468 Laide to Mungasdale

Posted on October 6, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 4th July 2022]

I chain my e-bike behind a shed near the petrol station in Laide. Today, I’m walking eastwards along the A832. It’s a late start – nearly 2pm – before I get going.

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467 Laide to Mellon Udrigle

Posted on October 5, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on 3rd July 2022]

The little road to Mellon Udrigle is “unsuitable for coaches”, which suits me fine. I’ve parked my van at the end of the road and cycled back to the junction at Laide. The weather forecast promises a mix of sunshine and showers, and I set off in good spirits.

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466b Aultbea to Laide

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 2nd July 2022]

I hide my Scooty bike between a green box and a stone wall, and set off walking onwards from Aultbea to Laide.

First, I must cross a river – the Allt Beithe. A new modern bridge exists, but the old stone bridge is much more photogenic and still available for pedestrians to use. I stop on the other side and take a photo, looking back towards the now-closed hotel.

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466am Mellon Charles to Aultbea

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 2nd July 2022]

I am staying in a B&B that doesn’t do breakfast. This seems a common phenomena in the remote northwest of Scotland, and rather difficult for guests, as there are no cafes around for miles in any direction. But I have my van, and I drive back to the viewpoint above Aultbea, park up, and make my own breakfast.

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465 View point to view point, Drumchork

Posted on September 5, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 20th May 2022]

I return to the viewpoint above Tournaig, and hide my bike (somewhat unsuccessfully) at the bottom of a bank. My heart isn’t in the walk this morning.

Stand and take photos of the view across Loch Ewe. Shame the weather is dull and it is hard to take a decent photograph. Looks like rain over on those mountains.

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464 Naast to Poolewe to Inverewe Viewpoint

Posted on August 26, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 19th May 2022]

I set off down the driveway. My B&B overlooks Loch Ewe, and the view is wonderful despite the dark clouds over the mountains.

Today I’m walking to Poolewe, and then on to a viewpoint further along the road, where I have left my van. If I have the energy, I might walk further… but we’ll see. My distances seem to be getting shorter and shorter!

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463 Cove to Naast

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 18th May 2022]

I wake up to dark clouds. My bedroom is right under the eaves, and the sound of torrential rain hammering down on the skylights does nothing for my dented confidence. Yesterday was a failure. Will today be a washout?

The rain finally clears in the early afternoon, and – miracle – the sun shines down from a blue sky. With no excuse to delay any longer, I pack my rucksack and hop onto my trusty e-bike (Scooty).

Better late than never. It is nearly 5pm by the time I make it back to the Arctic Convoy memorial at the end of the road.

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462 Cove to somewhere near Rubha Reidh

Posted on August 5, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 17th May 2022]

It’s my first trip back to Scotland for nearly two years. I wake very early to soft sunlight, and take a photo out of the window of my Airbnb studio-apartment. Scotland really is very, very beautiful.

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461pm Barrow Haven to the Humber Bridge

Posted on July 23, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 12th November, 2021]

On the other side of the railway bridge, I’m amazed to see a proper, new, public footpath sign. “Heritage Trail”. Well, Lincolnshire, this is a pleasant surprise. A proper footpath!

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461am Goxhill Haven to Barrow Haven

Posted on July 20, 2022 by Ruth Livingstone

[This walk was completed on the 12th November 2021]

Before I return to Manchester today, I’m determined to finish the Lincolnshire coast. I park the Beast in a public car park near the station in Barton on Humber, because today I’m catching a train instead of cycling.

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