The Rob Roy trail offers an accessible hiking experience, highlighted by well-marked paths and varying weather conditions. Essential gear includes sturdy footwear and layered clothing for humidity. Preparing for first aid and ensuring dinner reservations are important. Booking accommodations well in advance is recommended to enjoy the adventure fully.
Well we completed the last day (two days ago) – ended up being a great hike with a simple up/down hill (1000 feet) but mid-hike there’s a very small town with a chocolate shop – oh wasn’t someone surprised and excited to see that! We were out the door by 9 a.m., hiked the first five miles pretty fast and were able to have a nice break before finishing the last five miles into Pitlochry. […]
The trek has officially covered 70 miles, with one day left for about ten miles. Today was enjoyable, despite challenging steps at the end. Encounters with wildlife were limited, and weather conditions improved. After shopping for underwear, a satisfying dinner was enjoyed. The trip has so far avoided significant rain.
Well today was a really good one – the walk for the first couple of miles was again on asphalt (yuck) and uphill, but then once you get off of that it was a great trail/road then a formal trail with mushy / muddy spots and everything you could want in a trail. We did about 2000 vertical feet today – climbing across the nearby mountain to then descend into another loch. But once away […]
Well the hike today turned into a little more than we were thinking – we took a detour to see Rob Roy’s grave (see pics) – who was a notorious outlaw in this region, so fitting for us to go visit, especially wince we are hiking the “Rob Roy Trail”. Today started with a little misty/rain – and that was fine but then add a little wind and it was pretty cold. Of course you […]
Today started out great! – Woke up and looked out the window, expecting slight drizzle and surprise – I could see blue sky through the lifting fog. We stayed at a very nice B&B in Callander – owned by a nice younger couple – so things were a bit more modern than the night before. Excellent breakfast and we were off around 10, electing to leave a bit later today since the distance wasn’t so […]
Dear gentle reader… you’ll be excited to learn that our two traveling souls woke up in Aberfoyle to a brisk morning, prepared to encounter rain, but that never happened and the sun came out and it was a great day indeed! (ha if you get the reference…) So the hiking today is mostly on logging roads – and a lot of the forest has been harvested – so you’re walking through a bunch of torn […]
After a delightful breakfast and a smooth ride to Drymen, the author settles into a cozy inn. They express gratitude for their blog followers and reflect on the ease of traveling in the area, especially with English signage. The day includes a hike with scenic views of Loch Lomond and some amusing local anecdotes. Tomorrow's weather looks promising for hiking.
I was realizing last night at 3 am that I still wasn’t 100% converted to Portugal time and was probably mid-Atlantic ocean somewhere in my struggle to be fully converted to the Europe timezone. Cindy and I are able to be here sans Hayden & Gavin and boy is it a change. I also realized that when we started this blog we were in South America, the boys were eight years younger (as were we) […]
Well, it has been a good long while since my last post, and alot has happened since. After driving to Nasca and staying a night, we had gooten used to sea level again. Driving to Ica, we got to see some of the Nasca Lines. While you are driving the Panamerican north, you can stop at two watchtowers, and you pay two soles. We decided not to do the airplane tour, because we watched […]
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