Isle of Skye Trail | Post-Hike Reflections & Tips 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

In this video, shot the day after completing the Isle of Skye trail, I reflect on my experience of the hike, and offer some hopefully useful tips. For more information on this hike, please see my Skye Trail blog at jonnyboywander.com/skye-trail/
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:37 - When to go
1:51 - How long is needed
2:58 - Which direction
3:37 - Why I did North to South
6:37 - Wildcamping
7:40 - Food
8:34 - Water
10:36 - Thoughts on trail
11:00 - Navigation
12:23 - Quietness of trail
13:16 - Wrap up
GPX Files and Guide: www.walkhighlands.co.uk/skye/...
Map: www.amazon.co.uk/Skye-Trail-H...
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[@jonnyboywander]

Thanks for watching! See my full travel blog on the Isle of Skye Trail here. 󠁧󠁧󠁢󠁳jonnyboywander.com/skye-trail/

[@frambo7]

I am hoping to do the 1st half of the trail with a mate in September. Starting in Rubha Hunish & finishing in Portree. This & your Skye trail vid have been helpful in my prep..Thanks. We are doing the Cumbria way in May & did the WHW last April Ive definetly got the bug for theses thru hikes ATB Simon🙋

[@jonnyboywander]

Good stuff, let me know how you get on. Would love to do the Cumbria Way one day too. 👍