Hey folks, I'm looking for a round-trip starting from Edinburgh, around 50km to 100km with some wildcamping along the way.

Do you have any recommendations or tips for me?

Cheers and thanks in advance!

Myself and a few friends want to drive up to a train station in west Scotland and do a couple days worth of hiking and camping, reaching another station and getting a train back to the car. Does anyone have any recommendations of stations/walks/areas/places to consider. This'll be happening in May next year which leaves plenty time to plan.

Me and a friend are planning on climbing Ben Nevis this Saturday. We ideally want to climb the CMD route. My question is is it safe to do so? We are very well prepared have all the necessary equipment etc. we both have a fair amount of hiking and climbing experience but reading online seems to give very different accounts of how safe it is. Any advice is appreciated, thanks.

Hi everyone ! So I'm planning a trip to Scotland in May and we had kinda a hard time deciding what we wanted to do. We are kinda all round and want to see a bit of all - cities, countryside, loch, mountains... And we actually felt RESTRAINED by a 8-days trip (but that is what it is).

So... We planned like this :

day 1 : arrival at edinbourgh airport in the evening, maybe some walk in the city, why not arthur's seat calton hill ?...

day 2 : Visiting edinburgh, chocolatarium (ofc !), a Edinburgh Castle and Hollyrood House if possible. Car travel to Glasgow.

day 3 : Glasgow, Kelvingrove gallery, Botanic Garden, Riverside museum , Glasgow cathedral... and some more if we can.

day 4 : car travel to loch lomond, hiking around the loch and speed boat trip on the loch if we can find some nice company. Sleeping next to loch lomond.

day 5 : car travel to glen coe, hiking around glen coe and glen etive, then at the night we take the car back to skye island where we sleep.

day 6 : hiking on skye island.

day 7 : Maybe some hiking in the morning then car travel, back to the continent and Oban. If we have time, some walk around the City, distillery visit... (i guess we will have to choose between Skye and Oban here).

day 8 : taking the ferry to isles of Staffa, Lunga and Iona (all day trip, organized by staffatours). Going back to edinburgh around midnight. SLEEPING.

day 9 : SLEEPING. And going back to the airport in the evening (17h).

We had to choose between either Oban, Inverness or Ben Nevis (fort william), or even Avermore : (

Took a trip up to Cruachan Dam in the snow today

Me and my partner are visiting Aviemore in January. We're avid hikers with our 3 husky breed dogs, doing anywhere from 10-15 mile walks most weekends in the South of England.

Sounds silly but in all honesty we just wanted to see some snow, having 3 husky dogs that haven't interacted much with it before.

So just wanted some advice really e.g. anything equipment/clothing wise I should bring, good walks that aren't scaling mountains or have sudden drops would be great too haha. Any good places to eat / grab a drink that are nice also.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone, I'm doing Ben Nevis in April 2025 (last weekend of). I consider myself an experienced hiker and wild camper but I'm a lake district, moors and dales man. I've challenged myself to do Nevis next year aswell as the other national 3 peaks. I've done all the reading and route planning, I'm doing the CDM Arete. What I'm looking for is the advice from people who have done it at a similar time of year, and was there anything you didn't plan for or that you overlooked? Thank you in Advance for any helpful comments

Hi everyone! Ill be in scotland for a vacation for 6 months starting next month and im planning to hike. Im from philippines and I love hiking and would love to join. do you know any guided hikes here? Thank you!

Curious if there are any official Scarpa boot repairers in Scotland?

My boots need resoling...

Thought I'd follow up on my post noticing how hostile the Highlands has become to campers over the past decade. I've just finished up a season working on the Caledonian Canal whilst living in my van, and it's alive and well. Just needs some regulation. First of all, I'll admit to illegally parking most nights. Forestry Commision car parks were my main stay. After seeing how much we struggled to get staff, I figured that they probably weren't checking remote car parks in the middle of the night.

I've seen the damage that the summer rush of campers brings, and it isn't pretty. I try and do my bit by taking rubbish out when I find it, but some things just boggle the mind eg, piles of shit on laybys in Glencoe. Not the attempt to take a dump in the moss and bury it type, just straight on the tarmac. Also, to the van life folks who think it's okay to turn up to a public car park at midnight and start a private rave, you're the issue.

Back to the point, I've felt overwhelmingly welcomed by the community whilst living out of my van. People can be a little apprehensive at first, but once they realise you actually give a shit about the area and are giving back in some form, they're all for it.

Hopefully just a wee reminder to those enjoying the highlands in their vans to respect the area and give back if you can.

Hey all! I am going to be travelling to the UK in May from Canada, and me and my two buddies are looking at hiking the John Muir Way, or another overnight backpacking trail in Scotland. We are experienced hikers and are excited for the history and character than UK trails have to offer!

We have a few questions about logistics we need a bit of help with, and Reddit seems like a good place to start:

1. We want to cap the hike at 4-5 days, and are looking at just doing the eastern half of the John Muir Way, starting in Edinburgh and walking east along the coastline. Any thoughts on this plan? Will there be varied/interesting sights? As mentioned we are looking to see some historical sites if possible - there are no castles where we come from!

2. Do you have any alternative recommendations for a scenic 4-5 days overnighter in Scotland? Ideally with easy transportation connections to Edinburgh. We are ok with more difficult terrain.

3. This hike is part of a longer trip to Europe, during which we do not want to be carrying all our camping gear. We. will be travelling before and after the hike - ideally we'd like to ship our boxes of camping gear from Canada to Edinburgh, have someone (post office/hostel/other) hold it for us until we get there, pick it up and go for the hike, then ship it back home. Any suggestions for going about this? Does this sound practicable? I have done this in Canada before but don't know how UK post feels about hanging on the big packages, possibly for weeks at a time.

Thanks so much for whatever info you can share!

https://www.scotsman.com/news/hiker-31-reported-missing-after-camping-in-the-highlands-has-been-found-4850695

Stuart Phillips has been found safe.

I love getting out and about but my knees are like jelly just now so i can't walk far with gear. Im not asking to share your favourite quiet spots just any half decent places i can park the car, pitch up for a night maybe 2 then clean up and move onto another place. I refuse to pay crazy money to camp on a site and you're not allowed to have a small fire to keep warm, not allowed tarps/awnings/gazebos etc, no toilet facilities etc cheers

I’m on the hunt for a good multi day backpacking hike for next spring and struggling to settle on one. I’ve done multiple big trips this year like the west highland way & the lairig ghru, so I’m comparing every walk to those even though I shouldn’t.

could anyone share any insights, pros / cons, experience etc about the following walks or similar so I can stop comparing & get planning.

ill be doing it with my daughter so ideally some varied terrain, some nice views, the option to wild camp / campsite & close to the highlands would be great.

• rob roy way
• hebridian way
• skye trail
• east highland way

I did look into the speyside way but the fact they keep extending it somewhat puts me off. the affric kintail way is already on my list & is being planned also!

any & all help appreciated

I wanted to ask if anyone had experience hiking the full 100 KM St. Margaret's way from Edinburgh to St. Andrew's? If so what was your experience and could you offer any advice?

I am Canadian and visiting for a wedding, aftwerwards I have about 8 days to travel Scotland in mid November. I had heard about hill walking from a relative and I thought it sounded amazing. While researching I found the st Andrew's way website and I thought doing a multi day walk would be a new way to see the country. I've previously been up to the highlands with my family.

My plan: leave my luggage in Edinburgh and walk with a 22 L backpack with essentials.

Walk to st Andrew's over the course of 4ish days, staying in hotels and hostels along the way. Then take the train back to Edinburgh.

I'm a fit 31 yr old woman who has experience with long hikes and knows how to pack for multi day camping trips.

Does this sound realistic? Feel free to tell me if im being unrealistic, as someone who is unfamiliar with the area it would be good to know if im biting off more than I can chew.

Hey! Myself and my partner would love to take some time splitboarding with a guide early January somewhere in Scotland. We have all the gear except the avi kit and have done a fair few adventures on the splitboards when we did seasons in the Alps (21/22 being the last). Any recommendations on location or guides/packages would be AMAZING

I (32F) moved to Edinburgh from the US late this summer and I've been getting into walking rural Scotland. I've never hiked seriously before but am pretty fit from many years of road and trail running, for instance I did Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy on the West Highland Way yesterday in about 6 hours moving time.

I don't want to sit in Edinburgh (or even the Pentlands etc) all winter because I get stir-crazy if I don't get out of town once a month or so. Looking for some trips for Nov/Jan/Feb/Mar that would fit these requirements:

• Doable in a weekend (including some of Friday) or as a long day trip using public transit from Edinburgh. Ideal transit time is between 1 and 3 hours.
• If overnight, have hostel accommodation (I don't want to wild camp in winter and have never done it alone before in any season)
• About 20km of walking per day, can do more if one of the walks/a part of the walk is runnable terrain
• Moderate elevation and terrain
• Bonus points for a one-way walk

I've already done:

• Ardlui to Bridge of Orchy on the WHW
• Balmaha-Rowardennan on the WHW
• Ben Lomond via Ptarmigan
• Aviemore: Loch an Eilein, Loch Morlich (pretty but kind of too easy, considered running instead), Coire an t-Sneachda from ski center (nice)

Some ideas:

• Glencoe as 2.5 day trip, access using CityLink and stay at the youth hostel
• Corrour, same idea except access by train. But for this or Glencoe I'm nervous about the possibility of snow (could lose a whole day to bad weather). Also at the outer limit of how far I want to travel for short days.
• Stages of Rob Roy Way or other long-distance walks toward the south
• A couple Trossachs hills stuck together

Other ideas?

How quiet will it be, on the sections by Loch Lomond? Might do some with my dog and ideally we'll not meet many people.

Where’s good to surf on the north coast when the swells straight west? Does is still wrap in to the likes of Thurso East?

Hi there, I have a hiking and camping trip planned next week from Blair Atholl to Aviemore, 37 miles passing the Red House Bothy, Corrour Bothy and then through the Lairig Ghru. I'm a fairly experienced camper/hiker in chilly weather, but it's the first time I go hiking outside of summer. I think the route is generally pretty safe since it passes through the lower valleys and I pass the bothies, but it seems to have been raining quite a lot and there's the Geldie Burn ford that could potentially be a hazard (I do have water shoes for fording). So I'm looking for any general advice or things I might have overlooked. I also assume midge season is over? Much thanks!

Next summer we are looking to hike some of the kintyre way as will be only there for 2/3 days.

Question is of the seven sections is there any would highly recommend. Thought about doing carradale to Campbell town then to Southend?

I have winter walking in crampons experience in Scotland and want to move towards slightly steeper and more committed terrain. I'm still a bit of a baby about exposure so am not keen on ridges for now but would like to get some suggestions for easier or even 'easiest' gullies in winter conditions. Grade 1 no more.
At least once this winter I will be going with a friend and his dad who has a decent level of mountaineering experience so not going to blast into an avalanche prone gully on my own. Thanks!

Looking for suggestions of forests that ate currently turning and changing colours now autumn is well and truly here.

Thanks

Arite troops. Finding myself lucky to have a Monday off at the start of November so thinking to spend the weekend somewhere with access to some good hikes. Would be leaving Glasgow Sat AM, and heading up to Aberdeen on Monday. Was thinking of staying in Crianlarich sat&sun and attempting Ben more on the Sunday, probably something lighter on Saturday afternoon? Been to arrochar plenty times so fancying something different. Wondering if anyone has any other ideas of where could be decent or advice about Ben more early November? Cheers!

Ps have a good level of experience and fitness but will probably be on my own, so nothing daft will be attempted. Might take some gps communication with me as never know what might happen?

Edit- travelling by bus or train and planning to hotel it for accommodation. Have winter gear if really necessary but that’ll be based on the forecast closer to the time

Hi Reddit,

Was trying to figure out where to post, so thought this could be a good group to ask.

I'm a pro photographer specialising in outdoor and adventure imagery, and currently on the lookout for new personal projects. I'm currently in the NW around Ullapool and looking to see if I can find some interesting people who would be happy to let me shoot them - fishermen, crofters, foresters... Anyone who grafts hard in the rugged terrain that is Scotland.

Would be interested to hear if anyone would be happy to recommend anyone.

Thanks!

I'm planning a spring trip to Scotland and want to hike the Isle of Skye...what are the best travel guides and tour companies for this?