No campsite there. Just a pub. There are lots of pre booking sites along loch lomand. The first spot to wild camp is about 45 min past Rowardennan and the bothy about 1.5hrs.
I should have been well into my entire SWCP walk by now. Sadly, the continued uncertainty over Covid put paid to it. The weather was horrendous in May & kinda glad I wasn't up on those cliffs! Have a great week!
You too, eh? That's what I would have been doing this past spring as well, had covid not put the kibosh on travel for a while. Oh well. I wound up getting lots done on my long-neglected garden instead. Next year!
@@elkins4406 On the plus side we dodged a bullet with May's weather! Unseasonable heavy rain, high winds & zero temperatures would have made it double tough! Have you read 'The Man Who Hated Walking'? An hilarious account of Overend Watts walk of the entire path in 2003. Watts was the bass player in the band Mott The Hoople, & had never walked in earnest before undertaking the SWCP. Highly recommended & will give a flavour of what to expect.
@@711honved Oof, that weather would have been rough, yes, especially since May here (I'm on the west coast of the US) was absolutely gorgeous this year. We often have soggy wet springs in the pacific northwest, but this year it was unusually lovely. I haven't read that one! Perhaps I'll see if I can hunt down a copy. Nearly...ugh, nearly thirty years ago now, I walked just a little bit of the SWCP, from Perranporth to Padstow, and loved it - but of course, that was a relatively easy stretch. Then I meant to get back to walk more of it, but somehow never managed until...well, I did finally have the funds and the leisure time for it this year. Fortunately, I hadn't sunk any costs in before the pandemic hit, so as soon as travel restrictions lighten up, I'm good to go. Speaking of, I was sorry to hear about your variant-caused delay. That must be a let-down.
@@elkins4406 Pete Watts went on to walk most of Britain's national trails & described the SWCP as the toughest of all. I've walked many sections in the past but now have the time to do it all in one hit. Some of it is quite brutal but the scenery is simply stunning. The book will certainly whet your appetite for the adventure ahead! There's a great camaraderie with hikers in the UK & who knows I may even bump into you on the trail next year! In the meantime, good luck!
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Looks good even if weather poor.went to sallochy bay with son camping and fishing and a walk along trail last week.great stuff.
Great message, get out there and do it. Is there a campsite at Rowardennan? Or how do you know where the bothy is???
No campsite there. Just a pub. There are lots of pre booking sites along loch lomand. The first spot to wild camp is about 45 min past Rowardennan and the bothy about 1.5hrs.
Spot on round up mate 👌🏽
I'd had a couple of jars!!
@@gonehiking9297 thought so 😁 🍻
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I should have been well into my entire SWCP walk by now. Sadly, the continued uncertainty over Covid put paid to it. The weather was horrendous in May & kinda glad I wasn't up on those cliffs! Have a great week!
You too, eh? That's what I would have been doing this past spring as well, had covid not put the kibosh on travel for a while. Oh well. I wound up getting lots done on my long-neglected garden instead. Next year!
@@elkins4406 On the plus side we dodged a bullet with May's weather! Unseasonable heavy rain, high winds & zero temperatures would have made it double tough!
Have you read 'The Man Who Hated Walking'? An hilarious account of Overend Watts walk of the entire path in 2003. Watts was the bass player in the band Mott The Hoople, & had never walked in earnest before undertaking the SWCP. Highly recommended & will give a flavour of what to expect.
@@711honved Oof, that weather would have been rough, yes, especially since May here (I'm on the west coast of the US) was absolutely gorgeous this year. We often have soggy wet springs in the pacific northwest, but this year it was unusually lovely.
I haven't read that one! Perhaps I'll see if I can hunt down a copy. Nearly...ugh, nearly thirty years ago now, I walked just a little bit of the SWCP, from Perranporth to Padstow, and loved it - but of course, that was a relatively easy stretch. Then I meant to get back to walk more of it, but somehow never managed until...well, I did finally have the funds and the leisure time for it this year. Fortunately, I hadn't sunk any costs in before the pandemic hit, so as soon as travel restrictions lighten up, I'm good to go.
Speaking of, I was sorry to hear about your variant-caused delay. That must be a let-down.
@@elkins4406 Pete Watts went on to walk most of Britain's national trails & described the SWCP as the toughest of all. I've walked many sections in the past but now have the time to do it all in one hit. Some of it is quite brutal but the scenery is simply stunning. The book will certainly whet your appetite for the adventure ahead!
There's a great camaraderie with hikers in the UK & who knows I may even bump into you on the trail next year! In the meantime, good luck!
Working hard old buddy