West Highland Way – Day 2 – Easter Drumquhassle farm to Sallochy campsite

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

4 responses to “West Highland Way – Day 2 – Easter Drumquhassle farm to Sallochy campsite”

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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followingthearrows July 20, 2018 at 4:55 pm · · Reply →

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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