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Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13days)

Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13days)


Postby DutchTrailrunning » Fri Oct 09, 2020 4:15 pm

Date walked: 01/08/2020

Time taken: 310 hours

Distance: 385 km

Ascent: 13000m

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Took quite some time to edit all the actioncam and drone shots, but the result is hopefully worth the while: AMONG LOCHS AND GLENS: Hiking the epic Cape Wrath Trail.




In the summer of 2020, us three friends decided to hike the epic Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland.
The Cape Wrath Trail is a 380km long trail with 13.000m of altitude gain. It starts in Fort William and ends at Cape Wrath: Great Britain’s most north-westerly point. It passes through almost no villages and the most remote parts of Scotland. It is not an official long distance trail, not waymarked and frequently pathless forcing you to navigate cross-country through the rough, wet, bogged terrain. It is considered by many to be UK’s most difficult long distance trail due to the navigational skills needed, the extreme rough terrain and the potential harsh weather.
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby ere1 » Sun Oct 11, 2020 2:27 pm

Landgenoten!

GEWELDIG!!! :clap: Jullie zijn echte strijders.

Groetjes,

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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby smudger71 » Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:00 pm

thanks for posting, i enjoyed watching that!
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby ScotsHiker8 » Sat Oct 17, 2020 9:46 pm

Truly worth the while to watch this beautiful film, thank you!
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby iainR » Sat Oct 17, 2020 10:46 pm

Great little film.....thanks.
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby rockhopper » Sun Oct 18, 2020 10:26 am

Understatement of the year has to be:...“Damp – isn’t that a bit of an understatement ? “....“Very damp then”
Fantastic achievement - well done all three of you :clap: :clap: Can well understand why you described it as...Challenging, unforgettable and epic - cheers :)
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby TheSwedishHiker » Sat Nov 06, 2021 6:12 pm

Thank you for this! :clap: I've been wanting to do this hike for ages, and you've made me go planning!! :lol:
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby onsen » Sun Nov 07, 2021 3:58 am

Enjoyed. Great video journey.
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby baggervance » Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:03 pm

:clap: :clap: Superb video report guys. Bear one thing in mind - The Special Forces train in Scotland. :shock: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Klaasloopt » Fri Nov 12, 2021 12:58 pm

Goed gedaan jongens! :clap:
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby Booga » Sat Nov 13, 2021 8:42 pm

Great effort and a fantasically made video. :clap:
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby Kjeld45 » Sun Jan 16, 2022 5:16 pm

Love the video, thank you! Will be attempting this myself this summer :clap: :clap:
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Re: Rough Cape Wrath Trail (385km) Epic cinematic film! (13d

Postby weaselmaster » Tue Jan 18, 2022 12:10 am

I usually can't be bothered watching videos but I enjoyed that one. so many places I've been and loved - really whetted my appetite to walk the Trail - thanks guys (and no, I won't be doing it in midge season :lol: )
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