Glen Affric hostel, Glen Affric

The GuardianAug 4

The Scottish explorer who fancied an adventure closer to home: hiking the Highlands’ Affric Kintail Way

Globetrotter and TV presenter Alice Morrison trades in her camels and backup team for wild camping in one of Scotland’s most beautiful glens ‘I miss my camels. I miss the sun. I miss the vast emptiness of the desert plains …” These are my thoughts as I trudge through thick conifer plantations and my fifth consecutive hour of rain at the start of the Affric Kintail Way in the Scottish Highlands.…

remote outpost, shut between 10:00 and 17:00

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Glen Affric car parkSightoverlooking the inlet to Loch Beinn a’Mheadhoin
Loch Beinn a’MheadhoinSightinlet overlooked from Glen Affric car park
Loch AffricSighthills rise on either side of this loch
Glen Affric hostelHotelremote outpost, shut between 10:00 and 17:00
river AffricSight
river CroeSight
Elsewhere
Affric Kintail WayTrailScottish Highlands, United Kingdom44 miles in four days, easy to get to by bus
Walk HighlandsPlaceScottish Highlands, United Kingdomwebsite for checking long-distance walking trails
Comar Wood DunSightCannich, United Kingdomfortified house ruins from 400BCE-200AD
Dog FallsSightScottish Highlands, United Kingdomspent the night beside these waterfalls
The Pit Stop cafeRestaurantKintail, United Kingdombus picks up here at Kintail
AllTrailsPlaceScottish Highlands, United Kingdom

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The Scottish explorer who fancied an adventure closer to home: hiking the Highlands’ Affric Kintail Way