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….
APRIL 2019
Walk Islay, Jura and Colonsay
21st – 26th April, 2019
Galashiels Mini Walking Festival
26th – 28th April, 2019
Glasgow Kiltwalk
28th April, 2019
MAY 2019
Newton Stewart Walk Fest
10th – 16th May, 2019
Forth Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
11th May 2019, South Queensferry
Erskine Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
11th May 2019, Old Kilpatrick
Tay Bridge Cross Sponsored Walk
11th May 2019, Newport-on-Tay
Ballater-Royal Deeside Walking Festival
18th – 24th May 2019
High Hopes Hike
25th May 2019, Glencoe
Clyde Muirshiel Walking Festival
25th – 27th May 2019, Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park
Angus Glens Walking Festival
30th May – 2nd June, 2019
JUNE 2019
Angus Glens Walking Festival
30th May – 2nd June, 2019
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
Midnight Walk
15th June, 2019, Motherwell
March For Men (Prostate Cancer)
22nd June 2019, Pollock Country Park.
Martin Currie Rob Roy Challenge
22nd June 2019, Kenmore
JULY 2019
Glasgow to Edinburgh Trek
20th – 21st July, 2019
AUGUST 2019
Oor Wullie’s BIG Walk
10th August 2019, Glasgow
Dundee Kiltwalk
18th August, 2019
Walk For Parkinson’s Loch Leven
25th August 2019, Falkirk
Kelpies Canter
31st August 2019, Falkirk
SEPTEMBER 2019
Memory Walks In Scotland
1st September – 6th October, 2019
Walk Together To Help Stop Bowel Cancer
1st September 2019, Edinburgh
Scottish Borders Walking Festival
7th – 14th September 2019, Selkirk
Edinburgh Kiltwalk
15th September, 2019
Laich o’ Moray 50
21st – 22nd September, 2019
Cowal Walking and Arts Festival
27th – 29th September, 2019
OCTOBER 2019
Crieff and Strathearn Drovers Tryst
5th – 12th October, 2019
NOVEMBER 2019
The Flag Walk
30th November 2019, Coatbridge
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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