22.7 miles – showers, some heavy, turning to drizzle My premise has been that if I made it to Fort William I would make it to Hastings. I knew that nothing could be worse than… Day 19: Corriehullie Bothy – Glenfinnan – A830 – Corpath – Fort William – Glen Nevis Hostel
16.6 miles – blustery, later sustained galeforce or stormforce winds, driving heavy rain I want to give you some idea of what the conditions were like. for a start, the ‘gashes’ in the mountainside in… Day 18: Sources Bothy – Strathan – Corriehullie Bothy
16.5 miles – wind gusting to galeforce, frequent showers, some torrential I was treated to more gorgeous views of Loch Hourn and rainbows. there would appear to be gold on the other shore; too far… Day 17: Skiary – Barnisdale – Souries Bothy
13.5 miles – cloudy, misty rain, a few spots of sunshine The Knoydart Peninsula is renowned as being the wildest, most rugged, most beautiful part of the Cape Wrath Trail – and the hardest walking.… Day 16: Shiell Bridge – Kinloch Hourn – Skiary
11.7 miles – pale grey skies, light, desultory rain The path leading to the Falls of Glomach is slow because if you were to put one foot wrong you would plummet. So instead I took… Day 15: Strath Duilleach – Falls of Glomach – Morvich – Shiel Bridge
15.6 miles – cloudy with welcome sunny patches Throughout the day I crossed not a single road and only passed two habitable dwellings. This part of the walk was through broad, treeless, deer-denuded glens. This… Day 14: Bealach Bhearnais – Loch an Loagh – Loch Calvie – Maol Bhuidi Bothy – Strath Duilleach
14.9 miles – warm sunshine and puffy clouds, becoming bright and cold I packed up in a cloud of midges and soft, warm sunshine. The woodland I had chosen for my pitch was a wonderland,… Day 13: Coulin – Achnashellach Station – Allt a Chonais glen – Bealach Bhearnais
12.9 miles – hot sunshine Frustrating start as the indistinct path I had intended to follow disappeared altogether into deep heather. At well under 1 mph, with a steep ascent and another 9 miles of… Day 12: Torridon – waist-deep, pathless heather – Torridon again – The A896 back towards Kinlochewe – Coulin
23.3 miles – limpid sunshine, a stiffening breeze, still 20C+ in the evening A second joy-filled day. Slow over the peat bog section, but now I was only expecting 1 mph, which is what I… Day 11: Loch an Nid – Loch Fada – Kinlochewe – Torridon
14 miles – limpid sunshine, warm dry air After feeling so despondent the day before the warm, glorious sunshine, feeling almost Mediterranean lifted my spirits. It was a day of pure joy. There was a… Day 10: Invereal – River Dundonnell glen – Loch an Nid (as celebrated in Mornington Crescent)
11.7 miles – unadulterated sunshine with clouds herding in in the morning, heavy rain turning to drizzle in the afternoon. details to follow when time and signal permit.
10.8 miles – welcome sunshine and clouds Text to follow when time and signal permit. Details to follow when time and signal permit.
During which I vegitated, ate fish and chips, and found my first propper pub.
20.1 miles – cloudy with drizzle much of the time Most of the text to follow. But I need to explain that I arrived at oykel Bridge completely exhausted and a day behind schedule. The… Day 6: Inchnadamph – Oykel Bridge
11.0 miles – dry in the morning, drizzle later Text to follow when time and signal permit.
11.8 miles -dry but cloudy The tent did make it through the night, bless it! I slept for twelve, wonderful hours. There were more deluges of rain, more howling wind, but the tent stood up… Day 4: Ben Dreavie – Glendhu Bothy – Glencoul Bothy
13.5 miles – overcast but mainly dry until the cataclysm Written as a Postscript Before the start of the walk, I had no idea whether I would finish it, or even complete the Cape Wrath… Day 3: Loch a Garbh bhaid Beag – Ben Dreavie
17.5 miles – gailforce winds, torrential rain, hail. A day of highs and lows… High: the spectacularly beautiful Sandwood Bay; Low: a powerful headwind driving torrential rain into my face; High: Andy from GPS Training… Day 2: Strathcailleach Bothy – Sandwood Bay – Kinlochbervie -Rhiconich – Loch a Garbh bhaid Beag
10 miles – cloudy, wet, and windy, occasional sunshine Before the Start Wednesday 25th May 2022 dawned bright and clear. I knew to get to the ferry early to ensure myself a place, as it… Day 1: Cape Wrath – Strathchailleach Bothy
The bus runs thrice a week; there were nine people onboard; I was the only one going all the way to Durness: it is a remote and the most far-flung village of our island. A… Day 0 – The Journey North II: Inverness to Durness