River Ayr Way 3

Day 3 Stair – Ayr (12 miles) Unlike the previous night I had a comfortable nights sleep, I would imagine mainly due to the cloud cover keeping things fairly mild.  I could even go as far as saying that it was too warm in the tent – I was in fact sweating my nads off, [...]

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River Ayr Way 2

Day 2 Sorn(ish) – Stair (17 Miles) It hadn’t been the most comfortable night I’ve ever had in the tent, in fact, if I’m honest it was pretty damn cold, especially early in the morning before the sun had come up properly.  In an attempt to warm up, the sleeping bag was dispensed with and [...]

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River Ayr Way 1

Day 1 Glenbuck – Sorn(ish) (16 miles) With the good weather coming to an end (20 plus degrees in Scotland in March!?) I had a small window of opportunity to bag a short trail, and one that was relatively local to boot. The River Ayr Way had been on the radar for a while, the [...]

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Tibbie Sheils and the Southern Upland Way

Tibbie Sheils and the Southern Upland Way   With the weather forecast being pretty reasonable, I decided to return to the Borders and walk a section of the Southern Upland Way (SUW), returning to Tibbie Shiels via a route that would in essence create a giant figure-of-eight loop. I had managed to extract myself from [...]

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Cumbria Way 4

Cumbria Way Day 4 Elterwater – Conistion (approx 9 Miles) Today we had a lie in.  After the monster walk yesterday this was to be a nice short day across to Coniston via the splendid Tarn Hows.  After a leisurely breakfast we set off in fine weather, clear skies and high temperatures.  It was almost [...]

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Cumbria Way 3

Cumbria Way Day 3 Keswick – Elterwater (23 Miles) So far, we had been lucky with the weather and the forecast for the day ahead wasn’t too bad.  Some light showers were to appear in the morning, but more importantly the sun was due to make an unscheduled appearance in the late afternoon. After getting [...]

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Cumbria Way 2

Cumbria Way Day 2 Caldbeck – Keswick 18 Miles (Via Western Route) At the start of day two, although the wind had died down, there was still a fair breeze (understatement of the year) to contend with.  This was even at the lower levels in Caldbeck.  A visit to the local shop/post office/petrol station provided [...]

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Annandale Way – Day 4

Hoddom Castle – Sea  10 Miles The final day started with a fine mist at the campsite, but thankfully no rain.  The distance was short, and although we were chasing the bus from Dumfries there was no real need to make a very early start.  Setting off from the castle at 9 am we were [...]

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Annandale Way – Day 1

Moffat – Devils Beeftub – Moffat (14 Miles) Our trail started on Sunday 10th April with a bus journey to Moffat.  The weather had been astounding in Glasgow and that carried on as we left Buchanan Street Bus Station on the X74, an unusually cheery driver entertaining the passengers with his quick wit and banter. [...]

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Annandale Way – Introduction

The Annandale Way   The number of Long Distance Paths in Scotland is growing steadily with the West Highland Way being one of the most iconic in Britain.  All others seem to hide from the limelight, preferring to bask in the reflective glory of their older sibling.  Some like the Great Glen Way and the [...]

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