Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
We left Lauterbrunnen in the morning and took trains to Zermatt. I enjoyed the journey as 3 changes kept it interesting and stopped boredom setting in. On arrival in Zermatt there were dark clouds overhead and a threat of thunderstorms on the weather forecast. An Afternoon in Zermatt As we headed back into the centre, … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 6 & 7
Day 4: Grindelwald to Lauterbrunnen As we’re on a tour of the area we opted for the point to point walk. We could have walked from Grindelwald but our route guide suggested a train to Alpiglen was the best option, cutting out a bit of ascent and picking up the route that would lead along … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 4 & 5
Day 1: Meiringen We arrived in Meiringen late on Monday evening after a long day having travelled via Amsterdam to Zurich and onwards by train. Aware that we had various options over dinner for walking to Grindelwald, we browsed the route guides, only at this point realising that the most scenic route involved a train … Continue reading Summer in Switzerland: Days 1-3
An impromptu night away as a result of Bruce’s weather watching, alongside a day off together, saw us head for Drumnadrochit on Saturday afternoon. Staying at the Loch Ness Drumnadrochit Hotel, I was pleasantly surprised by the standard of accommodation. The only downside was the thin walls but it appeared that everyone else was also … Continue reading A’ Chralaig and Mullach Fraoch-choire: two for a fine day
Our second Bonfest saw a very special year for the festival team, this being their 20th year and it being the year that the legendary Bon Scott would have turned 80 years old. Having had such a great time last year, my sister and I had booked our tickets (and bell tent) early, hoping to … Continue reading 20 / 80 Bonfest Celebrations
As a change from my Sunday trail running, Bruce having a day off and my uni work finally submitted, we went out for a walk together. Needing to stop off at the outdoor shop in Banchory, I got a lie in and a lazy start to Sunday. Glen Dye The car park at Clachnaben was … Continue reading Clachnaben Circuit
Knowing it was quite a long day, we set off around 8:30 am. One of the fun things about this final day is that pretty much everyone is doing the same route so folks are like ants on the trail when it opens up. As always, the initial climb out of Kinlochleven was pretty brutal. … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 7: Kinlochleven to Fort William
Having slept really well last night at Inveroran we were ready for an earlier start. We’d opted for 7:30 am breakfast to allow us to get out early ahead of a long day. Still living on last night’s dinner (I added a delicious lemon meringue tart to my main course), I didn’t feel ready for … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 6: Inveroran to Kinlochleven
After a good night’s sleep at Bridge of Orchy and the best breakfast of the Way thus far (scrambled eggs and smoked salmon), we caught the bus back along to Tyndrum to walk back past Bridge of Orchy again on route to Inveroran. This was our planned hill day but due to a fair bit … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 5: Tyndrum to Inveroran
Picking up where we left off yesterday, we caught the bus back to Crianlarich this morning, pleased to learn that the Ember bus left Inverarnan earlier than Citylink, thus buying us an extra 45 minutes to dodge the rain / sleet / hail due to begin early afternoon. An additional bonus was that I got … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 4: Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy
Clare, happiest outdoors! 