Day Three on the The Cambrian Way mountain trail 479 km (298 miles) with a total ascent of 22,460 m (73,700 ft). I think it could be Britain's hardest long distance trail. Its hard to say but looking at the map i think i started todays episode around the Mynydd Garnclochdy area i want give exact camping locations away. I was so wet from the rain all night i set about getting ready to walk around 4am just to keep warm. I was no risk at cold from the time of Year and in good health. So walked back up towards Mynydd Garnclochdy i think. The rain came back on top the hill. The rain was very bad so much so i could only see about couple of meters ahead what with the mist as well as the dark even with two powerful lights. By this time my cannon camera was destroyed by the weather i should know by now and my phone was useless take note people think phone navigation fine lucky i know this i used my garmin fenix3 gps watch with the track loaded onto so i knew i was heading in the general dir
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Uig to Traigh Mhòr beach Vango F10 Helium UL 1 Tent wild camping
My pre summer solstice trip to Scotland June 2019.
Summer solstice countdown 11/06/2019
Last night i camped at Uig bay
Uig (Lewis) otherwise known as West Uig is the largest and most sparsely populated district of the Isle of Lewis. It contains the highest point on the island, Mealasbhal (574m) and also another six of the highest ten peaks. The deepest lake, Loch Suaineabhat at 67m, is the deepest offshore lake in the British Isles. discovery of the largest sapphire ever found in the British Isles. The 242 carat stone discovered in 1995 is on display at the National Museum of Scotland. Uig district was a fruitful recruiting ground for soldiers in the 78th Seaforth Highlanders for the Napoleonic Wars. Despite military service and the ultimate sacrifice by many, the district was the subject of widespread evictions in the nineteenth century to make way for enlarged sheep farms and sporting estates.
Uig Beach is best known as the site where the Lewis Chessmen were found. Before 1831, a local crofter discovered a buried hoard of chess pieces, uncovered by a storm. They are mostly carved from walrus tusks, and probably originated in Norway sometime in the 12th century
This morning i made my favourite coffee and noodles. Then made my way to the road i managed to get a lift right away from a local lady. She drove me a short distance to Uig Community Shop where there is a near by bus stop i missed the w4 bus to Stornoway so i had to hitchhike which took me 2 lifts from Uig Community Shop. First lift dropped me of at Miavaig area by the turn of to Kneep beach another fantastic beach i been to in past but this time not got the time so the second lift took me all way to Stornoway. I had little time to digital hoboing charging my gear up at the ferry port only just enough time to restock on food at tescos supermarket as i wanted to catch the W5 bus to New Tolsta. Do not make same mistake i did more than once here now and in past get on the a bus thinking the bus number is always goes same location it does not on this island so i ended up over hour on the wrong bus lucky for me there was another bus later that day the last one which i manged to make and get on. New Tolsta is next the beach i will wildcamp tonight at Traigh Mhòr a fantastic beach less than a house by bus from Stornoway.
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Protex 15.SRN Flysheet - 3000mm
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Groundsheet - 70 denier nylon fabric is a great balance between low weight and high durability. Waterproof to 6,000mm
15D 28gsm breathable nylon inner tent
Fast pack tent bag - Oversized opening for easy packing and compression straps to control pack size
Weight 1.01kg
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Wittenham Clumps is the name for a pair of wooded chalk hills in the Thames Valley near Little Wittenham. Round Hill, is 120m above sea-level. Castle Hill site of an Iron Age hill fort is 110 m above sea-level. not normally considered one of The Clumps, is Brightwell Barrow, further to the south-east. The summits are wooded by the oldest beech tree plantings in England from 1740s. North slopes overlooking villages and towns whose sites of the first settlements of the English. The Clumps are the most visited outdoor site in the county of Oxfordshire, attracting over 200,000 visitors a year. Wittenham Clumps are near to the River Thames, and good views can be had from the Thames Path along the river. The white-walled reactor buildings of the Joint European Torus, site of the world's first successful controlled nuclear fusion experiments, can be seen around 6 km to the north-west from the clumps. The hillfort on Castle Hill. The earliest earthworks date to the late Bronze Age. In
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