Hiking the length of Raasay (The Raasay Trail)
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- Опубліковано 1 кві 2018
- Hiking & Wild camping on the Isle of Raasay with a night at the bothy (The Raasay Trail).
Backpacking and exploring the beautiful Isle of Raasay over 3 days with one wild camp and a night at Taigh Thormoid Dhuibh bothy. We started in the south of the island and worked our way up the east coast before setting up camp below the Brochel. We then hiked up to the very north of the island and stayed at the bothy. We hid our bikes near the Brochel and cycled out on the 3rd day.
Music: Jason Shaw - Sailor's Lament
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I hope you found this film interesting. If you did please consider subscribing. The Isle of Raasay is stunning and quite a contrast between the South and North of the Island. I'd recommend Raasay as an ideal get away from the rat race.😎
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@@dougieranger cheers Dougie.
Walk With Wallace 👣 Some easing of lockdown restrictions tomorrow. Yay!
Fantastic and very informative. I'll be there next month!
Cheers Nick, it's a fantastic little island. Enjoy mate. 👍🏻 😁
Appreciate all these videos Robin, and your mate Kev, gives hope after all this gloomy weather in Scotland these places will still be there when the weather improves, plenty detail given
on most of your walks. Try oatmeal biscuits on the hoof, no mess, lightweight and plenty energy in a pack.
Cheers mate. Appreciate you dropping in with a comment. 😎 I lived on oat biscuits on the Cape Wrath Trail, with some primula cheese. 😁
Hi guys great video my mum was from applecross when she was a young woman her dad youst to take her to rassay great place stunning views her name was Mary Macbeth a very special woman.😊
Cheers Donald, Applecross is sn6 amazing place. Your mother was lucky to be from there. 😊
Although I feel the NC500 has took the gloss off it a little these days.
Great video, thanks for sharing it. I grew up in Raasay and have walked all these areas you were (had to laugh at you being detoured to the shore and the terrible bog - hasn't changed in many years and was the same for me).
Cheers Ross, what a place to grow up. I'd imagine as a kid you'd have explored all the nooks and crannies. 😁
Hi Wallace, Marcus from the bothy here! Just stumbled across your little film. A nice reminder of a stunning trip. The day I left the bothy I followed your route back to camp at Hallaig - the landslide section did get a little interesting. What a great little island.
Hi Marcus, there's a blast from the past. That was a fine trip. Hope you're keeping well and stay safe. 👍🏼
Proper adventure for sure. What a stunning area and with great weather. TFS and ATB. Jim.
Cheers Jim. :)
Been going through your old videos and noticed this one. Not so many people know about raasay. I lived there for a while when my mum was working as a nurse over there (we are originally from Skye). Beautiful place. I would recommend the book "Callums Road" about some guy that made a road up to his house on his own because no-one else would. (You walked on it)
I love Raasay, the North of the island is particularly rugged too. Must have been good living there. 😁
what a place, fantastic scenery! thank you for sharing your trip, always enjoy yr vids!
Cheers Jay.
Great video Robin. This is where my family are from visited a few times but plan on a solo soon similar to your route. Good work as usual.
Stunning often overlooked island mate, that east coast was as wild as any mountain.
Great vid, thanks for posting as its a trip I've fancied doing for a while
Wilderness Walker thanks WW, I've had it lined up for a while. So I'm chuffed it all came together.
Fantastic video looking forward to going there soon
Cheers Andrew, hope you get weather.
top video man. Rassay looks pretty cool and have added to my islands list. thanks for posting.
I think Raasay is quite underrated being next to Skye, it's well worth exploring though. Only thing we missed is the other tidal island on the west coast.
Great video Robin loved your wee adventure oh and Kev too :)
Cheers WAD. :)
Cheers WAD 😁
Brilliant video of a top weekend bud. 👍😎⛺🍻
Kevin Russell cheers bud. We nailed it like. 👍🏼
Great stuff 👍🏻
Cheers Jamie. 👍🏼
Amazing video. I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. My parents used to have a holiday house there for many years from 1995 to 2009 so used to spend many happy holidays up there. So lovely to see it all again and the walks to Fladda, Dun Caan and picnics at Brochel. Hoping to visit there once this global pandemic is over. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏻💙
Thank you Corinna, it's an amazing little island. To have a holiday house there would have been brilliant. 😁 Hope you're well and stay safe.
Cheers
Robin
Walk With Wallace 👣 Thanks Robin, it truly is. Hope to visit again when this lockdown is all over and it is safe.
Follow you on FB too.You take care and stay safe.
Best wishes
Corinna 🌈🙏🏻
The east coast path is looking really tricky. 30 years ago there were only 2 landslips to by-pass, all the way from Rudha na Leac to Screapadal. I really hope to visit this summer and see the new distillery.
We really enjoyed it, as it had that feel to it, that rarely anyone frequents that side of the island.
Haven't been since the new distillery opened. 🥃
Man you're doing great cause you don't have a dislike yet well done mate
Cheers Barney, I don't let dislikes bother me, but it's a bonus if you've got none. 😁
Looks good mate 😊 one for the future for me 👍 sharing on Wild camping in Scotland page
billyboy Shields cheers Billy. 👍🏼
Robin Wallace place I've never been to so cheers for letting us all know what we're missing.
Definitely worth a visit and thanks for the share. :)
I spent a week on Raasay when I was very young, nearly 50 years ago ...wow..., in a small cottage. Fantastic and idyllic place. Thanks for sharing. Oh just remembered I had my first Tic encounter there to :(
I bet it hasn't changed much in 50 years once you're away from the ferry terminal. Its a stunning island.
I got caught a couple of ticks crawling on me on that trip, but no bites. Horrid things.
@@WalkWithWallace It probably hasn't changed much, (I hope it hasn't). I remember so many things about Raasay that really stuck in my head. The ferry was a simple outboard motor tiny boat and I didn't see any vehicles on the island. The car was therefore left in a roadside lay-by on Skye. The general store/ post office was less stocked than a normal campsite shop. The local poultry would follow me everywhere. There were small Dog Sharks? washed up on the beaches. The sea was crystal clear. Locals mainly spoke Gaelic but could speak broken English? (Where for when etc) There was an abandoned Mansion set away from the village with many items left in it, paintings etc. Loved the Island and I will go back there one day.
@@cairnscrow8713 I think that old mansion is now Raasay House? My partner treated me to a weekend away there for my birthday. If you push further north the is lsland will be largely the same.
@@WalkWithWallace wow! checked old and new pics it is the same Mansion :)
@@cairnscrow8713 think it caught fire in between too.
Great looking trip and somewhere I’d love to add to my to do list... one thing I need to ask. If I do go, do I have to eat primula on mackerel on tortilla 😂 that was one crazy luncheon. Joking aside, looked brilliant and makes me want to get out for more overnighters.
Behold Scotland haha, thanks BS, thankfully the mackerel and primula wraps are optional. 😁 you'll love Raasay when you get the chance to visit. 👍🏼
Hello 😁 what an island! And a video 👏 when I was there, I stayed at Raasay house for a week of adventures! The views from Duncaan are amazing! Some of that terrain on the way to the bothy looked dodgy. Did yous encounter any wildlife there? I was lucky enough to spot a golden eagle, an adder, and some porpoise jumping along the side of the sail boat we were in. Was crying with the porpoise, the instructor thought I was papping it 😂 but I was crying cause I felt so lucky! Brilliant video and an amazing island. Calums road is class... what a grafter! Kev's fart 😂😂 I was thinking "did he just fart" then it said 'pardon you kev' 😂🙈
Raasay House is mint, the missus took me there for my birthday a few years ago. Roughed it a bit more in this trip. 😂
We seen some birds of prey and the the other chap in the Bothy seen otters in one of the bays. 😍
Oh it definitely is minted! Loved my stay there, I'd definitely be there more often if I could drive. Birds of prey amaze me! 😍 The wing span of some are just remarkable! Did you do any of the activities with the instructors when you stayed at Raasay house? My favourite was the gorge walk and plunge pools! 😁
@@amandamurphy5758 goldies are my favourite. 🦅
We got free bike hire, so just tottled around on the bikes and climbed Dun Caan.
I am choosing right now between Zephyros 2 and Trekkingtent Stealth 2. I've noticed both versions have appeared on your channel. Which one would you recommend for 2 people back/bikepacking purposes?
Hi there, 2 very different tents you've picked. I found the Stealth 1.5 tent a bit of a pain to pitch. I've also owned a Zephyros 2, nice tent, but it's more a spacious 1 person tent to be honest.
Hi Robin, really enjoyed this one. Great video! I can understand how hard is to film when you are exhausted..:-] This east coast of Raasay has been on my list for some time. I know summer is not ideal for that as brackens + insects in full power but... may go if ferry operates there. As I understood there is no path at all between Hallaig and Sereapadal. Can you remember how many hrs this section was? I expect the worst but wonder for how long? I thought to go without car and try to walk/hitchhike back to ferry but your idea with bikes was good too.. Anything I shouldn't miss there? Where is distilery? I guess close to ferry.. Is there any nice beach along that east coast? And if not where else on island if you found some? Any campsite with showers close to ferry? Thanks for your reply. H.
Hi Jonas, I'll ping you a DM on Facebook later today. 👍🏻
@@WalkWithWallaceOK thanks
I’m from Glasgow so after lockdown during summer me and my friend are doing this but we’ll be staying there for a couple of days wild camping
Nice one Callum, hope you get some good weather for it. Let me know how you get on. 😁
Walk With Wallace 👣 ok I will this vids have me a ruff idea of wear I’m going to go and also sas who dares when it was there can’t wait so exited to go just don’t know how I’m going to get the Isle of Skye from Glasgow but I’ll try
@@callumblack1553 do you plan on following the coastal route too? If you don't drive, there's a Citylink bus that takes you from Glasgow to Skye, I imagine the driver would stop at Sconser so you could catch the boat to Raasay.
Walk With Wallace 👣 I don’t even tho if we will do the routes We will try do them both but cause we’re going for a wild camping I think that we’re just going to truck in the bushes and stuff like that
@@callumblack1553 hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Worth getting up to the north of the island if you have the time. 👍🏼
What was with the bikes ?
We hid them there two days before, to save a chunk of road walking back to the car.
Where can I find details about the full trail, tried google but not much to be found, even Walkhighlands doesn't have the trail.
head for the hills it's not an official trail. Just something I wanted to do was walk to the North of the island along the coast. Can get a gpx route emailed to you if you wish?
Cheers Robin, it's alright if I decide to go one day, coast should be easy to follow. Question is was it worth it??
head for the hills definitely Hermit, we both really enjoyed it. Cracking scenery and hardly a soul. Could do a high level route going over Dun Caan as well.