Cape Wrath Trail in Winter

Well here we are in mid-summer again, sun streaming through the windows and memories of shivering in arctic bothies far away…sound familiar? Anyway, thanks to those of you that got in touch following my last post. It now looks like I may well have a companion for the next attempt on the Cape Wrath Trail this winter. So, at last there may be a few more things to post about on this blog, and fewer tumbleweeds blowing through the place.

It is looking like the winter trip will start from Strathcarron and head northwards to the cape. I’m intending to do the Strathcarron to Sourlies section some time in October, walking South. That way if I actually reach the cape this time, I can definitively say I’ve done the whole thing. Not quite in one go, but as I’m realising, to finish this route at all is a considerable achievement. To do most of it in mid-winter is slightly crazy.

So the inordinate amount of planning starts again, checking maps, train timetables, grid references and distances. While all this goes on I’ve been getting some inspiration from Roger Boston’s website. A veteran of The Great Outdoors Challenge which covers much of the same territory as the Cape Wrath Trail, this makes for fascinating reading with some great photos. Cracking stuff.