AMONG LOCHS AND GLENS: Hiking the epic 380km Cape Wrath Trail (August 2020)
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- čas přidán 28. 06. 2024
- A beautiful film with full 4K quality drone and camera shots made on the epic Scottish Cape Wrath Trail in August 2020.
"In the summer of 2020, us three friends decided to hike the epic Cape Wrath Trail in Scotland.
The Cape Wrath Trail is a 380km long trail with 13.000m of altitude gain. It starts in Fort William and ends at Cape Wrath: Great Britain’s most north-westerly point. It passes through almost no villages and the most remote parts of Scotland. It is not an official long distance trail, not waymarked and frequently pathless forcing you to navigate cross-country through the rough, wet, bogged terrain. It is considered by many to be UK’s most difficult long distance trail due to the navigational skills needed, the extreme rough terrain and the potential harsh weather.
We set of to hike the trail in 15 days and ended up finishing it in 13.
This is our story: Among Lochs and Glens."
00:00 - Intro
2:07 - Day 1
4:44 - Day 2
6:53 - Day 3
9:00 - Day 4
11:43 - Day 5
14:24 - Day 6
16:13 - Day 7
18:17 - Day 8
20:12 - Day 9
22:02 - Day 10
24:35 - Day 11
26:25 - Day 12
28:59 - Day 13
30:17 - Outro
All music used was purchased from EpidemicSound.
It's weird how when you do these things it's miserable, cold, wet, exhausting, painful etc. Then as soon as you complete it you think "That was great, I wanna do it again!'
Thanks for showcasing our beautiful country. Dutch will always be welcome in Scotland .
day 5 bothy bolt slide success was a highlight for me, seriously --people run this? there is no trail! respect guys
Just discovered this video, well done and really nicely edited
This really was an epic. Really enjoyed watching this, subbed. Oh and I loved the sarcasm too.
Great video guys. Well done.
We have something over here in the U.S. called the Appalachian Trail. It is nice, but this trail, the views are absolutely stunning.
Mooi en inspirerend! Ik heb nog nooit zo hard gelachen tijdens een hiking video. Dit is echt veel leuker als je Nederlander bent. Maar wat een geweldige omgeving.
Awesome video and footage! thanks
That was incredible! Thank you so much for sharing its been really insightful
Thanks for your reply. Planning on doing the trail yourself? We can definitely recommend it!
My son has literally finished Day 1 today which is why I’m so thrilled to have found this wonderful wonderful video ! I can’t tell you how much I have enjoyed watching , the filming was stunning ....congratulations on a journey of a lifetime , wish I could do the Cape Wrath ...but not with the midges ! Thank you so much for an awesome film of an incredible journey
Why can’t you? Just wear a midge net, they are only bad when putting your tent up and down and when you stop hiking otherwise you don’t notice them. Just keep your net and gloves handy put them on before you stop and your ok, they just become an annoyance not a biting annoyance, head over to the smidge website and it tells you all about them with that knowledge you can help avoid them.
I would love to walk this. As someone who lives on the south coast it’s hard to even imagine this is part of the same island… so magical!
Dit jaar voor het eerst ontdekt toen ik in Knoydart een paar munro's wilde beklimmen.. wat een prachtig gebied! In de bothy met meerdere Schotten gesproken en voor volgend jaar staat de Cape Wrath trial op het programma!
This deserves a lot more views.
Great film, encapsulates almost all the bittersweet elements to hiking in Scotland, and that most importantly, when chips are down, you simply need to open a beer 🍺
memorable views, dry humour, showed some of challenging aspects weather, terrain and fauna
Really loved your film. What a top effort and very impressed with how quickly you completed the walk. Also loved how you all maintained your sense of humour throughout.
Thank you for your kind reply! Humor is definitely what's needed during hikes like these...
@@dutchtrailrunning6414 you’re very welcome. Top effort lads 👍🏻
@@dutchtrailrunning6414 if you ever do another long distance trail in the U.K. why not consider the Coast to Coast? It’s got tonnes of variety and great scenery, but you should be able to find a lovely country pub every evening. Plus as it spans the breadth of northern England you won’t have any problems with midges.
Hidden gem.
Great film. Don't know how you manage to walk good distances and film at the time time
I hate it when I come across videos like this! It only makes my list of trips I want to do longer. 😉 Great job with the video!
I was in Scotland with a group of Flemish people earlier in the year (I'm American). Hearing the Dutch felt very normal in the Scottish landscapes. Haha!
Stunning film. Congratulations on the accomplishment.
That was tremendous! Great effort, especially filming along the way. The midges can drive you insane and definitely add another challenging element to hiking in Scotland!
They sure do.
Brilliant film,thanks.
Brings back memories of our trip in 2009.
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what a glorious trail you captured in one glorious film...awesome guys. what an experience!!
Beautifully filmed, an epic adventure well done 👍
prachtige video , en een geweldige prestatie. Ik heb hem met veel plezier gekeken. Zelf heb ik hem ook gelopen in mei 2017, solo , maar onderweg veel mede hikers getroffen en een of soms meerdere dagen mee opgetrokken. Jullie hebben een van de beste , bijna documentaire over de trail gemaakt die ik tot nu toe heb gezien, geweldig.
Hi Walter, bedankt voor je reactie! Ik had je verslag van de route ook gelezen. Wij zijn amper mensen tegen gekomen, een handjevol, met name vanwege de beperkingen rondom het coronavirus. Toen wij er heen gingen was de grens net een paar dagen open en mochten de Britten sinds een week weer verder dan een paar km van hun huis wandelen.
Great video capturing the majesty of the Scottish Highlands easily the most beautiful part of the UK. Well done it didn't look easy. Hoping to do it myself nxt year.
It a very beautiful hike and you made a great video.Thank you so much.Love to do the hike some day.
Epic and thoroughly enjoyable film guys. Something I will never be able to do but following your adventure is the next best thing.
Great video, thankyou for the day by day details such as elevation and distances. I’m currently planning my cape wrath adventure or as some call it the cape rough trail 🤣 make the most of the positives and grind through the negatives, I have saved this video to watch again and again, this weekend I am looking at maps, guidebooks and videos as well as compiling my gear list of wants and needs.
Thanks Steve! Good luck with the planning! I hope you'll experience the same unforgettable hike as we did :)
Inspiring film, looks like you just said fu*k it let’s do the Cape Wrath trail. Bought a map, arrived then absolutely nailed it. Well done guys.
Thanks! Well it certainly took us some preperation! We were gazing at the maps months before we started, so we did prepare!
Fantastic job guys well done. Really enjoyed watching that.
Really great video 😊👍
great video, you guys are hard as nails.
Dag mannen, fraaie video en knappe prestatie om dit in 13 dagen te doen, dat moet worden gezegd. In oktober 2017 en 2018 hebben wij delen van deze tocht gemaakt en het was heel leuk om de bekende plekken in een andere setting terug te zien. Bij jullie was het allemaal groen, wij hadden het meer geel en bruin.
Ook mooi om te zien hoe jullie het aangepakt hebben wat betreft materialen ed. Nogmaals een bijzonder mooi verslag.
René (MoreTravelBooks)
Hi Rene, bedankt voor je vriendelijke bericht!
In de herfst moet het ook prachtig zijn (en wat meer midge-vrij...)
A truly amazing journey the three of you shared together. Thank you for your wonderful video. It is unlikely that I will follow in your footsteps, a bit too epic for me, but I loved seeing the images and the spectacular landscape.
Wow you guys, well done thoroughly enjoyed your epic journey!
Thank you! Means a lot when people enjoy it, makes all the filming and editting worthwhile :)
"The way to Mordor!" LOL
So rad! Glad you managed to get some good weather in the second half!!
Thanks Heather! Yes we were lucky, although we're not sure if we prefere bad weather with no midges or good weather with them...
Awesome video guys 10/10 I'm planning on doing this hike next year and this has been a huge inspiration. Thanks!
What an epic adventure, Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks Dec!
Great job filming this, guys. I'm hiking it at the end of the month. Last minute advice is welcome! :D
*I'm using the Harvey maps and work in the same profession as you guys, if you catch my drift. ;)
fantastic
Awesome film guys, loved watching it! It's on my list and you've inspired me to get planning!
Great to hear you enjoyed the film and will hike there yourself now!
Great fun watching, well done guys
Great vid well-done lads
Awesome vid!
Wow what a film guys…. Watched a lot of vids on the CWT but yours really is great and moving at the end too! Thanks for filming and sharing this! 👍🏻
Thanks for your kind reply!!
Well done lads!
Hey, lekker mooi jongers! A really great wee film. The midges were really bad this year, everyone's saying it, they weren't just following you.
Thanks Fraser! Always great to hear people appreciate a film like this.
Great video lads 👍.
Excellent video, gives a real perspective of what to expect when hiking in remote highland areas. The perfect weather to hike in Scotland for me is slightly over cast (high cloud) with a breeze and 15c, which is normal for summer. But that rain for that length of time must have been tough going, and you cannot choose the weather so you have to take what is thrown at you. Hiking in strong sun and temps over 25c is not ideal conditions in Scotland either, it is a quick way to cook and dehydrate. The ambient temperature on sunny days like that in the highlands is probably only 20 to 25 c but the strength of the sun (UV radiation) will cook you into heat stroke if you are not careful. It is a brutal environment and terrain for humans which is why no one lives there. Well done, you must have good navigation skills too.
Thanks for your reply! The weather determined, for a large part, what the general mood was among us! Luckily we had some great weather in the second week.
Great video, guys ! Great accomplishment! Congratulations, and keep on walking!
Hey Guys, great video. I also walked the trail in August - must have been a couple of days behind you, judging by the weather pattern. An awesome walk .... but the midges were horrific this year!
Hi David, indeed a great walk, although we all agreed if we would hike the trail again it sure would not be in August, midges can really ruin the spirit...
Very cool video - loved it
Absolutely brilliant boys, congratulations! Looks like you ticked off all of the best Scottish features, midges, driech low visibility conditions, harsh blue sky days, bogs (haha!) and pathless terrain.. The question though, is did any of you get any ticks? ;) Really enjoyed this, especially the humour between the guys!
Thanks for your reply! These 'best' Scottish features are what makes this walk such a memorable one!
Leuke video guys, heel herkenbaar (ook de humor 😂). Flinke dagetappes afgelegd trouwens, respect !! Deze trip staat bij ons op de planning voor 2023….nu al zin in 🎉 mag ik vragen waar jullie mee gefilmd hebben, drone die handelbaar is qua formaat ?
Ha Jan & Karen, dank voor je reactie! Leuk dat jullie 'm volgend jaar willen lopen, wordt zeker een pracht-ervaring! Qua handheld gebruikten we een DJI Osmo Action en als Drone de DJI Mini. Beiden brengen wel wat extra gewicht met zich mee, maar voor ons zeker de moeite waard! Succes met de voorbereidingen :)
Erg vet! Ik overwoog deze route ook, maar ik denk dat het met de hoeveelheid midges beter te vermijden valt in juli/augustus...
Nice impression...vanaf volgende maand rond England lopen en als ik zin heb Ierland erachteraan!! Beetje sneeuw en regen en minder Midges in het begin....
Mooi man, geniet ervan!
Prachtige film van een mooie trip. De Cape Wrath Trail staat ook op mijn lijstje.
Doen! Ik kan hem je aanraden, liep hem in 2016.
Damn that's a beautiful trail!! I'm planning on doing a small part of it as part of a larger trip I'm planning to do in 2022. What software did you use to do those cool map animations?? They looked amazing!
Hi Curtis, thanks for your reply and cool you're planning to hike part of the trail as well.
For the map animations I used Google Earth Studio. Quite a hassle to get it right!
Awesome video guys. I'd love to do this one, but certainly for now I lack the fitness and navigational skills - maybe one day. I live in Scotland so a wee tip if you're ever back is to come in May. May is cold enough that the midges haven't yet spawned, but still usually warm enough. Also there seems to be fewer ticks (and tourists) which also helps. September can also be good but I'd avoid June to August (as you now know!).
Out of interest what were you guys doing for food - it looked like you'd had one package sent ahead, is that right? I'm guessing there are no camping stores to stock up on?
Hi Calum,
Thanks for your reply! We would definitely choose to come around May next time; A long dinstance hike in Scotland in August was a mistake we'll only make once.
For food we had 3 packages sent ahead. This was mainly due to the fact that because of COVID all the camping stores were closed, as were some small shops. It was difficult to judge from The Netherlands whether shops would be open or not; so we decided to just send three packages.
Epic shots! Lekker bezig geweest. Ontzettend mooi daar, maar waarschijnlijk konden jullie er niet continu bij stilstaan vanwege het weer en dat je fysiek bezig was. Of viel dat wel mee? Hoe waren de voeten met alle vochtigheid? Respect lui.
Hi Thomas, we hebben zeker genoten hoor! Ondanks het weer en de fysieke uitdaging!
Hey guys. Thank you so much for the Video. Just a few questions in regards to your tour, since I am planning to do the trail myself next year.
1. did you had any difficulties finding the path during the hike? I always hear, that the navigation skills must be on point, however, with a good map and basics understanding of altitude shown on maps etc. it should be fine, right?
2. In which time of the year did you do the trip?
3. Which maps would you recommend for the trip?
Hey! Thanks for your reply.
The navigation question is difficult to answer. All three of us work in the Dutch Armed Forces and have thus been trained quite thoroughly in our navigation skills. We didn't experience too many problems, although I can imagine that when the weather is tough and visibility is low there are certainly stretches that can be very challenging to navigate.
We hiked in August and would definitely not recommend anyone to hike the trail during this period due to the many many midges.
We used the standard Cape Wrath Trail Harvey Maps (consisting of 2 maps), worked absolutely fine!
@@dutchtrailrunning6414 Hey guys. Thank you so much for the answers. Good to hear that. Well, I am thinking of doing the trail in the beginning of may, since then there wont be too many midges, however, the weather should be kind alright :) Thanks for the hint in regards to the maps, I was already looking into them and will order them soon in order to prepare.
An absolutely epic video!! One question, what did you do when you go to cape wraith? Did you then hike to the nearest place to get on public transport to go back down south?
Thank you! On arrival (after drinking a beer) the Ozone Cafe owner John brought us to the Kyle of Durness where a small ferry took us to the other side of the Kyle. From there we hiked a few more miles to Durness from where we went back south.
@@dutchtrailrunning6414 Out of curiosity, was the cafe open and serving?
Yes it (luckily) was!
What time of year did you go
How was midge situation guys on your trip?
Mooi avontuur mannen! Wat voor drone setup hebben jullie gebruikt?
Zo klein, licht en simpel als maar kan: DJI Mavic Mini. Perfect voor zo'n trip, prima kwaliteit, snel opgezet en weer terug in de tas. :)
13:14 Ha....ha
Prachtige film! Hadden jullie voor het aanvatten van deze trail al veel ervaring met navigeren en bewandelen van lange afstanden? Grts Mtts
Bedankt! Het was voor ons alle drie verreweg de langste wandeling die we ooit gelopen hadden. Navigeren, ook buiten de paden om, hadden we alle drie al wel ruimer ervaring mee.
Great film. Well made.
Looks crazy with the midgets. Did you know in advance that August was midget high season?
I live part time in Scotland, and always tell people to avoid the highland is June to August because of the midgets.
Hi Andreas, thank you for your reply!
We had heard from several people to avoid August but due to holiday restraints we had no other option than to go for August. Would definitely not choose to hike the CWT again in August though.
just watched a few minutes, what ye do for food ?
Can I ask, is the Coire thollaidh Bothy and the Corryhully the same location?
Yes it is, and was closed during the summer.
@@dutchtrailrunning6414 Thanks, call me crazy but I"m hoping to do it this winter, it might be cold and snowy, but at least there won't be any midges.
It was interesting to learn that the dutch word for f_____g is f_____g : )
Haha yes... It was hard to find videos during editting that were 'suitable'..
what was the average daily and night temperature?
Hi, Night around 5-10 and day around 10-15 celcius.
hey! I would love to be able to use some of your images in a new film I am making. how can I get into contact with you? cheers!
Hi! Send me an email to dutchtrailrunning@gmail.com and I'll respond quicker than here, sorry I'm currently travelling 😅
Visited there with the RAF in 1985, very outdoorsy pretty, bleak, no chippy, shite weather but a jewel in the crown all the same.
Hi guys. Normally I’d absolutely love this video, but I thought Bothies are only meant to be used in emergencies at the moment (since Covid).
Did you check with the Mountain Bothies Association before you set off?
leave them alone, the chance of them catching covid from abothy in the far north west is unlikely, id say they would be more likely to die from a bear or wolf
so much whining in 32 minutes ! possibly a world record !
Thanks for the compliment! Looking forward to see your videos 😀