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Alison’s Hut-to-Hut Packing List Every time I go for a hike with a group of folks I send out a packing list. People don’t always follow it, but they can’t say I didn’t try to help keep those trail pack weights down once we’re out there hiking. I love to travel light. It is freeing …
GR7 in Spain Day 6: Capileira to Soportújar (via Pampaneira) 12 miles 2500 ft of elevation up and 3000 ft of elevation down We woke up to sunshine on the last day of our walk on the GR7. I had originally planned for us to only walk the five miles to Pampaneira. However it seemed …
GR7 in Spain Day 5: Pitres to Capileira 6 miles 1500 ft of elevation up and 800 ft of elevation down We had a slightly later start on Day 5 of the GR7 as we were not trying to cover as many miles. I had a second loop hike above Capileira in reserve in …
GR7 in Spain Day 4: Trevélez to Pitres 11 miles 2650 ft of elevation up and 3625 ft of elevation down Alternate title for this day: Does anyone see the trail? After waiting for what seemed like forever for breakfast at our lodging in Trevélez, we finally set off on Day 4 of the …
GR7 in Spain Day 3: Bérchules to Trevélez 11 miles 3000 feet of elevation up and 2200 of elevation down We woke up early for Day 3 of our walk on the GR7 in Spain. Because we had our breakfast already prepared in the fridge we could choose the time, a small luxury when you’re …
GR7 in Spain Day 2: Yegen to Bérchules OR alternatively this day could be titled: Make Love to the Water We headed out early on Day 2, our first REAL walking day on the GR7. We would cover over 10 miles with some more significant elevation drops and gains on our way to the next …
GR7 Spain: Day 1: Mecina Alfahar to Yegen It’s often a mystery to me how a trail ends up on my list of ones I’m hoping to get around to. I heard about the GR7 in Spain from several sources, but I think the main reason I finally put it on the calendar and made …
Kinlochleven to Fort William 15 miles 1388 feet of elevation We woke up early and SO well rested at the West Highland Lodge. And it was cold outside! Our first truly cold day! Honestly, today we had the Scottish weather I had prepared us for! We made coffee and tea in the kitchen and took …
Glencoe Mountain Resort to Kinlochleven 10 miles 1624 ft Did I say yesterday that we’d perhaps begun to get a little overconfident about finishing our last couple of days on the West Highland Way? Maybe it was that I thought we’d mostly faced the variety of challenges that might arise on our hike that I …
Bridge of Orchy to Glencoe Mountain Resort 12 miles 1700 feet of elevation Any day that starts with coffee in a comfy bed staring out the window at the mountains is a dream day in my book. Then later in the dining room at the Bridge of Orchy Hotel, the host gave us a table …
Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy 7 miles 383 ft of elevation I was determined to stay in these little Hobbit huts on this trip as they are adorable and cozy. And I would 100% stay in them again. (We are staying in something similar again in a couple of nights.) But it is noteworthy that …
Inverarnan to Tyndrum 12 miles 2313 feet Today was one of those days that could convert even the most confirmed city girl into a lover of hiking. The sun came out and stayed out. The paths were smooth. The views of the surrounding hills were gorgeous. It was an absolutely perfect day! Of course I …
Rowardennan to Inverarnan 14.5 miles 1430 feet of elevation Day 3 started with a line for toast and coffee, a trip to the shed outside to put our bags for the transfer service and the most unreal blue sky over our heads. Really. I haven’t seen a sky that clear in the UK in a …
Drymen to Rowardennan 15 miles 2204 ft of elevation Breakfast started at 8am in The Drymen Inn, which we did good to make, even though we’d been drinking coffee in our room since 6:30am. It was just that we found it difficult to move from our beds. But it wasn’t raining when we woke up …
Milngavie to Drymen 12 miles Elevation: 1358 ft I fell asleep to the sound of rain coming down hard on the pavement. When I woke up it was still steadily coming down. I swirled a little instant coffee into some hot water and crawled back into bed with my mug. I studied the maps and …
I didn’t originally plan to hike the 95 mile long West Highland Way this year. It’s one of those trips that evolved out of email exchanges and fellow hikers’ hopes and dreams. When a friend told me last Christmas that they wanted to do a through-hike in Scotland this year, I remembered that when I …
Day 5 on the Rota Vicentina The Fisherman’s Trail Vila do Bispo to Cabo de San Vincente 14.5 km/9 miles You can find all of the Rota Vicentina posts here. We all woke up well-rested and happy for our final day on the trail. The breakfast at our guest house, Pure Fonte Velha in Vila …
Day 4 on the Rota Vicentina The Fisherman’s Trail Carrapateira to Vila do Bispo 16 km/9.6 miles You can find all of the Rota Vicentina posts here. On Day 4, we had a decision to make. The Rota Vicentina is a network of trails. Sometimes all the trails converge and there is only one trail, …
Day 3 on the Rota Vicentina The Fisherman’s Trail Arrifana to Carrapateira 20 km/12.4 miles You can find all of the Rota Vicentina posts here. Day 3 started with some happy faces because we had a beautiful breakfast at the Utopia Guest House and another day of sunshine! We walked a while to get …
Day 2 on the Rota Vicentina The Fisherman’s Trail Praia de Monte Clerigo to Arrifana 13 km/7 miles You can find all of the Rota Vicentina posts here. I woke up before everyone else on our second walking day. (It’s always an advantage not to have jet lag.) We didn’t need to get an …