Scotland’s amazing stable of
long-distance walks has been given another boost with the launch of its longest
ever walk. The Gore-Tex Scottish National Trail stretches an amazing 470 miles
from the south of Scotland to the far north west.
Launched earlier this week
in Edinburgh – where the walking route passes through – it is hoped that the
new walking route will put Scotland firmly on the radars of even more overseas
visitors.
The trail is the brainchild
of writer and broadcaster, Cameron McNeish. Reported in
Scotland’s national newspaper The Herald, Cameron said: “I wanted to
re-discover my country for myself, especially those areas I wasn't so familiar
with, and in doing so walked a route I believe can stand comparison with the
best routes anywhere in the world."
His website adds: The Gore-Tex
Scottish National Trail will become “one of the iconic walking routes of the
world” thanks to a combination of variety and quality of walking through the
Scottish landscape.”
Starting in Kirk Yetholm the
route heads first for Scotland’s capital Edinburgh before walkers take canal
paths west towards Milngavie, near Glasgow. The route then goes north towards Aviemore.
The final section of the
walk stretches almost 120 miles from Badenoch to Cape Wrath, much of it
following the existing Cape Wrath Trail.
Other trails followed as
part of this longer route include the Rob Roy Way from Drymen to Pitlochry in
Perthshire. This is an area that Glentrek
knows really well!
The route will not have its
own waymarkers, except for new plaques at Kirk Yetholm, the Water of Leith
Visitor Centre in Edinburgh and Cape Wrath.
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