386 km · ↑ 11 000 m · 10 days · April/May 2023 · GB
Britain’s toughest long-distance trek, through unmarked Scottish wilderness.
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How Dávid headed off to Scotland for the Cape Wrath Trail Hey everyone, my dear sister Mária kindly agreed to publish my “travel diary” on this site. My name’s Dávid, and I love my family (D+M+Ľ+H+A), running, hiking and tree pruning, in that order. Back in 2015, my friend Bučo and I hiked the Slovak…
27.4.2023 Thursday Fort William – Corryhully bothy 40 km – 690 m ↑ In the morning Peťa drives me into town for the Camusnagaul ferry. We say our goodbyes — hopefully see each other again in 10 days. The little boat carries me across to the other shore of Loch Linnhe for 2 pounds, where…
28.4.2023 Friday Corryhully bothy – Barrisdale bothy 44 km – 1535 m ↑ – 84 km total It rains all night, luckily easing off by dawn. In the morning my roommates sing happy birthday to me, pour some Scotch whisky, and I say my goodbyes and head off. Today I’ve got 3 passes planned. I…
29.4.2023 Saturday Barrisdale bothy – Morvich Allt an Leoid Ghaineamhaich 39 km – 1610 m ↑ – 123 km total I wake up around seven. It blew hard all night, glad I slept indoors. I say goodbye to the group, pay up, and head off around eight. The first stretch today is up and down…
30.4.2023 Sunday Morvich – Craig 46 km – 1636 m ↑ – 169 km total First night in the tent. A shower wakes me before six in the morning and I can’t get back to sleep. There’s condensation in the tent, I try wiping it down but don’t have much luck. I pack up and…
1.5.2023 Monday Craig – Shenavall bothy 45 km – 1200 m ↑ – 214 km total I wake up in a soft bed around seven. Really don’t feel like leaving it. There was some mild snoring from roommates in the night, luckily I had earplugs. I slowly eat breakfast, porridge and black tea. I set…
2.5.2023 Tuesday Shenavall bothy – Schoolhouse bothy 46 km – 1215 m ↑ – 260 km total I’m woken in the morning by a dog licking my face as it passes by. I have breakfast and set off around half past 7. Straight up steeply from the bothy toward the pass, then zigzagging through bogs,…
3.5.2023 Wednesday Schoolhouse bothy – Inchnadamph 40 km – 800 m ↑ – 300 km total I really don’t feel like it this morning, waking up pretty stiff and beat up. After breakfast I set off after eight. Today’s first stretch is toward Oykel Bridge, about 6 km of regular farm road. From Oykel Bridge…
4.5.2023 Thursday Inchnadamph – Loch na Seilge 40 km – 2250 m ↑ – 340 km total A proper windstorm’s blowing since morning, was rough at night too. The tent walls kept pressing against my sleeping bag, which got a bit damp because of it. I pack up the tent and head off before eight…
5.5.2023 Friday Loch na Seilge – Sandwood bay 35 km – 900 m ↑ – 375 km total I don’t sleep at all during the night, the wind’s howling terribly and I keep waking up. Around five it shifts direction a bit and it looks like it is going to tear the tent apart and…