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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Update 16th September 2022 – Toby: My sincere apologies for taking so long to write the last three days’ posts. Returning home, I was immediately thrown into all sorts of things which couldn’t be delayed.…