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
Should I stay or should I go
by Ben | 9 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 1 Comment
Future Ben should be grateful
by Ben | 21 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 1 Comment
It’s beginning to smell a lot like Christmas
by Ben | 13 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure | 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
Getting better at the pole vault
by Ben | 9 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
Never before has a strawberry tasted so good
by Ben | 2 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
We’ve lost the moon
by Ben | 14 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
A nice little stroll
by Ben | 24 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
Rules are there to be broken
by Ben | 20 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
Should I stay or should I go
by Ben | 9 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 1 Comment
Don’t sweat the little stuff
by Ben | 6 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 2 Comments
Rules are there to be broken
by Ben | 20 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 0 Comments
So much to remember
by Ben | 22 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Annoying diversions and then pretty perfect
by Ben | 29 September 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
Recollections may vary – SWCP recap
by Ben | 15 November 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Looking back on my first attempt to walk the South West Coastal Path
Highland Hiking – The Plan
by Ben | 15 April 2024 | Ben Nevis Climb, Great Glen Way, Highland Hiking | 0 Comments
I will walk the West Highland Way in April, wild camping where permitted. Have a day off in Fort William, and weather dependant, climb Ben Nevis (so not really a day off). Finally I will walk to Inverness along the Great Glen Way. This ticks all boxes plus a bonus box…
Toastie feet
by Ben | 19 November 2025 | Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 0 Comments
Storm Agnes 1 – Ben 0
by Ben | 27 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
Future Ben should be grateful
by Ben | 21 April 2024 | Highland Hiking, West Highland Way | 1 Comment
Go west, then east a bit
by Ben | 2 October 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 5 Comments
The path from Lamorna carried on in the same vane as it’d arrived. Really slippy, lots of polished rocks to climb, and complex parts to navigate. It was a really fun path but not one you could rush. The rocks are so smooth and worn that they seem almost metallic. Unfortunately when it’s wet this makes them very slippy. I knew it was about 10 miles to Lands End and at this rate I wouldn’t be there any time soon.
So much to remember
by Ben | 22 September 2023 | 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
Cutting corners
by Ben | 6 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 4 Comments
Two days to remember
by Ben | 19 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
Something doesn’t add up
by Ben | 30 June 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Sometimes the trail tells you to pause
by Ben | 21 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
It’s noisy here
by Ben | 15 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Never before has a strawberry tasted so good
by Ben | 2 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Spirit Repaired
by Ben | 18 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 3 Comments
Always check your settings
by Ben | 8 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 2 Comments
The way it should be
by Ben | 6 July 2024 | 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
A happy man takes a walk
by Ben | 20 November 2025 | Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 6 Comments
Two days to remember
by Ben | 19 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
So this is why you shouldn’t hike in the dark
by Ben | 11 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 4 Comments
No time for long goodbyes
by Ben | 15 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 3 Comments
News from the Trail
Highland Hiking – The Plan
by Ben | 15 April 2024 | Ben Nevis Climb, Great Glen Way, Highland Hiking | 0 Comments
I will walk the West Highland Way in April, wild camping where permitted. Have a day off in Fort William, and weather dependant, climb Ben Nevis (so not really a day off). Finally I will walk to Inverness along the Great Glen Way. This ticks all boxes plus a bonus box…
The way it should be
by Ben | 6 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Storm Agnes 1 – Ben 0
by Ben | 27 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
Should I stay or should I go
by Ben | 9 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 1 Comment
In comes the mist
by Ben | 1 October 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
Infinite Progress
by Ben | 10 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
A day of several halves
by Ben | 17 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 0 Comments
So much to remember
by Ben | 22 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
Two days to remember
by Ben | 19 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
Happy snail on the trail
by Ben | 5 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Toastie feet
by Ben | 19 November 2025 | Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 0 Comments
It’s noisy here
by Ben | 15 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Whoops – but not a disaster
by Ben | 7 July 2024 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
Foot right off the gas
by Ben | 25 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 5 Comments
So this is why you shouldn’t hike in the dark
by Ben | 11 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 4 Comments
It can’t make up its mind
by Ben | 23 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 2 Comments
Don’t worry – you’ll burn it off
by Ben | 3 May 2025 | South West Coastal Path (2025) | 0 Comments
Pizza to the rescue
by Ben | 13 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 | 0 Comments
So many ferries
by Ben | 20 September 2023 | South West Coastal Path (2023-2024) | 1 Comment
No time for long goodbyes
by Ben | 15 November 2025 | Great Glen Way Backwards, Scottish Winter Adventure, West Highland Way Backwards | 3 Comments
Getting better at the pole vault
by Ben | 9 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 0 Comments
Eau de sock
by Ben | 10 November 2025 | Hebridean Way, Scottish Winter Adventure | 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
