Hiking 15-Miles To Mainland Britain's Most Remote Village
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- čas přidán 8. 06. 2024
- Knoydart, sometimes known as Scotland's last wilderness, is a 55,000-acre peninsula located between Loch Nevis (which means heaven, in some Gaelic translations) and Loch Hourn (which means hell). It’s one of mainland Britain's most remote areas and is the only sizeable area in Britain that remains inaccessible to vehicles. It’s accessible only by foot or boat.
Over the next two days, I’ll be hiking a 15-mile route alone across the Knoydart Peninsula in the Scottish Highlands from Kinloch Hourn to Inverie, the most remote community on mainland Britain. Inverie is an isolated community and is home to the Old Forge, the UK's most remote pub.
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If you're considering doing this same hike, please ensure you have the correct equipment and are ready for all weather conditions. While I was lucky with sunny weather, remember that in Scotland, the weather can change quickly and conditions can turn dangerous. Knoydart is a very remote and isolated place and there is no phone network for the majority of the hike.
Very wise words with the recent sad news of Dr Michael Mosley's death while taking a short walk on the Greek Island of Symi.
@@heather333so awful 😢
What footwear have you got on Ruth.
@@gordy3714 Dachstein boots. In the Arran video I showed them close up!
Ruth, on the subject of hiking equipment, in my part of the world, we insist on taking a hiking staff when going away from a well trodden path. You could twist an ankle or worst still, break a leg. In those cases, a staff with a good piece of thin rope can save your life in a remote location and provide assistance. Also, again in my location, a staff can ward off a snake or some suchlike.
One of the pleasures of Ruth's videos is that she doesn't pretend to be some infallible travel expert. If she steps in a bog, or worries about deer, or has trouble with her cooker, it's all included.
May be more personal pleasure dude …
What you were looking at, 23.51 on the video, they are dollop mounds created by a 360 ° digger (usually), it is ground preparation for planting tree seedlings, the seedling is planted on the dollop, it gives the seedling a chance to establish before the grass, bracken or rushes choke the young tree out. Great videos Ruth, thank you.
Thanks for that information!
I did this walk with my Fell Terrier about 20 years ago. The bothy was much more basic in those days. Met some guys there who were climbing the local hills, other than that did not see any one on the trail. The first day was good weather, the second day it was very wet. Walked to the pub and had a beer before getting on boat back to Mallaig. I certainly recognise parts of the trail - it was a good trip down memory land.
I’m so glad you enjoyed it and thanks for sharing your memories!
What beautiful scenery! Thank you for taking us along ❤️
Thanks for watching!
As a boy I was always told to filter water before drinking it. My science teacher’s brother died after drinking water from a stream. Upon investigating the cause, a dead sheep was found up stream from where he drank. When I saw Ruth drink the water I thought about that, then when she showed us the dead deer later, it just reinforced the point. You can get bottles with filters, definitely better to be safe. Besides the gloom, I never knew about this place-I wonder if a mountain bike can get along that path? If you can catch the weather this would be perfect.
H2O2
What's almost as bad is when people openly defecate near a water source...
@MsMesem , that's hydrogen peroxide, you muppet.
Scottish water pure clean.
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Hello from the states. Another beautiful journey through the Scottish countryside. Can't wait to see it in person. You are a perfect tour guide 😊Best wishes.
Thanks for watching Ron!
I made it to Scotland last month for the 1st time and it truly is awe inspiring for sure!
My wife and I got married at Duns Castle 14 years ago and we love Scotland so much. In 2025 we will return for our anniversary. We look at your videos and we are considering a hiking tour (light hiking) haha mainly because of your lovely videos. Stay safe and be well from Florida.
That sounds amazing, hopefully the weather will be good for you!
Beautiful scenery, and another great episode. Make sure you use a filter if you’re going to drink from the streams. That dead deer is a prime example of why you should never drink straight from a stream. You don’t know what’s just up stream from you, and it could put you in hospital, or worse!
Yes very true! I’ll make sure to get one for my next hike!
What an incredible journey to mainland Britain's most remote village! The Knoydart Peninsula looks absolutely stunning, and your 15-mile solo hike from Kinloch Hourn to Inverie sounds like an unforgettable adventure. The scenery and the sense of isolation are truly captivating. Thanks for sharing this amazing trek and all the detailed information. I can't wait to see more of your adventures in Scotland!
Cheers,
Simon - Tales From Abroad
Thank you Simon! More adventures coming soon 👍
WOW, Ruth, what a beautiful sight!! Enjoy!
Blessings
Amazing trip. Thanks a lot for sharing.
Wonderful Ruth, awesome, thank you so much
What an amazing adventure! So exciting
I love your honest reviews and opinions Ruth.
Fantastic, incredible views and peace and quiet. Well done on that hike, don't think I would manage it anymore. Thank you for bringing us along.
The views were incredible! Thanks for watching!
Beautyfull places and glad to found ya again dear RuthSan😊
Lovely to you getting more adventurous 👍
Fantastic, and you always manage to look great. Well done!
Thank you for sharing, Ruth! Love your vlogs!
Thanks for watching!
Great Video these are the type of show that the main TV channels should be showing us.
Glad you think so! Thank you.
Another great adventure thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching Peter!
Well done Ruth, good job, great hike, beautiful scenery, I'll look forward to next week and Inverie, I was there a few years ago by boat from Mallaig to visit The Old Forge pub ❤
That was some hike!👍👍
Truly enjoyed this video,thanks for sharing 🇨🇦
Thank you for watching!
Loved this one! So beautiful and peaceful.
Thanks!
Wonderful video. Such wonderful scenery and wildlife!!
Thanks!
Thank you Ruth! I really enjoyed this
Thanks for watching Rob!
Another beautiful video of the Scottish countryside and a much better Bothy experience for you.....wishing I was my younger and fitter self to be able to enjoy a hike ....hope you have a great week ahead Ruth x
Hello Ruth, so nice to see parts of Scotland that I am unable reach. many thanks for the good video. Regards. Andrew.
Magnificent. Thanks Ruth.❤
Thanks for watching!
Great views Ruth. What a beautiful place.
Thank you 😊
Amazing video, thanks Ruth. ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you soooooo much for uploading this wonderful video - I love Scotland and somedays I'll be back there! 😉💜🦊
Hi Ruth, that was a great walk, fantastic scenery.
It was fantastic!
Great video again thanks for sharing enjoy.
Thanks for watching!
A great video Ruth ,Thank you very much!
Glad you liked it!
Wonderful post! Can't wait to see this remote village!
Very soon!
You went off grid...wow...that's wonderful. Great video. 😀
What a beautiful hike! Thanks for sharing it with us!!
Glad you enjoyed it! 😍
Thanks so much for sharing this Ruth. It looks an amazing place
It is, thanks for watching Mark!
Fantastic Ruth, so beautiful and you hit the weather just right, can't wait for part 2
Was so lucky with the weather!
Such a great video! Thanks so much for showing us this spectacular area. Your presentation is wonderful. ❤
Thanks Del!
What a stunningly beautiful trek! You earned your rest in Inverie. I hope the rest of your hike is just as lovely; I can hardly wait to see. This is quite an experience ... Go Ruth!
Thanks Eric! I was so happy to reach Inverie! 😂
Very beautiful country in all areas! Thank you for bringing us along to enjoy!
Thanks Rick!
Nice hike, beautiful landscape.
It really is so beautiful!
Amazing area to explore. Love your videos Ruth. ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
Stunning. ❤
What a great adventure in a beautiful spot. I'm glad you met nice people along the way. Thanks for sharing, I'm looking forward to the next episode.
Thank you!
Ruth, that was amazing. Thank you for sharing all of the beautiful Scottish scenery, and the hiccups along the way :)
Glad you enjoyed it!
Wow! What a beautiful area of Scotland! Great video, and outstanding drone shots as well. Thanks for taking us along,
Thank you, glad you liked the drone shots!
What a wonderful hike. That is some beautiful scenery to walk through.
It's a lovely area!
Very nice vid Ruth ❤️
Lovely part of 🏴
Looking forward to the next chapter 👌👌
Thanks Gareth!
How inspiring!
What a beautiful hike and what a beautiful video. You really show and portray Scotland at its best!
Thanks for watching Marjorie!
Fabulous scenery, l so look forward to your Sunday evening videos. Thanks.
Thank you!
I really like outdoor videos like this. Especially your videos. Thank you for sharing your trips.
Glad you like them!
Thank you , Ruth, for sharing your adventure and your beautiful country! ❤
Thanks for watching!
A wonderful adventure. I love your videos.
Thank you very much! 😊
Deer will attack people. It is very rare. It almost always happens during the rut and almost always when people get too close to the bucks during the rut. Give them space during the rut and you won’t be bothered.
I have the original Jet Boil and love it for heating water and have used it a couple of times for a stew. It will hold the propane can, burner assembly, and the stand The smaller one does seem to have a packing issue. I use freeze dried food packs for the back country.
Having said all that. This was a fantastic video. I really enjoyed the scenery and your commentary. Beautiful places.
Love your videos. Living vicariously though them.
Thank you so much! ❤️
Beautiful walk with absolutely stunning scenery
It really is! I loved it 😍
A remarkable walk on your own. Glorious views
Loved going along with you on this hike - amazing countryside.
Thanks for watching!
Really such a wonderful episode, and a spectacular hike.
Thanks so much for the work you put into “taking us along”.
Glad you enjoyed it!
What a great video. Stunning landscapes and coming along with you feels just amazing ❤
I’m glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching!
Well, Miss Ruth, all the views look more breathtaking when you are in them! Beauty just adds to beauty! God Bless Miss Ruth!
Great video
Definitely added to bucket list
I love your presenting style
😊
Thanks so much! 😊
great video, amazing wilderness
Many thanks 😊
I so love, and look forward to, your episodes! You are a stellar ambassador to Scotland my friend! Seeing your homeland from your perspective is enlightening and beautiful...Thank you!
Thank you so much!
Think I’ve found my new favourite channel Ruth. You look like you have a blast on these adventures. Thanks for sharing your experiences 🙏🏻
Thanks so much! 😊
Enjoying and loving your video's . Thankyou for sharing. Watching from the South Island New Zealand. :)
Thanks for watching! Love New Zealand 🇳🇿😍
Great video Ruth, groet uit Nederland 👋
What a lovely area. First the drive in then followed by an amazing walk. Oh yesss. Mega.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching 😊
Loved this! Now added to my TO-DO 😁👌
Fantastic!
good video ,the scenery there is great.
Thanks 👍 Yes, stunning scenery 😍
I was so glad when i saw you had put up your new video! It was such a treat with all of the beautiful scenery and water along the way. I just love your videos and your enthusiasm. Will be looking forward to the next one!!😊
Thank you so much Jane!
So calm ❤
Love this video Ruth! I watched it on the big screen so I could really enjoy those beautiful views! That hike was amazing! It’s a lot of funny to meet people from other countries. I’m sure you enjoy your conversations with them. Looking forward to the next one! Keep up the great work! ❤
Thanks Mary! It is always nice to meet people from other countries and hear about why they came to Scotland!
Loved this, your drone work is brilliant ❤
Thanks so much! 😊
This looks epic!
another nice video THANKS
Thanks again!
Wow! Ruth, what a beautiful sight view area. Awesome friend 🫶 ❣️
Thanks for watching Adrian!
Hey Ruth😊Another great video allowing us to enjoy some outstanding natural beauty. Thank you so much. ☀️☀️😎😎
Thank you for watching!
Such stunning scenery and you were lucky with the weather! Really enjoyed this video. It was a real tonic for the soul as I took a quick work break. :)
The scenery really is amazing 😍
Wow, Ruth, another fabulous video. I’ve done the walk from Kinloch Hourn to Barrisdale and back twice, staying at the bothy 2 nights each time, with the aim of climbing Ladhar Bheinn, the most westerly Munro on the Scottish mainland - didn’t manage it the first visit, which is why I had to go back a second time. I found the hike from Kinloch Hourn really strenuous - that little burn you found so easy was in spate at the time and quite tough to cross. And Barrisdale Bothy is a great place. I’d love to go back, but probably beyond me now 😢
It is a beautiful place. Well done on conquering that Munro!
Great to see you again Ruth I know it's quite well round that part of Scotland it's exiting staying in hostels you meet all sorts of people from different countries 😊❤
You made me giggle again, hehe. Your tenacity is admirable. Exploring is awesome. ♥️💯👊
New subscriber to your channel which I think is marvellous informative and so enjoyable to watch😊.
You do a fantastic 👏 Job.
Take care Ruth.
Welcome aboard! I hope you enjoy all the videos.
Great to watch , brilliant weather for it
Yes, I was lucky with the weather ☀️
Love your videos ..... what a beautiful country Scotland is. Thanks for sharing ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
You are so lucky to get such a lovely sunny weather ☺️
Scotland - always a special for me.
The best weather! And no midges 👍
Regarding the lack of trees, Mar Lodge in the Cairngorms is dedicated to regeneration of tree cover. Mar Lodge is an estate owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Andrew Painting who works there wrote a great book called Regeneration: the rescue of a wild land. It's worth a read, and a visit.
Fantastic journey. It's on my list!
Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll try and read that book!
Excellent👍
That scenery is spectacular!
It really is! 😍
There's something so relaxing about your videos Ruth
Just chilling with a glass of white and caught up with this hike
Thankyou for posting
Thanks Phil! Glad you enjoyed the video!
@@ruthaisling looking forward to seeing the next one 👌🏼
Nice one Ruth!
Thank you! 😃
The views and scenery looks absolutely STUNNING. Even I got happy when I saw you see civilization and reached your final destination. I was like yay a bed haha
Always so good, Ruth. I love your content and the locations that you take us to.
Thank you!
Thank you!
Oh Ruth that has taken me back. I sailed into knoydart and stopped in the same bunkhouse. I walked on same path but in an opposite direction to do 2 Munro’s. Check out the old forge inn, thinks it’s run by the community now. Read about the story about when the drug bust got done. Speed boats went rushing into there. I forget what the monument was but l did pass it.
Deer just be careful in the rutting season.
And the cape wrath trail is a beast. 2 weeks minimum l think weather permitting.
As always stay safe and thank you for bringing back some wonderful memories 🙏