Cape Wrath Trail: Aftermath
So my Cape Wrath Trail is done and dusted. Over the course of 10 days I have hiked 370 kilometres (229 miles). Having started after lunch on Day 1, and having finished before lunch on Day 10, I completed the journey in less than 9 days of walking, so I’m counting that as averaging just shy of a marathon per day. My journey included well over 10 kilometres of up and I burnt over 20,000 extra calories.
- Day 1 – Glenfinnan to Sourlies Bothy – 31.75 km
- Day 2 – Sourlies Bothy to Kinloch Hourn – 31.45 km
- Day 3 – Kinloch Hourn to Maol-bhuidhe – 41.01 km
- Day 4 – Maol-bhuidhe to Beinn Eighe – 42.78 km
- Day 5 – Beinn Eighe to Shenavall Bothy – 39.87 km
- Day 6 – Shenavall Bothy to Ullapool – 30.79 km
- Day 7 – Ullapool to Loch Ailsch – 47.23 km
- Day 8 – Loch Ailsch to Glendhu – 38.81 km
- Day 9 – Glendhu to Sandwood Bay – 53.19 km
- Day 10 – Sandwood Bay to Cape Wrath – 13.74 km
I lost about 2.5 to 3 kilograms of bodyweight over the course of the holiday. My knee could do with some rest and recuperation. It’s not going to get it. I finsihed hiking one Saturday morning, and by the next I shall be running 44 miles up and down Skiddaw in the Lake District.
I also lost or broke some other things. Here’s the casualty list:
- Suunto Watch Buckle -Missing In Action, presumed dead;
- Walking Pole – Missing In Action, presumed dead;
- Waterproof Jacket – Casualty, delamination;
- Smartwool Hiking Socks – Casualty, fatal disintegration;
- Bridgedale liner socks (two pairs) – Casualty, fatal disintegration;
- Sealskinz “waterproof” socks – Casualty, fatal disintegration;
- Darn Tough socks – Casualty, threadbare;
- Inov8 Roclite 295’s – Casualty, just falling apart.
It has been a fantastic holiday, and I’m glad that I did it.
