old Wild Country Quasar tent finally failed me after many years of service in the wind and rain on Harris last year and has now been replaced b...

That's sad news. It's my favourite place to eat and drink when staying in the campsite. They had a decent selection of whisky behind the bar, which probably didn't survive, judging by the photos

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