
A happy soul takes a walk
Walking for Dementia UK
Backpacking
Wildcamping
Long Distance Trails
West Highland Way Backwards
West Highland Way
South West Coastal Path
Hebridean Way
Great Glen Way Backwards
Great Glen Way
Cotswold Way
Coast to Coast
Ben Nevis – Forest Trail

Latest Challenge
Scottish Winter Adventure
Walking the Hebridean Way, the Great Glen Way, and the West Highland Way in Winter

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Days on the trail
122
Steps
4,639,646
Distance Covered
2,303 miles
Total ascent
106,754 metres
Calories Burnt
364,285
Trails Walked
10
The Long Walk Home
Walking from Bristol to Leicester

South West Coastal Path – The Return
But this time hiking it all in one go

West Highland Way in Winter
My attempt to walk the West Highland Way in November 2024 in freezing temperatures

Highland Hiking
Combining the West Highland Way, a summit of Ben Nevis, and the Great Glen Way into a single adventure

Spirit Repaired
by Ben | 18 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
Today was easier than yesterday
by Ben | 18 November 2024 | West Highland Way in Winter | 4 Comments
Annoying diversions and then pretty perfect
by Ben | 29 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Rules are there to be broken
by Ben | 20 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 1 Comment
Eau de sock
by Ben | 10 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 3 Comments
It’s noisy here
by Ben | 15 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Scottish Winter Adventure – The Plan
by Ben | 30 October 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 5 Comments
Good composition?
by Ben | 11 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
So much to remember
by Ben | 22 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Eau de sock
by Ben | 10 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 3 Comments
Am I still enough?
by Ben | 14 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
Whoops – but not a disaster
by Ben | 7 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
None of this makes sense
by Ben | 27 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Spirit Repaired
by Ben | 18 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
Ferries do cheer you up
by Ben | 16 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
SW Coastal Path – the return
by Ben | 24 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
When I finished the Great Glen Way, despite part of me feeling that I wasn’t sure I had another walk in me, I started plotting my next move
Always take your umbrella
by Ben | 8 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
It can’t make up its mind
by Ben | 23 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas
by Ben | 13 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure | 1 Comment
Too early for doubts
by Ben | 5 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 8 Comments
Foot right off the gas
by Ben | 25 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 5 Comments
Scottish Winter Adventure – The Plan
by Ben | 30 October 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 5 Comments
Future Ben should be grateful
by Ben | 21 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
It’s noisy here
by Ben | 15 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Apparently sleep is important
by Ben | 30 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 0 Comments
A nice little stroll
by Ben | 24 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
In comes the mist
by Ben | 1 October 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
SW Coastal Path – the return
by Ben | 24 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
When I finished the Great Glen Way, despite part of me feeling that I wasn’t sure I had another walk in me, I started plotting my next move
Don’t worry – you’ll burn it off
by Ben | 3 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 0 Comments
Ferries do cheer you up
by Ben | 16 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
Cutting corners
by Ben | 6 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 4 Comments
Foot right off the gas
by Ben | 25 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 5 Comments
None of this makes sense
by Ben | 27 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Time to recharge my batteries
by Ben | 24 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Click the like button
by Ben | 16 November 2025 | Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 3 Comments
Spirit Repaired
by Ben | 18 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
Today was easier than yesterday
by Ben | 18 November 2024 | West Highland Way in Winter | 4 Comments
A day of several halves
by Ben | 17 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Something doesn’t add up
by Ben | 30 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Don’t sweat the little stuff
by Ben | 6 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 2 Comments
News from the Trail
So many ferries
by Ben | 20 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Sometimes I get confused
by Ben | 12 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Yay – the Garmin was not a waste of money
by Ben | 23 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 3 Comments
Foot right off the gas
by Ben | 25 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 5 Comments
A nice little stroll
by Ben | 24 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
Don’t worry – you’ll burn it off
by Ben | 3 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 0 Comments
A welcome interruption
by Ben | 10 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Getting better at the pole vault
by Ben | 9 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
It was easier on a boat
by Ben | 28 April 2024 | Great Glen Way, Highland Hiking | 0 Comments
Happy snail on the trail
by Ben | 5 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
We’ve lost the moon
by Ben | 14 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
In comes the mist
by Ben | 1 October 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Should I stay or should I go
by Ben | 9 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 1 Comment
Infinite Progress
by Ben | 10 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
Appalling diet
by Ben | 17 November 2025 | Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 1 Comment
Scottish Winter Adventure – The Plan
by Ben | 30 October 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 5 Comments
A significant diversion
by Ben | 27 April 2024 | Great Glen Way, Highland Hiking | 0 Comments
Day of the Triffids
by Ben | 7 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
Eau de sock
by Ben | 10 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 3 Comments
Pizza to the rescue
by Ben | 13 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Ferries do cheer you up
by Ben | 16 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
South West Coastal Path
Walking the entire 630 miles of the South West Coastal Path split into three sections during September 2023 and June 2024

Coast to Coast
Walking Alfred Wainwright’s coast to coast footpath in April 2023

