A long walk for a pint
Aug 9–10 in Scotland
For reasons that now escape me, I decided that one thing I absolutely must do is walk from Kinloch Hourn, in Inverness, to Inverie.
Kinloch Hourn, a hamlet with a population of 4 or 5 at most, liesRead more
The walk starts
August 9 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
This is the view, looking back, after an hour or so, across Loch Hourn.
It had been raining.....
August 9 in Scotland ⋅ 🌧 12 °C
And this is the view looking forward. Yes, that is the track.
Barrisdale bay
August 9 in Scotland ⋅ 🌬 12 °C
After slogging up hill and down, and fording three rivers which, helpfully, were in full spate, I finally arrived at Barrisdale Bay, five hours after setting off, to spend the night at a bothy which,Read more
Climbing the bealach
August 10 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Leaving the bothy the next morning, I have a 1500 feet climb up the track (bealach in Gaelic) to the pass at Mam Barrisdale, the notch in the hills in the distance. It had stopped raining.
Mam Barrisdale
August 10 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
This is the view from the top of the pass. (Mam Barrisdale) The tiny bit of blue which you can see in the far distance is Loch Nevis, (the loch of heaven, in some translations) my eventualRead more
Glen an dubh lochain
August 10 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Although I was now going downhill, the path on this side was, if anything, even worse than coming up. Very rocky, slippery and boggy, there was a lot of water coming down the hillside which, when itRead more
The track got better further down
August 10 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
It doesn't look it in this photo , but the loch actually is black in appearance, due to the peat washed into it.
Fortunately, the pub was open
August 10 in Scotland ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
And, eventually, after another five-hour walk, I arrived at Inverie, for the compulsory pint at the Old Forge, the most remote pub in mainland Britain. Then the ferry to Mallaig, train to Fort WilliamRead more
