The Hebridean Way - Britain’s best trail? - The best bits
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- The best bits of my journey walking the Hebridean way; a fantastic trail across amazing beaches and wonderful moorland. Is it Britain’s best trail?
Quite possibly!
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Great walk. Brought back some lovely memories for me. Loved those islands so much that I took the wife back on honeymoon.
Glad you enjoyed it :-)
Watched the whole series and definitely going to do this trail. Already checking out flights to Barra and from Stornoway lol. Your videos have inspired me 👍
Wow, I'm really pleased to hear that! You won't regret it :-) Just pick a time when the midges aren't a problem, and get lucky with the weather. Good luck, and please let me know how you get on
Lovely videos and trip Charles. I really must do this, you've done a great sales job of the Hebridean Way!
Thanks! It's nice of you to say so.
I thoroughly recommend it. It's not so easy to get there and back, but well worth the effort!
What an amazing place , Charles , you've inspired me to do it one day !
It’s well worth it 🙂
That was fantastic!
Thank you very much! :-)
Well done Charles! Hope the midges didn’t mar your experience. I see you still prefer the poles as opposed to the catenary line for your side tie outs: any particular reason, or just personal preference? 🥃👍🏻🏴
Thanks mate. No, luckily I didn't have any problems with midges; they don't really start to be a nuisance until the end of May, so I timed my walk to end before then!
I did think about using catenary lines, but I had to expect strong winds (I wasn't wrong!), so the side poles were better suited, I think.
Having said that, I'm using my Lanshan 1 on the Cleveland Way next week, and I'll be using the Catenary lines then, because I'm trying to go as lightweight as possible :-)
@@longsufferinghiker Your film will be used by the Highlands and Islands Tourism Board to promote the HebWay, it was a great showcase for the Islands, and quite a (pleasant and tranquil) contrast to the WHW. Well done again on your achievement, you certainly picked the best of the weather to go. 👍🏻
You mentioned using electronic mapping. What did you use?
I used my phone mostly.
In advance I downloaded OS maps for the entire walk on to the OS App, so I could keep my phone on flight mode most of the time.
I had .gpx files for the route, which worked well on the OS App. I found the files from walkhighhlands.com were great www.walkhighlands.co.uk/outer-hebrides/hebridean-way.shtml
I also took the official guide book; it has OS maps included, as I always have a hard copy map, just in case of any problems with my phone! Plus I had the Cicerone guide on Kindle on my phone.
I hope this helps!
@longsufferinghiker Yes, thanks. I've had a bad experience of phone navigation so it's good to hear it went well. Does the OS app allow you to check where you are?
Yes, it pinpoints your location on the map, and the direction you are facing.
Often the problems with navigating using a phone happen when there's a poor signal, so the app can't get the Map. On the OS App you can have the maps and route already downloaded, so that isn't a problem. You can also use flight mode, which saves battery life and is actually faster.
@longsufferinghiker Thanks. My problem was that I was lost but my phone GPS wasn't working, or not linked to the mapping, so I couldn't check my location.
@stuartbowman4582 yes, it’s a common issue.
There’s also the ‘OS Locate’ App, which gives you the exact grid reference location and a compass. Also works without a phone signal. Very useful!