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 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 2021….
APRIL 2021
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
23rd – 25th April 2021, Galashiels
MAY 2021
Ballater-Royal Deeside Walking Festival
15th – 21st May, 2021
Crieff and Strathearn Drovers Tryst
TBC
High Hopes Hike
TBC, West Highland Way
Clyde Muirshiel Walking Festival
TBC, Greenock cut
Angus Glens Walking Festival
TBC
March For Men (Prostate Cancer)
TBC, Pollock Country Park.
JUNE 2021
Angus Glens Walking Festival
TBC
The Cateran Yomp
5th – 6th June 2021, Blairgowrie
The Moray Walking & Outdoor Festival
11th – 21st June 2021
Edinburgh Moonwalk
12th June 2021, Holyrood Park
Midnight Walk
TBC, Motherwell
AUGUST 2021
Oor Wullie’s BIG Walk
TBC, Glasgow
Scotland’s Kiltwalk
29th August 2021, Glasgow
Kelpies Canter
TBC, Falkirk
SEPTEMBER 2021
Walk Together To Help Stop Bowel Cancer
TBC, Edinburgh
Scottish Borders Walking Festival
TBC, Jedburgh
Ben Nevis Trek
26th September 2021, fort William
Cowal Walking and Arts Festival
TBC
OCTOBER 2021
Laich o’ Moray 50
9th – 10th October, 2021
NOVEMBER 2021
The Flag Walk
TBC, 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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