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.
I have listed here some of the most popular annual events for all 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 2019….
Most of our walking festivals take place between April and October.
APRIL 2019
Walk Islay, Jura and Colonsay
21st – 26th April, 2019
Galashiels Mini Walking Festival
26th – 28th April, 2019
Forth Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
TBC
Glasgow Kiltwalk
28th April, 2019
MAY 2019
Erskine Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
TBC, Old Kilpatrick
Valley WalkFest
TBC, Irvine Valley.
Newton Stewart Walk Fest
10th – 16th May, 2019
Ballater-Royal Deeside Walking Festival
TBC
High Hopes Hike
TBC, Glencoe
Clyde Muirshiel Walking Festival
TBC
Angus Glens Walking Festival
30th May – 2nd June, 2019
JUNE 2019
Angus Glens Walking Festival
30th May – 2nd June, 2019
Cumbrae Challenge
TBC, Millport
Aberdeen Kiltwalk
2nd June, 2019
Edinburgh Moonwalk
8th June 2019, Holyrood Park
The Cateran Yomp
8th – 9th June 2019, Perthshire
The Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival
14th – 23rd June, 2019
March For Men (Prostate Cancer)
TBC, Pollock Country Park.
Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge
TBC, Kenmore
JULY 2019
Glasgow to Edinburgh Trek
20th – 21st July, 2019
AUGUST 2019
Dundee Kiltwalk
18th August, 2019
Walk For Parkinson’s Loch Leven
TBC, Kinross
SEPTEMBER 2019
Walk Together To Help Stop Bowel Cancer
TBC, Edinburgh
Scottish Borders Walking Festival
7th – 14th September 2019, Selkirk
Blairgowrie & East Perthshire Walking Festival
TBC
Edinburgh Kiltwalk
15th September, 2019
North Lanarkshire Walking Festival
TBC
OCTOBER 2019
Cowal Walking and Arts Festival
TBC
Crieff and Strathearn Drovers Tryst
TBC
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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*Mobility Difficulties
The Loch Leven Heritage Trail Is mostly level ground and barrier-free. It is suitable for wheelchairs and motorised scooters, and it is also bicycle and buggy friendly.
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