Trails Walked
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Ferry Crossings
Days walking
Wild camps
South West Coastal Path - The Return
But this time hiking it all in one go
Trail Length
Planned Start
West Highland Way in Winter
My attempt to walk the West Highland Way in November 2024 in freezing temperatures
Coast to Coast
Walking Alfred Wainwright’s coast to coast footpath in April 2023
South West Coastal Path
Walking the entire 640 miles of the South West Coastal Path split into three segments during September 2023 and June 2024
Highland Hiking
Combining the West Highland Way, a summit of Ben Nevis, and the Great Glen Way into a single adventure
Indecisive
I’m going to be honest up front on this post and tell you the end at the start, just not to give the wrong impression, but I eventually made the decision to leave the trail early. I’m very disappointed and still, even when writing this, thinking I maybe should have...
The low path
Next to Loch Lomond, for some of the path, there is a choice between a low route and a high route. Now, this isn’t the same as the choice you have in the Lake District during the Coast to Coast where the high route takes you high into the hills. No, in this case the...
Could this save the day
It was very cold last night. Definitely the coldest night I’ve ever been camping in. Although not by much in terms of the lowest temperature but it was different this time because it had been really cold all day, cold at night, and the day ahead was also going to be...
Today was easier than yesterday
It was such a relief to get walking. I didn’t sleep at all well last night as I was really quite worried about it all. Again, I don’t think it was the actual route or anything like that, it was just a general worry that probably doesn’t make any logical sense. I was...
Ready for the trail
I’m sitting in my hotel room at the Premier Inn in Milngavie, watching some television, and hoping that this is all going to work out. So far so good. I was worried about where I’d park my motorbike for the week, the ride up to Scotland, if I could strap my rucksack...
Recollections may vary – SWCP recap
I think the phrase, recollections may vary, is usually used to describe how different people might remember the same event. However, I came up with the title because I wanted to write a summary post for my time walking the South West Coastal Path and I realised how my...
A welcome interruption
It wasn't really so much of an interruption, more really a chance to slow down a bit and have a decent conversation with someone. For the whole of this coastal path walk I've met lots of people, and had loads of different conversations, but I'd never actually walked...
An amazing gesture
The hardest thing about a hiking trip, probably obvious if you think about it, isn't actually the walking. The walking is certainly a fundamental part. If you can't walk the distance then you're definitely going to struggle. But I find something else really difficult...
Always take your umbrella
I always ask the same question when I pack for each of my trekking holidays. Shall I pack my umbrella. It always ends up coming on the trip but it does tend to get added and removed from the kit list a few times before a decision is made. Most back packers probably...
Live update
I’m really sorry but I’ve not yet managed to write up my post from the walk yesterday. I went from Yelland to Morthoe. Which isn’t far as the crow flies but a bit of a slog on the coastal path. I’ve set off early today so I’ve not had time to do anything except walk,...
Whoops – but not a disaster
I’d been looking at this part of the route a long time before even arriving on the coastal path. Most times, when there is a bit estuary or river, there is a way to get across. Normally that’s a ferry or sometimes it’s a case of walking across at low tide....
The way it should be
This has been a very challenging but really positive day. There have been really difficult sections of path, followed by more relaxing parts, and then finishing with a proper test of my fitness and resolve. So I’m really happy. The icing on the cake was that a couple...