My Scottish Winter Hiking Adventure

Hebridean Way → Great Glen Way → West Highland Way
The Plan

Map Key

Hebridean Way

Great Glen Way

West Highland Way

Ferry

Bus

Train

Status:
Walk Complete

Lat, long:
55.94151, -4.31756

Location:
Milngavie

Distance Covered

263.66 miles

Days on the trail

15 days

Steps

528,712

Total ascent

8,103 metres

Calories Burnt

33,104

Average Speed

3.1 mph

Moving Time

85 hrs 21 mins

Distance Remaining

0.00 miles
Cutting corners

Cutting corners

Based on the conditions yesterday I was fairly confident I would be taking a different route up through the islands. I didn’t think it would be any longer or shorter, I imagined roughly the same, but would cut out some of the climbs where the paths had become water...

Too early for doubts

Too early for doubts

I suppose I thought, because there had already been a few issues in even getting up to Scotland and with my health, that once I started my walk everything would fall nicely into place and things would go smoothly. I was slightly disappointed when the weather forecast...

Scottish Winter Adventure – The Plan

Scottish Winter Adventure – The Plan

I'm scared! As I write this, a few days before my departure date, I'm nervous. I'm looking out of the window, and occasionally, when I dare, looking at the weather forecasts, and I do wonder if this is a wise thing to do. I'm half expecting to get off the ferry and be...