Scottish National Trail - Stage 1 (Kirk Yetholm to Harestanes)
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2018
- The Scottish National Trail is a 536 mile/864 km-long long distance walking route running the length of Scotland from Kirk Yetholm to Cape Wrath.
The Trail offers very varied walking, following long-established footpaths for much of the distance but becoming progressively more difficult as it heads north, finishing with a tough stretch of backpacking - with some pathless and demanding terrain - on the final stretch of the Cape Wrath Trail.
Early June, 2018, I took a few days out to complete the first 4 stages of the Scottish National Trail between Kirk Yetholm and Peebles. I actually started from Berwick-on-Tweed, England after catching the Penzance cross country train from Glasgow Central. I walked the Northumberland Coastal path as far as Lindisfarne where I then followed the St. Cuthberts Way to Kirk Yetholm, taking up 6 days in total. I'll return to Peebles at some point (hopefully this year) and continue through Edinburgh and across central Scotland when I have managed to save some money, as the next few stages may require overnight accommodation.
I didn't film the sections between Berwick-on-Tweed and Kirk Yetholm because (a) it was boring and (b) it was not part of the SNT. Hope you enjoy the videos and there will be more of the SNT to come once I have the funding.
Stage 1
I cover approx. 14 miles of the trail and find a suitable camping area about 4 miles short of Harestanes. In the next video, I make my way towards Melrose and set up camp between the Eildon Hills.
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Great start to another adventure. Roll on the next episode. You are fortunate indeed to live in Scotland with it's progressive attitude towards wild camping. In England (and Wales) we're still living in the 18th century!
Yeah I do count myself lucky Ken, I would miss my free holidays in the wild if it was not allowed.
Always love looking back at this series.
Fantastic Mr H. Great to see you out on another adventure. Looking forward to seeing the next episode 😎🌞
Beautiful video, Mr Hills. Thanks for making it for us all to enjoy.
Glad to see you out and about again. Just as well you found out about your aspartame allergy. Wouldn't want to have a reaction in the middle of nowhere. Crack on Mr Hill.
Brilliant Mr Hill, I love watching your adventures myfriend very entertaining, I pick up a few ideas now & then, I like that camp spot with the table very nice, I'm going to be doing a hammock camp in my local woods soon can't wait, role on part 2 atb Derek
Thanks for watching, Derek, enjoy your hammock camp. You having it in the Dabatey wids? I used to go walking with the dog there with my Granny L when I was a kid.
A grand video. Very informative with the needful wit thrown in.
I remember wondering whether to camp there for the night. Went on to press on closer to Harestanes just past the suspension bridge.
Raising a glass for you tonight, my wee dude. Hope you're still heading for the hills.
Nice one Hermit, that castle looked magic for a wee explore. Liked the look of the over grown picnic area, looks well tucked away.
Not sure if you'll find this tip useful, but those filters screw onto Coke bottles (not Irn Bru as they're rubbish now) and you can use the filter like a straw.
Legend !
Hi Mr Hills, are you thinking of conquering England now lol. Would have been nice if you had filmed some in Lindisfarne but i under stand about saving your batteries. Good video and camping pitch, waiting for part 2. Sorry about your Iron brew. Thanks Steve.
Hi Steve, I never actually had time to visit the Holy Island because the time I got to the causeway it was 5pm and I had to reach Cuthberts Cave, otherwise I'd have done some filming there. Thanks for watching.
Great stuff MrH, I was down there a wee while ago with my Dad on a day out, It is a beautiful and sometimes overlooked part of Scotland. That has been some mental heat we have had in the past few weeks, Thank goodness it seems to be cooling a wee bit. Hoping to be getting oot ASAP myself. And you are right about IrnBru it tastes crap now, What are they up to?!?! Going to watch part II tonight :) PS Thanks for the shout out, peter.
I don't know what they are up to but the whole world has gone mad!!
Had a lovely fre rint in that rib
what , what Norrie? You had a fire where??
should be I had a free pint in that pub... I still cant type
It should have been. I had a free pint in that pub in Yeolm
haha I think you had one too many pints! How do you get a free pint? There is a trick that Mr Globetrotter knows, he pours it himself when the bar tender is in the other room.
When I walked the Pennine Way. Got a free pint at the end of it
Irn bru...me too ! It's just like tizer too! Bag o shite new flavour, big shamer!!
Next episode?
It will be online Monday morning, spacing this one out a bit since it's just 4 episodes.
👍🏻👍🏻 welcome back mate would it be poss to do me a favour and wish the Mrs a happy birthday on one of your next vids she’s called Julie and it’s on the 10th July and keep the good work up pal 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
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