[2]. The Fastest Known Time (FKT) for the Cape Wrath Trail (following Iain Harper's Cicerone guidebook[1] route) is four days, nine hours and 43 minutes, set by ultra runners Beth Pascall[2] and Damian Hall [3](self-supported) in December 2018. Officially the trail is not endorsed by Scottish Natural Heritage and it is not waymarked or signposted. There are 277 Walkhighlanders who have completed the Cape Wrath Trail To record if you have completed the route, you must register and be logged in. At the end of a long and (truthfully) somewhat boring walk along Loch Eil’s southern shore, I finally reached a point where I could leave the asphalted road behind and start heading north along a … It … In 2020 I also walked a major part of it south to north on my Dover to Cape Wrath walk.. $('.ur').on('click', function() Cape Wrath Trail is a hiking route that runs through the Scottish Highlands and along the west coast of Scotland. Welcome to the Walkhighlands' guide to the Cape Wrath Trail; we have a detailed description and Ordnance Survey mapping covering every stage of the route, accessed via clicking on the stages below. Share your report for the chance to win gear every month. The book. Return to website, Watercolour of Sourlies Bothy, Knoydart by Anthony Harper, Cape Wrath Ultra and getting your mind right for the trail. The alternatives allow differing access to bothies, provisions, stream crossings and scenery. Sign up for occasional email updates with news and updates from the trail. I think its fair to say that keeping your feet in good order is THE most important aspect of any long distance backpack. It is a superb route for very experienced long-distance backpackers, passing through magnificent wild landscapes for most of the route, with the freedom to choose your own exact route; we cover both the common variations starting via Glenfinnan and via the Great Glen. The trek was pioneered in the early 1990s by David Paterson who, in 1996, published a book entitled The Cape Wrath Trail: A New 200-mile Walking Route Through the North-west Scottish Highlands. . It connects with the West Highland Way, North Highland Way and part of an alternative route suggested by Cameron McNeish which follows the Great Glen Way out of Fort William before joining the main route in Glen Shiel. Details of accommodation and services along the way is included in the description of each stage. Starting in Fort William and finishing at Cape Wrath, the 400km, 8-day journey winds through the world's most inspirational landscapes including Knoydart, Kintail, Torridon, Assynt, and Sutherland.
The trail is completely unmarked and passes through extremely wild and rugged terrain, far from services and facilities for much of the distance. Find out where to stay when on the trail. The Cape Wrath Ultra® is Scotland’s finest multi-stage ultra running event. It supports a new guidebook to the route which will be published by Cicerone. The Cape Wrath Trail is one of the world's finest long distance walks. The Cape Wrath Trail is challenging and frustrating, mostly because the "Cape Wrath Trail" is something that someone (probably on the internet) made up. Cape Wrath Trail is a hiking route that runs through the Scottish Highlands and along the west coast of Scotland.