Hiking 100 miles on the West Highland Way in Scotland
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00:00 Hiking 100 miles on the West Highland Way in Scotland
00:22 Day 1 - Loch Lomond (38 miles) / strava
03:45 Day 2 - Bridge of Orchy (29 miles) / strava
06:39 Day 3 - Glencoe (23 miles) / strava
09:22 Day 4 - Fort William (18 miles) / strava
10:27 Day 5 - Ben Nevis (18 miles) / strava
13:22 Video sponsored by Shokz #ad
14:20 Behind the Scenes
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Awesome Kraig! Been waiting for you to come to Scotland for ages! You’ve been a true inspiration to me to make my bikepacking films around Scotland over the last few years. Keep it up mate 👏 🏴
Cool!
Your videos make me feel that there is wonderful community of walkers and riders on CZcams and I won't have to feel lonely when I am on your channel. Thank you. : )
My home .... I've climbed most of the Munros alongside the West Highland Way. This video is therefore very special to me. I was in Glencoe only yesterday. Thank you for coming to Scotland.
I absolutely FELL for Scotland when i first visited a few years ago. This video perfectly captures the raw beauty of this place. It's the one true place I can come to and relax.
Want to move there one day... 💙
Oh man those bugs look intense
Great to see you hike here Kraig. May and September are generally the best times to hike in the UK. Quieter, milder weather and less insects (June to August is notorius for midgies in Scotland). If you're looking to do another long distance trail here, I'd highly recommend the Coast to Coast walk. It has a fascinating back story of how it came to be and spans across 3 very different national parks.
Have to say that I'm totally obssesed with the highlands right now, I recently spent a week on the Isle Of Skye and drove through the highlands on the way there and back, had to stop so many times just to sit and admire the views. But the best part of this was hearing how you pronounced Glasgow, FYI we say it as Glaaz-Go.
Also just realised we were both up there at the same time, and yes, the scottish Midge is the most aggressive wee bug ever! I was covered in bites and I was well prepared for them.
I stay in Glasgow too and it's so easy to live in Scotland and take all the for granted and just not go and see it because it'll always be there next weekend or next month. I'm moving away soon so I've been trying to get out as much as I can and I've never been more amazed by our incredible country 🏴
The great lake view from the hill
Made it out to Scotland this past February. It was my first time out of the states and I think I chose the most amazing place to travel to for my first time of country. Isle of Skye was so incredible and I wish I had more than just a day to explore. We went to the Quiraing which was the picture you showed and wow was it beautiful. Cold and crazy windy, but beautiful. And I will say I didn’t see a single midge the entire week we were there
Always hope for a windy day on the west coast of Scotland in the summer😁
Beautiful footage you were able to get there.
I don't think that Kraig can express how beautiful and peaceful that place is. And I'm glad you only got the midges and not the klegs. Those are rough in a different kind of way.
Pretty sure I have watched every hiking video you've ever done and I haven't gotten tired of them yet, so you must be doing something right. 😉 Beautiful work, as always, thanks for sharing your adventures.
I had the privilege of completing this trek along with the Great Glen Way, which connects at the end of the WHW, last spring. Scotland is incredible. Great video Kraig
Thank you so much for taking us on your journeys. They are wonderful to watch and you do so well with cinematography. Scotland is my heritage. I would love to go sometime.
I did the West Highland Way during a study abroad in Scotland not terribly long ago. This video spurred so many memories, thanks for the great work Kraig!
Saw the highlands over 20 years ago. Still haven't forgotten the experience. Thanks for this. Awesome work!
Possibly the best video on whw I've seen. Great you got the best of the weather. Hope you enjoyed the journey. I live 20 mins from Loch Lomond, hope to run the way again at end of the summer.
It's been a long-awaited dream to explore the beautiful landscapes of Scotland through hiking. Your dedication to capturing the essence of these journeys in your films is truly inspiring. Keep up the amazing work and continue sharing the wonders of Scotland's hiking trails with the world! 👏🏴
Absolutely beautiful footage. You really showed the beauty of the trail.
Amazing to see you on my home turf. I have lived in Milngavie (the start of the walk) all my life and walked the West Highland Way myself a few years ago. Your cinematography brings a new level of beauty to the local areas I have become so accustom to. Now I am fortunate enough to work in Forestry and experience so many of these incredible places every day 🤙 Glad you enjoyed your trip and you're welcome back to Scotland any time 🏴🍻
It's just incredible what beauty, what atmosphere you were able to create.
This is truly a meditative experience watching you, this video is simply art! Cinematography at its finest! 👏
Moving, marriage and international traveling. Big year for you thus far Kraig. Thanks for the videos.
the only constant is change
@kraigadams so true! congratulations and ty ❤
I love the content you produce, your lifestyle, family and the way you’ve inspired me to be more authentic in my own life. Thanks Kraig
I love the beautiful setting and the peace you bring. It's quite tiring to watch but this video is really relaxing.
Excellent video. Love Scotland ❤️
Scotland best in the fall.
Just complete the WHW earlier this summer. Watching this brought me right back
You're my inspiration and what is the most exciting for me is that I was there 5 days before you in the exact same place and exact same room number 8 in West Highland Lodge in Kinlochleven! Cheers from Czech republic 🫡 ...midges eat me alive
You happened to come to Scotland on one of the worst periods for midges for several years. They hatch a few times over the summer but this particularly early summer made them hatch all at once.
The best time for 'summer' hiking in Scotland is May. The first midges come at the end of the month usually (and not as bad as you had). In early May the grasses are still nice oranges and browns but if you want the best colours then the end of October is best (when autumnal weather systems sweep in from the atlantic and you might not see the mountains at all!)
Amazing conditions! Another inspiring adventure!! Love the unique way you compile these videos.
Beautiful video of Scotland and a brilliant layout of the west highland way which I am hoping to do at some point. Keep up the great work Kraig.
I'm Scottish and a long time viewer of your videos. It's so cool to see so many places that I visit all the time in your videos. It really makes me appreciate them more, viewing them from an outsider's perspective through this video.
Hi Kraig, been watching your videos since the start :)
Somehow really strange seeing you hike a route I've done myself as well!
Very nice to see you camped at the exact same spot by Loch Lomond (yes it was LONG).
Nice to recognize all the spots (not the ones on your face, I went in April), I loved you featured the Buachaille Etive Mòr quite a bit, I think that was my favorite mountain.
Hope you're doing well, keep making these wonderful videos :)
Just came back home to Sweden after my trip to Scotland where I walked the West Highland Way and summited Ben Nevis. Was my first long distance hike in a couple of years and it was amazing. Thank you for making this video so I can look back on the hike! Great video as always!
I miss Scotland a lot. This video brought me good memories from that time . I remember done so nice great hikes over there at Cairngorm park , Ben Nevis and Liathach.
This dude continues to amaze me on how many miles/kms he's about to power through each day whilst filming.
Yeah but keep in mind his elevation change is really low, for a 38 mile day he only gained 4000 feet. Thats practically flat. Also you don't know what his "day" is pace +total time, walk 2mph for 14 hours that's 28 miles.
It is pretty fast but I do t know why a person would want to go so quick. For me it’s all about the views. You have to stop and take a good look around.
Thanks for the fantastic video once again. Epically this one as I plan to do the West Highland Way in two weeks so perfect timing.
Great to have you in the UK Kraig. Been watching you for a few years now. Love your videos. Damn those midges. We don't really get them 200 miles south of there. Certainly not in those quantities.
So impressed how you managed to make this look like you were pretty isolated on the trail. Beautifully filmed as always, thanks Kraig
Is the trail pretty busy usually?
@@Banquet... Yes it's very popular from May - September
@@maxvidal6884 Thank you. It looks stunning and I'm considering moving somewhere remote but too many people would be a bummer.
Really beautiful! Scotland definitely has a big piece of my heart.
Thank you for sharing a new video! This was just the peace and serenity I need it today to remind me of the beauty of walking. Working and finding nothing but politics in my CZcams feed, this was a welcome moment of paradise.
Great Content as always Kraig! Be it these atmospheric hiking videos or the handheld Ones with trip nuances, always fun to watch. Hope you’re enjoying coming back to this video format. Cheers!
Another masterpiece, there's no doubt about it. This video will undoubtedly captivate everyone, leaving them with a calm and peaceful mindset. As you mentioned, your commitment to showcasing purely minimalized content is truly commendable. I've been a loyal fan since your very first video, the one shot in Iceland. It was a mesmerizing experience that left me yearning for more. Your attention to detail, from the serene landscapes to the thoughtfully curated shots, is what sets you apart. Each frame tells a story, evoking emotions and stirring a deep appreciation for the beauty of our world. Your videos have become a source of inspiration for me to embrace simplicity and find solace in nature's embrace. Thank you for continuously delivering content that not only entertains but also nourishes the soul. I eagerly await your future creations, knowing that each one will be a delightful journey into the wonders of minimalism and the mesmerizing allure of our green and abundant countrysides. Keep up the fantastic work!👏
Great to see you in Scotland. You got great weather...for Scotland!! It can be very wet and the midges would have been even worse. Love your trail hikes, so this was one at least that I also knew well.Thanks for sharing
gyaat damn that's the earliest i've open a Kraig Adams video, very relaxing! always appreciate the nature and your videos brother!
Great video, Craig! I think you would love Quiraing in the Isle of Skye and the Lake District ;)
Amazing 🔥
I like how the cover picture is the starting image. It just take you right in.
Beautiful edit and many great shots, and that looks a great route up the Ben. Well done.
That's spectacular Kraig. Amazing!
Check out the "Cape Wrath Trail" starting in Fort William finishing at Cape Wrath, most northern mainland UK. Its pretty intense. Loved your video.
Enjoyed this video immensely, thank you. My wife and I did the WHW about ten years ago and it’s been my favorite ever since. We had a lot more rain than you did but didn’t have issues with the midges as it was early April. What an amazingly beautiful country with great people. Heading back next month and can’t wait!
One of the best videos that showcases the WHW, this is the first of your films I have watched, I love how you keep the commentary to the end and that you assume your audience knows nothing about Midges.. Scotland can be evil during the summer, best avoided from mid-May to early September. The CMD Arête is not for the regular tourist, sadly it has claimed a fair few lives but it is more enjoyable than the “tourist” path. I’ll be going back through the rest of your content to enjoy more.
Cool to see you hiking here in the UK Kraig! Word of advice for if you chose to come back to the Scottish Highlands, get yourself some Smidge insect repellent! It's the only repellent which seems to work on Scottish midges. Smidge also do quality head nets too!
Love this location! Thanks.
Gorgeous landscapes. So fascinated. Love Scotland.
Never thought I'd be so excited to see Kraig next to a Londis corner shop!!
Great video as always Kraig! Sometimes when I'm stuck with no motivation to edit my hiking videos, I regain it after watching your stuff!
I love these styles of videos! Wonderful!
Great Video. At our first try at west highland-way i get ate by the midges. But the weather was so bad then in the following days anyway - so we abandon our trip.
At the second try we book hotels along the way. As we stept out of our hotel we saw the peoples in front of their tents - and i thought " good that we have left the tent at home - i chill in my hotel room - have fun with the midges outside!"
Hiking is my therapy. Keep inspiring. Safe travels.
Scotland is mind blowing. Need to get back there soon. Great video Kraig!
Nice tae see ye over in oor brilliant wee country Kraig. 🏴🥃 You captured the WHW perfectly. 👌 We've had the hottest June on record over here in the UK so it's led to an unusually high midge population. Wee shites eh. 😁
Your videos are a treat to watch .
Thank you for putting such amazing content on CZcams 🙌👍
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I’m always looking for the inspiration like this. Keep it up, Adam!
With you on the pub food man, bleak stuff I felt bad for you poking that fish with your fork! Watching your vids to inspire myself into more adventures, had a big one recently and it's kicked me too hard to do another for a while. Brilliant video thanks for sharing!
a very beautiful part of the world.
It was nice to be able to just follow along on the journey w/o commentary. Made the experience all the more peaceful & majestic.
Congrats Kraig! well done!
I am literally starting a CZcams channel called Hike n’ Sid(I will change my profile name) because of you Kraig. Your videos truly inspired me to go on trail walking and tackling harder ones as time goes on. I take my family too at the ones I think they can do and make videos of our time in the hike.
I’m definitely going to places you’ve been. Please keep bringing us more of these when you can. Truly inspiring ❤
Quite possible the most Beautiful video ever made about the West Highland Way. Stunning work ❤
風景と音楽にいやされています、ありがとう。
Such a great video man, love it!
So many familiar places! It's great to see you enjoying Scotland mate!
Awesome to see you do a trail I hiked just last year; so many memories! You kept up an impressive pace, almost double my daily distance. That hard-packed Old Military Road (leading up to Kingshouse) absolutely killed my feet. I'm glad I met a few younger Czech hikers along the way to keep my morale up and push me to go a little farther than I might have otherwise (Cheers to Dave, Adam & Lucie). My original plan was, like yours, to climb Ben Nevis after having finished the trail but after the Devils' Staircase and the climb out of Kinlochleven, my glutes said, "no".
Keep on trekkin!
Nice you were in Scotland. 10 years ago, I was there for the first time. I did not know midges until then. I had the worst second wild night in Scotland. The next morning, I enjoyed a cold bath in Loch Awe. And that cold water helped a lot to calm the skin. But nevertheless, I fell in love with Scotland on my first visit. Since then, Isle of Skye got quite crowded. But on the Skye trail you walk almost alone but mind the extreme height metres throughout the day while walkin Trotternish Ridge. And: you truly had luxury trails. That is not the standard if you want to be alone in the Scottish Wildness. Then you need waterproof waterproof waterproof hiking boots.
Great to see you walking some of Scotland. A truly stunning nation.
Wow great video and valuable information. Thank you
I was there a few weeks ago and it was beautiful ! Isle of Skye is stunning - Cheers
Excellent directing shooting editing!!! And of course, Scotland one of the most beautiful places on Earth !!! 👍😍
I have hiked the WHW when I was 22 in 2012. Beautiful memories and remember all these wonderful places. I hope you had as much fun as I did back then.
Hi mate you should try the South west coast path hike. Beautiful.
I went over in 2019 to do half of it, then had to get back to work in NCY.
Cheers
I really want to hike the highlands next.😊
I bagged a couple of peaks along the way (as they say in Scotland) and it made the trail much more fun and exciting. There's a really cool alternative route towards the end before you reach Fort William. You go for the Devil's Ridge - as you summit the peak before it, an amazing view of Ben Nevis opens up.
Nice to see you in Scotland. Did this one myself a few years ago - you captured it really well!
Come back in the winter Craig totally different experience with all the snow and very beautiful.
Great video! 38 miles 1 st day was awesome! Amazing to have the complete trail!
Nicely filmed. Best wishes to you out there.
Been forever since I watched a vid. Glad you went back to your old format
❤❤❤ i missed watching your content...everytime I watch it...i feel relaxed...like I'm that person trekking that beautiful place...thank u❤
Thanks for trip down memory lane, I did this walk back in 1996 while backpacking through Europe and the UK. It was during autumn so the vegetation was brown instead of green and the facilities seemed to be less developed. The first day I started out walking alone but later during that day I met 2 Scottish guys. I walked the remainder of the walk with them, had a great time.
Cathartic seeing an American appreciate UK beauty. Thanks mate.
I know no one will remember this but
trunip the beet at 0:50 🤣🤟 Love it
Thanks for making chapters, great content
I walked this like 10 years ago. Was incredible amazing.
Lobing the country since I was a kid ans wwnt to Scotland already like 12 times. This year with my wife and a camper (3rd time in 4 years :D)
4:46 Can’t say I ever expected a Londis to feature in a Kraig Adams film!
Kraig what a great video! This has motivated me to do some trails in the Great smoky mountains, NC. Would love to see you post something along the blue ridge mountains
Wow, what an incredible adventure! Loved watching your journey along the West Highland Way in Scotland. The stunning landscapes and your determination truly inspired me. Keep exploring and sharing these amazing experiences! 👏🏔 #HikingGoals
Ahh I see you've been acquainted with the infamous Scottish midge! We're having a bumper season this year. Basically sunrise and sunset - hide!!
Thank you for video. I was there roughly same time you were. I’m from California. You are 1,000 percent correct regarding midges…..holy cow they were sooooo bad and I got eaten up too….;(. My day revolves around when and where the midges are out. I even forwent eating and drinking at sunset bc I did not want to face the midges getting into my tent. My Ben Nevis climb was amazing. Cold and windy at top.
Craig! Good stuff and looking forward to the announcement of your first child. No scene will give you greater joy and fulfillment, trust me. But until then, go hike the Rockwall in Kootenay National Park, Canada. It’s too long for me, so you are my eyes, and legs. Several assents and descents will challenge you, the Babe Ruth of hiking. Peace my friend, the greatest exploration is journey within.
Kraig, give The Isle of Mull a consideration. I was there about 5 years ago and found it interesting. Of course, my Granddad was from the area. And I got to tour the castle and envons. Interesting history also. Have fun, be safe.
Excellent road, greetings from Medellín, beautiful videos