annaOldNanna5 wrote:Travelling from Canada. Will be hiking in Skye, Torridon and Great Glen over three weeks this month through mid July. Not the Monroes though!
Recommendation for appropriate footwear. Should I bring my solid, high Arteryx boots (purchased for successful Bruach na Frithe) plus trail runners or will regular running shoes suffice?
I always go with proper boots covering the ankles. I like dry feet for a start. I walk off path a lot and they definitely give better support in rugged terrain and on boulder fields (contrary to an opinion higher up the thread maintaining that extra support is a myth - trail shoes give no ankle support and if you turn your ankles a lot, like I do, then proper boots are pretty much essential - I was a fell/cross country runner so I have a lot of experience of trail shoes and the like).
As ever it depends on which advice best fits you. I guess the short answer is it depends what you're going to do, how stable your ankles are and what your preference is on dry feet.
Enjoy the walking.