Our Scotland walking events and festivals are springing up everywhere to cater for the nation’s growing obsession with keeping fit, losing weight and living healthier lifestyles.
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I have listed some of the most popular annual events for walking enthusiasts. With our great terrain, you can enjoy the best of walking in Scotland with hill, coastal and woodland walks, with routes to suit all, from experienced walkers to beginners.
SCOTLAND WALKING EVENTS AND FESTIVALS 2022….
APRIL 2022
Walk Islay, Jura and Colonsay
TBC
Forth Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
TBC, South Queensferry
Erskine Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
TBC, Old Kilpatrick
Tay Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
TBC, Newport-on-Tay
Galashiels Walking Festival
TBC, Galashiels
MAY 2022
Newton Stewart Walk Fest
6th – 12th May, 2022
Ballater-Royal Deeside Walking Festival
TBC
Clyde Muirshiel Walking Festival
TBC, Greenock Cut
Crieff and Strathearn Drovers Tryst
27th – 30th May, 2022
March For Men (Prostate Cancer)
TBC, Pollock Country Park.
JUNE 2022
The Cateran Yomp
4th – 5th June 2022, Blairgowrie
Midnight Walk
TBC, Motherwell
AUGUST 2022
Scottish Borders Walking Festival
TBC, Jedburgh
SEPTEMBER 2022
Angus Glens Walking Festival
TBC
The Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival
TBC
Ben Nevis Trek
TBC, Fort William
OCTOBER 2022
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UNSCHEDULED WALKS YOU CAN DO ANYTIME….
You don’t have to wait for Scotland walking events to come round. If you prefer doing your own thing, there are lots of fabulous woodland walks all around the country.
One of the walks I have done, and which I highly recommend is Auchincruive, in Ayrshire, just off the Whitletts roundabout. This is actually a series of four walks:
- The Waggonway Trail (3 miles)
- Oswald’s Trail (2.75 miles)
- Three Green Knights Trail (1.5 miles)
- The Farm Trail (2.5 miles)
You can do each walk separately or combine all four together for one longer walk of almost 10 miles. Each of the walks are colour coded and clearly marked, and they all start and finish very conveniently, at the main car park. It’s a fantastic day out.
Another great walk that’s available anytime, is the Greenock Cut. As you pass through Greenock heading for Inverkip, (or vice versa) take the road for Loch Thom until you arrive at the Cornalees Bridge Visitor Centre. Your seven mile walk starts and ends here, and you’ll enjoy some fantastic views across the water to the Island of Bute.
But the longest, and without doubt the most popular and challenging walks in Scotland are the West Highland Way, from Milngavie to Fort William, a distance of 95 miles. This is closely followed by the Great Glen Way from Fort William to Inverness, at 79 miles.
To see the best of the country, Guided Walks And Scrambling Tours are also available.
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