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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Kit
I was unsure whether I’d do a kit posting for this year’s walk, but I
15 March, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Route
The countdown to my Southern Upland Way continues. I’ll be heading out five weeks on
18 February, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Getting There & Back
“It really shouldn’t be this difficult!” A phrase I kept repeating while trying to book
2 February, 2015
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Southern Upland Way 2015 – Planning
I’d walked about a mile or so out of Beattock, heading for the Ettrick Hills
15 December, 2014
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 9
6th May 2013 – Beattock to St. Mary’s Loch: 21.3 miles, 3,310 feet “Happy is
6 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 8
5th May 2013 – Wanlockhead to Beattock: 20.0 miles, 3,578 feet “My father considered a
5 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 7
4th May 2013 – Sanquhar to Wanlockhead: 8.2 miles, 1,973 feet “All walking is discovery.
4 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 6
3rd May 2013 – Nether Holm to Sanquhar: 15.1 miles, 2,002 feet “After a day’s
3 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 5
2nd May 2013 – St. Johns Town of Dalry to Nether Holm: 14.9 miles, 2,873
2 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 4
1st May 2013 – Bargrennan to St. Johns Town of Dalry: 25.4 miles, 3,099 feet
1 May, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 3
30th April 2013 – New Luce to Bargrennan: 18.8 miles, 1,809 feet “The best remedy
30 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 2
29th April 2013 – Stranraer to New Luce: 14.0 miles, 1,046 feet “Climb the mountains
29 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 1
28th April 2013 – Portpatrick to Stranraer: 9.5 miles, 1,320 feet “Of all the exercises,
28 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Day 0
27th April 2013 – Travel to, and arrival in Portpatrick “I still find each day
27 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Kit List
This section covers my kit for the Southern Upland Way. I’m carrying all my own
1 April, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Preparation
Most of my long walks take place in late April / early May. There are
27 March, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – The Route
Choosing a route along a prescribed National Trail may seem like a pointless exercise, or
24 March, 2013
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Southern Upland Way 2013 – Navigation & Maps
As there is no Trailblazer guide for the Southern Upland Way I had to look
23 March, 2013
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