- June 6th, 2018
- 22.4km | ascent 624m | descent 652m
- Sallochy campsite, £7
- Thistle
- Gorse and a glorious blue sky day in Scotland
- And there were heaps of people on the trail, all heading up Conic Hill
- The winding trail up Conic Hill with the constant chorus of cuckoo birds
- On Conic Hill with a view of Loch Lomond
- View of Loch Lomond from Conic Hill
- View of Loch Lomond from Conic Hill
- A hiker descending Conic Hill
- A steak and ale pie for lunch at the Oak Tree Inn in Balmaha
- Hikers heading around Loch Lomond
- The shore of Loch Lomond
- Thistle waymark
- Gorgeous woodland
- Rocky shore of Loch Lomond
- My camp for the night on the shore of Loch Lomond at Sallochy campsite
- West Highland Way day 2, Easter Drumquhassle farm to Sallochy campsite
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Looks amazing! That is not the same tent which you used on PCT?
Can i ask also what you use for a camping mat?
You’re inspiring me to get out and do some of these hikes in UK.
Thank you Kat
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Hi Aidan,
No this isn’t the same tent I used on the PCT, that was a non-free-standing tent from Yama Mountain Gear that used my hiking poles instead of regular tent poles. I still have and love that tent, but I just wasn’t sure what the terrain would be like so I decided to take the free-standing tent with me (in case I was camping on concrete etc and couldn’t use pegs). My mat is what I was using on the PCT, a women’s Neoair Xlite. I’ll add a gear list to the blog 😉
There’s so many incredible hikes in the UK, I’m hoping to hike the National Trails next year 🙂
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Thanks Kat, look forward to the rest of your blog. I have a Camino planned for October, Salamanca to Santiago. Next year i will definitely plan for some of the UK trails, like the Pennine Way, Hadrians Wall or your recent one, WHW.
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Buen Camino!!
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