Glen Coe is pretty much as good as it gets in Scotland when it comes to mountain scenery. We’d driven through the area back in 2014 but the only photo and therefore the only thing that seems to stick in my memory is a field of burnt orange moorland and a rainbow. I didn’t even…
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Mountain hikes and bugling stags | The Scottish highlands
After a rainy day doing deeds around Fort William the sun started to poke out and the sky cleared. We decided to head straight to Glen Nevis, a valley surrounded on both sides by dramatic mountains. It was a very scenic drive with the evening sun casting a beautiful glow over the mountains. We pulled…
Cave adventures and mountain hikes | Isle of Skye, Scotland
I’m not a huge fan of caves, I find them extremely creepy and I’m scared of darkness. But, here we were, driving to a cave on the coast of Skye which can only be accessed at low tide. It was a very scenic drive down to the tiny coastal village of Elgol and clouds were…
Hiking the Black Cuillins | Isle of Skye
The Black Cuillin’s are up there with the most beautiful and challenging mountains to hike in Scotland. They look like proper mountains, almost menacing and they live up to their ‘black’ name due to them being the eroded remains of a magma chamber from a huge volcano. They’re mainly made up of black gabbro rock…
Rainbows, ridge hikes and curious cows in Kintail | Scotland
Scotland is renowned for getting it’s fair share of rain and we were about to get our worst stint of weather on this whole trip. The forecast was suggesting about a week of heavy rain which basically meant no hiking for us because we’ve learnt that it’s just not fun getting soaked and having nowhere…
The best mountain hikes in Torridon | Scotland
It was our first time exploring the Torridon region – for some reason we foolishly bypassed it when we were in the area 7 years ago and we were amazed that we missed such a stunning spot. It was raining when we arrived but sunshine was predicted for tomorrow so we set our alarms nice…
Hiking the legendary An Teallach & exploring Gairloch | Scotland
After a few days of heavy rain the forecast finally looked promising for us to do a hike up to An Teallach, said to be one of the best mountain hikes in Britain. It would be roughly 20km and 1400m of elevation gain but we’d be rewarded with some of the best views around. While…
Mountain hikes and idyllic beaches along the NC500 | Assynt, Scotland
We made our way south on the NC500 where mountain vistas were reflected in calm lochs. Even though we were a little exhausted after yesterday’s big hike I’d read about a route up Quinag, said to be one of Scotland’s best hill walks. It didn’t seem too tough or long so with tired legs we…
Back on mainland Scotland | Driving the NC500
It was a bit of a shock arriving back on the Scottish mainland after 6 weeks in the northern isles. But it was September now so we were hoping the busy season was over and the crowds of people had gone back home…we were wrong. Our plan was to drive along the famous NC500, a…
Spectacular cliffs and rock formations along the coast of Shetland
We began today’s hike with a stroll along a stony beach where we came across a dead seal. It had been preserved by the sun, it’s skin pulled tight and leathery, similar to the ancient Egyptians, with an awkward set of teeth protruded out like Austin Powers. Like almost every hike we’ve done in Shetland…
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