Hiking 4 Days Alone in the Cairngorms National Park
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- Опубліковано 6 лют 2025
- Hiking and Wild camping 100km in the largest National Park in the UK, Cairngorms.
The Cairngorms National Park was established in 2003 and is with an area of 4,528 km² yhe largest National Park in the UK. In this adventure we are hiking 100km through the North-East of the Cairngorms...
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"Fog and mist"; could've sworn you were saying "F***ing mist"!! Ha ha. I'm no fan of the pea soup stuff myself!! A lovely video. I hit a lot of those highlights in May on my own Cairngorms Crusade, although my night in Bob Scott's was a disaster. Rather than two lovely ladies, I had two human walruses with foghorn levels of snoring!! Ah well, that's the way the cookie crumbles, I suppose. Yeah, I passed that private hunting lodge too. There was a big party there, cooking up a massive barbecue - they didn't offer me so much as a kebab! Good video, brought back some good memories!! Regards, Wadi.
Thanks a lot for sharing your experience! was laughing out loud when reading about the two human walruses 😂😂😂
That was an absolutely epic hike! Beautiful scenery, especially the forest. I don’t know how you did it in 4 days, that would probably take me about 10 ( and that’s if I didn’t get lost along the way ) 😄
Thanks a lot Gillian! Yeah was quite an epic one, hopefully more will follow this year 😎. I think the most difficult is to plan trips like that 😂
Always love watching your videos mate.
Your a great inspiration for anyone who love's the countryside and scenery and walking.
One of the best videos I have seen in a long while! Thanks a lot for sharing Stripey 👍
Wow, thanks!
Some amazing scenery and a very long hike. A lot more variety in the scenery this time with plenty of trees .
Thanks a lot! Yeah I think that the variety of this hike makes it definitely worth it. Just endless options in the Cairngorms/Scotland to spend some quality time outside 👍
Looking forward to seeing this later this evening. 😁 👍🏼
Me tae. I'll get it up oan the big new telly in the next few days. 😉
Outstanding Stripey lad, excellent video.
Thank you very much!
Inspiring journey!
@@Multiklaaas thanks a lot!
I have just found your videos, I can't tell you how wonderful I have found them to be. What you do is a great credit to you, thank you.
Thank you so much!☺️
Awesome trip, and well filmed thank you, I'm up there next month, you have inspired me to go further!
Oh wow, that is such a nice thing to hear! Wish you a great time 🤞
I really enjoyed that Stripey and one of your best videos, I just love that sort of journey. I followed along on OS maps such a good route. I walked part of it with family and friends about 12 years ago and the five of us spent a snowy night in the Fords of Avon refuge. It had just been replaced and was like new. It was a tight squeeze but such a fun night with some whisky. You inspired me to visit that area next year now I’m retired.
Thanks Stripey.
ATB 🥃
Thank you so much Dave! Great to hear that I could bring back some good memories to you 🙌👍
That was a saunter! Superb.
Thank you so much Danny! Really appreciated 😊
ATB Stripey
What a wonderful treat to tag along on such a scenic hike, thanks for the video :)
Absolutely! Thanks a lot for watching 😊👍
Fabulous video and scenery. Thanks for taking us along virtually.
Thanks you very much! Such a lovely place the Cairngorms 👍
An absolute stunning hike n a half Stripey.
Apart for the wee bit in the river gorge near the start😂
Thanks a lot Alistair! Yeah the start was a bit rough but I couldn’t really find a better way on the map when I planned it 🙈😂. Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Great vid mate stunning scenery I bet it’s a challenging place in the winter 👍
Thanks a lot! Yeah in winter it will be a completely different game…not just regarding the wet feet for 4 days😂😂😂
Absolutely outstanding place and so lovely hike bud, stunning and enjoyable content. 👏👏
Many thanks!
I've just come across your channel while researching the Lanshan tent. Absolutely superb!! I'll be telling the lads at work about your channel. Thanks for posting your vids.
Oh wow, thanks a lot 👍
You looked exhausted in this video, I guess the trail and the rain got a hold on you . Thanks for the hike ! 👋
Yeah definitely, just not used to walk this distances! Cheers! 👍
Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for the effort that you obviously put in to them.
Thank you very much! 👍
I'll have you know you're a legend among my hill walking friends, a niche highland celebrity and I can't wait for the day to bump into you so we can have autographs. 😂
😂😂😂
Looked a great Hike
What incredible views of the loch
Great video, thanks for posting!
Thank you very much! 😊
Looked a great trip mate! Lucked in with the weather, I got flashbacks at the Fords of Avon though 😂 glad it cleared up again the next day.
Hahaha thanks a lot Sam-next time with you again!!!
Good stuff Stripey, a nice big route through the stunning Cairngorms . Epic mate ..cheers Stevie
Thank you so much Stevie! 👍
Looked an amazing hike and some stunning scenery 👍
Thanks a lot! Yeah was a great hike and a nice change in scenery - really enjoyed it. Cheers!
Great video thanks for sharing. Love you positivity. Bet those river crossings were cold on the feet!!
@@BlackDogOrangeKettle thanks a lot Jane! Aye they were, pretty glad when I reached the car 😂
Excellent travels and fantastic scenery Bless you
Thanks a lot! 🙌👍
Hi Stripey. Absolutely brilliant mate, what an adventure that was, and you embed to get very lucky with the weather al,things considered. Love every minute of the video. All the best mate. Dave
Hi Dave 👋, thank you very much! Yeah was quite lucky with the weather 😎
The Cairngorms are so special and perfectly suited to a long hike. Really loved your route choice. The scenery, in particular the forest, is so beautiful. An inspiring video Stripey. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much!
Thank you so much for sharing another of your adventures. I appreciate the time and effort you put into making these inspirational videos. Stay well.
Thank you very much! 👍
Epic stuff Stripey, enjoyed that. 👏Nice to see places I've been to in the Gorms again. Been a while since I've been there.
Thanks a lot Kev! Very nice place, unfortunately kind of far for me…
What a beautiful place for an epic trek, brilliantly filmed looking forward to your next adventure 😊
Thank you very much!
Wow! A part of Scotland that I had obviously heard about but never visited. What fantastic scenery, and the ancient forest was really a place to treasure. You can't have enough Hairdo cola bottles in the snacks! My thanks for sharing this experience.
Yeah the Cairngorms are absolutely stunning, completely different from the west coast where my usual stomping ground is 😂.
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Brilliant Stripey absolutely amazing mate!!! Just shows you dont have to be at Munro height up there to see how stunning that place is :) Well done big man 10/10 for this 👍👍👍👍
Thank you so much! Is a pity that a camera can only catch so much…just an amazing hike though some of the most stunning sceneries I haven’t seen yet. Glen Feshie(?) is still on my list of Glen’s 😎👍.
@@StripeyHatGuy Oh aye Glen Feshie will be a great walk with a nice wee bothy to see as well 👍
Beautiful.
Thanks a lot!
Ah amazing! Thanks for this video! I was in the Cairngorms in the spring and it was so stunning. I recognised Tomintoul straight away! I was based in Braemar for my trip… just beautiful.
You are welcome, thanks a lot for watching 😊.
Brilliant as always
Thank you very much!
We stayed at Nethybridge at the weekend and did some walking around Aviemore. Wonderful scenery and the smell of the pine forest is amazing. Loved the video.
Absolutely great! It is such a lovely forest, endless options for great walks 👍
A part of the Cairngorms that we don't normally see! The Abernethy Forest looks lovely. The evil heather stomping not so much!
Couldn’t agree more! Thanks a lot for watching 👍
Superb 👏 👏
Thank you! Cheers!
Very enjoyable video. A beautiful route. I have walked a few sections of this at various times, including through the beautiful Abernathy Forest. I also use your technique for burn crossings, just walk straight through. I have shoes that drain and dry fairly quickly. I find sealskinzs socks good for the colder months, even if they are wet they keep your feet warm due to the merino wool lining.
Thanks a lot! I use the sealskinz as well for colder month 😂🙌👍
Hi Stripey 👋. This was a fantastic adventure, so scenic. That ancient pine wood looked beautiful. I didn’t notice a water proof cover on you Bonfus, did you use a pack liner? Also, did you use waterproof socks Stripey? And yes, I agree, Cola bottles are the best! Serk
Hi Serk 👋,
thanks a lot. No I don’t use a pack liner - the pack is water proof enough for me (never had any water coming in) and I put my quilt/sleeping bag and clothes always in waterproof packs for organisation…I prefer it this way. No I just wore my usual wool socks as always - the waterproof socks aren’t as comfy (rather for winter usage in my case).
Good to hear that I am not the only one who likes the cola bottles most 😂👍
Thanks
Stripey
@@StripeyHatGuy The Bonfus is a good pack then hey. I have to cover my Osprey. I know what you mean about the waterproof socks, I’m still liking my Danish Endurance socks too. Thanks for sharing Stripey. ATB
Fantastic hike - thanks for taking the time to share it with us. Quite different to the west coast but still very striking. Cheers.
Yeah definitely, much rounder everything and approaching the mountains basically always involves a slog in comparison 😂. Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
There were parts of that that were really a slog, but this is quite a bit different than the hikes you normally take us on. I loved the Abernethy forest especially. I think I need a stripey hat. It makes a person very determined to do what they set out to do, no?
Thanks a lot, the Abernethy forest was also one of my favourite parts! Not sure if it is the stripey hat, probably just the weather conditions and to greedy to pay for a taxi to get back to the car. The two ladies who went back from Linn of Dee to Aviemore had a taxi quote of 162 pounds...
Top stuff Stripey, nicely done. 👌🏼 that's the beauty of the Cairngorms. You can really mix it up. Stay low, stay high, do both. So many options and a return is now high up on my list. 👣
Thanks a lot Robin! Yeah as you said before, the options are just endless, really liked the variety on this one. Hope it works out for you soon 🤞👍
@@StripeyHatGuy need to get the Corbett Monkey off my shoulder. 😂
Can understand it, even so it isn’t me at all 😂👍.
@@StripeyHatGuy very British to peak bag. 😁
Fantastic vid Stripey! The scenery is spectacular even when the weather look’s stormy. Keep smiling 👍
Thanks a lot 👍
Excellent video and what a great area to walk through - the Loch Avon basin is stunning. The walk from the Saddle down Strath Nethy seems to go on for ever and I loved your comment. Thanks for sharing your trip.
Thank you very much! Yeah is quite a long stretch, thankfully the scenery is interesting 😎.
ATB Stripey
Great routes. I've done a few long-distance traverses of the Cairngorms (Lairig Ghru a few times, Minigaig, Glen Tilt) but I'm planning on doing the Lairig an Laogh from your third day, this summer. Perhaps north by that to Glenmore then south again at high level over Cairngorm, Ben Macdui and Carn a Mhaim.
Sounds like an amazing route, hopefully it works out 💪
Great Vlog SHG.
Thank you very much!
Really enjoyed this hike.I find your video's to be full of fantastic hike's with beutiful views.Thank you for the video's and please keep going ,it's so relaxing for me to watch.
Oh wow thanks a lot! ☺️
Absolutely amazing Stripey😍..What an epic Tour😍..Really enjoyed this one mate ..Great vlog and fantastic scenery ❤️👍.
Cheers
Robert
Thank you very much Robert! Unfortunately I had not you weather in the Cairngorms but it wasn't too bad either 😃👍
Cheers
Stripey
Great video Stripy Hat Guy. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks a lot 👍
You were making me jealous, except for the fording of the rivers, that bit I can do without. Glad you're looking after your feet, it becomes a bigger priority as you age and the circulation gets more sluggish. If I had a bucket load of money I'd take a weekly trip to a chiropodist, I guess I'll just have to keep putting them in a bowl of warm water, with an appropriate dram to hand.
Wonderful scenery and it looks like it was still fairly quiet. The Woodland Trust do a fantastic job.
Thanks a lot! See it the same, thankfully so far I need only dry and fresh socks but who knows how long - a wee drink fits already in 😎. Absolutely amazing the work the Woodland Trust does 👏👏👏
👋🏻Stripey! That was epic! What a terrific adventure; amazing scenery and awesome footage. Long hike; I’m glad you found such great bothies for a proper rest. Glad the weather wasn’t too fierce. Do you ever wear high top waterproof hiking boots for this type of more strenuous hikes? Thanks again for sharing another wonderful video; this one deserves double thumbs up! 👍🏻 👍🏻
Hi Rose 👋, thank you very much! I do think that for hikes with this many water crossings, boggy moor ground,…. Trail runners are the better shoes. The main reason is that it is possible to walk them dry again on the gravel stretches…or at least you can get the insoles dry (which is anyway the most important!). High top waterproof boots are in my experience impossible to get dry again once they are wet.
Thanks a lot🙌
Stripey
Nice walk and vid...
Thanks a lot!
An epic trip Stripey in a great part of Scotland, thanks for sharing. You made it look easy as you clocked up the kms! Always impressed how you cope with the river crossings, especially on this multi day hike with there being so many of them. 👍 ATB Derek
Thanks a lot Derek! 😊👍
Well done!
Cheers!
Great trip. I miss the Gorms. It was where I took my very first proper hiking trip from Linn of Dee up to Loch Etchacan many moons ago. Fond memories.
Thanks a lot!
Superb as usual big guy, really well shot. You're looking well, need to get a trip organised this winter. 🤘
Thanks a lot mate! Yeah we definitely should but I assume I need to get fitter to keep pace with you 😂👍
@@StripeyHatGuyNot at all buddy, the hills are to be enjoyed, not raced. ❤
Lovely scenery
Yeah absolutely, lovely mix of moor’s, forest’s lochs and mountains 👍.
Thanks a lot for watching!
ATB Stripey
Another great vid with stunning scenery stripey,i seriously need to get up there and disappear for a few days to take it all in,really tempted,but being on the sw coast its a seriously long drive to get there,on my bucket list for sure 👍
Thanks a lot! Yeah is quite a drive for me as well from the west coast…hence so usually hike around Glen Coe. Can highly recommend the Cairngorms for some longer walks - might do another one this year 😎👍
Great trek!
Thanks a lot!
You're welcome. I started walking in the Cairngorms many years ago but it has been a long time since I was there last. Memories relived in your video.
@Marchawc oh that is nice to hear! I am actually always surprised by how nice it is when I am there - usually I am more in the Glen Coe area as it is a much shorter drive.
Yeah, I remember my traverse of the Aonach Eagach in a lighting storm with forks of lighting going down both sides of the ridge and me sheltering in a bivvy-bag til it was all over, such slippery rock afterwards. Next days, the Buachaille Etive Mòr and Bidean nam Bian were done.
@@Marchawc All beautiful hills, had some rain at my Aonach Eagach hike as well and I thought as well that the rock is super slippy. At the moment I wasn’t sure if it were my boots or if the rock has seen to many boots already 😂. So far the Buachaille Etive Mor and Bidean nam Bian are my favourite mountains I have seen in Scotland- so many different routes, just fantastic!
Beautiful video and landscape 👍🔥👍 What kind of socks do you wear for the river crossings?
Thank you very much! I wear just wool socks, nothing fancy.
Many thanks for your feedback 👍Do you have any experience with waterproof socks from Sealskinz, for example?
@haraldbrettfeld9049 yes I do. I wear every so often Sealskinz socks (e.g. ‘Glen Feshie’, ‘Last taste of winter’, ‘Winter summit and beach wild camp’).
Do I like Sealskin socks? Not really, I have the feeling that I get sweaty feet in them (get soft skin, like from being to long in a bath) which eventually brings blisters…I wear them only when I know that it gets cold and or repetitive river crossings + not more than 15 km to the camp.
I just think that wool socks are to 90% of the time the better choice for my feet. Not as warm but I never had any blisters in wool socks and as long as I walk I don’t get cold feet + they dry over night in your sleeping bag.
Hope it answers some of your questions!
ATB
Stripey
Thank you again. Yes, that even answers all my questions 😀 My idea was wool liner + light sealskinz for hikes in swedish lapland. But now I will continue to wear wool socks 👍Have a nice weekend. Best regards Harald
@haraldbrettfeld9049 yeah I would stick with the wool as well Harald! Would love to do some hiking Lapland…who knows it maybe one day I will 😎
ATB
Stripey
Amazing video and a great adventure! May I ask - what camera do you use? Thanks!
Thanks a lot Stu! Recently I just film with my mobile phone, Google Pixel 3xl...sometimes I use my work phone (iphone).
Cheers
Stripey
Wow, the quality is amazing, looking forward to your next video@@StripeyHatGuy
Awesome day 4 pre dawn/dawn sky shots, makes up for the occasional shoddy path and unavoidably wet feet!
Yeah definitely! Had quite some luck with the weather, could have been much worth in Scotland 😂
@@StripeyHatGuy was thinking of a tour taking in Bynack More and Beinn Mheadhoin and maybe Faindouran bothy and appreciated your 'fun' time in what I guess was Strath Nethy. From what I've read on WH it can definitely be a place to send people you don't like.Would it be easier going up that route or just avoid and go around the back by Fords of Avon-i.e. longer but gentler. As ever thanks for your time in sharing🙏
@@james-kinnear go definitely around! I did a 66km round with Sam where we walked around. Is a good path (most of the time 😂).
Edit: brilliant tour, have a similar one in my wish list folder
@@StripeyHatGuy Top man, good knowledge! 👏
@@StripeyHatGuy pencilled in for last weekend October /first week of November so definitely a 2dayer. Lots of options Was hoping you'd turn left up to the Hutchinson Hut and the loch beyond -Views are stupendous. I had the place to myself on A Saturday night! It's tiny but if busy Loch Etchachan is a great location to pitch. Ideal for one of your wanderings.
well done Stripey!
Thank you Paul!
Lovely video Stripey, I've a similar stove (caldera) and I feel its a wee bit dodgy to cook with it inside the tent inner on foam, inside a highly flammable tent. Don't like to detract from your beautiful videos but dinnae burn yerself!
Very true! I use a triple layer tin foil underneath the stove - need to be particular careful when using an inner tent 👍
what a beautiful landscape! Have you seen any snakes on your way? I know they are actually not dangerous , but nevertheless
Iam always afraid of them.
No I haven’t seen any, said this when I was walking the first day through the heather I saw every so often something moving next to me…probably just some roots or twig’s which were connected to the ones I was standing on but it still caught my eyes. I saw quite a lot of frogs so 😃
Is that a Solomid or Duomid?
Duomid with doulas inner (full one, not the half one)
Thanks@@StripeyHatGuy
Hey stripey, when’s the video coming on how you made the cone windshield for your pot? I have the same pot and would love to make one myself
Not sure mate…need to find the motivation for it tbh.
Any chance you could share the template you used? I made one for my old 600ml pot using the zen stoves template but it doesn’t appear to work anymore. I have the exact same pot as you so would be amazing! Thanks
Looks amazing. I can’t quite figure out your exact route. Did you just plan it from a map or is this a more established route? I can see that you’ve covered some parts of the National Scottish trail i think ?
Thank you very much! I just planned it with a map 👍
@@StripeyHatGuy I really like your videos please keep them up. They’re giving me ideas 😂 also always good to see a fellow foreigner similarly appreciating what the Scottish outdoors have to offer 🤌🏻
what is your water bottle attachment.looks good and functional
This one is from bonfus, I do have an old one from mld which I actually prefer as it is attached with a little carabiner instead of velcro.
Thanks a lot for watching’
ATB Stripey
Literally eating spag boll and watching stripy hat guy climb hills i have driven through thousands of times. Sweet !
🙌👍 thanks a lot for watching mate!
Stripey, have you visited Dufftown and Ben Rinnes?
I actually looked Ben Rinnes recently up, looks super photogenic 🤩. Thanks a lot for mentioning it, also happy to hear suggestions 🙌
Cheers
Stripey
A solid 100k Stripey well in 👏🏻
🙌👍
Tough man solo hiked 100k...respect. A lot of wet feet too
Thanks a lot 💪👍
10th November temps dropped to below 0°C in Banffshire.
Forecast is fuckin mist.😆20.26
😂