![\"Cowal](\"\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/cowalway.jpg\")
<\/a>Cowal Way near Lochgoilhead<\/p><\/div>Cowalfest, the walking and arts festival based in Cowal, is back for 2013 and kicks off on Friday 4 October. Running until Sunday 13th October, the main attraction is a wide range of walks offering everything for all ages and abilities. The organisers say, “Whether you're a hardy hill walker, a heritage buff, a family group, a wildlife fan or someone who likes to be busy and learn new skills on holiday, you will find a wealth of walks and events to fill your days and evenings during Cowalfest.”<\/p>\n
Those who want a little less activity can simply relax and enjoy the welcome in one of Cowal\u2019s many historic inns, visit the many artists\u2019 galleries and studios, or be awed by the stunning scenery with miles of breathtaking coastline and so much more. There are also horse riding, running and cycling events as well as musical and arts on offer.<\/p>\n
The walks programme includes wildlife, bird watching, drama, photography, art, history, heritage, folklore, tai chi, great gardens, great houses and some great hill walks including the opportunity the complete over 6 days the long distance trail The Cowal Way<\/a>.<\/p>\n Check out the programme at the festival website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Cowalfest, the walking and arts festival based in Cowal, is back for 2013 and kicks off on Friday 4 October. Running until Sunday 13th October, the main attraction is a wide range of walks offering everything for all ages and abilities. The organisers say, “Whether you're a hardy hill walker, a heritage buff, a family group, a wildlife fan or someone who likes to be busy and learn new skills on holiday, you will find a wealth of walks and events to fill your days and evenings during Cowalfest.” Those who want a little less activity can simply relax and…<\/span> <\/p>\n <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9610,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-walking-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9609"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9609\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9611,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9609\/revisions\/9611"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9610"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.walkhighlands.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}