Leaving home on May 1 we will fly to Glasgow to meet friends who will accompany us on the Hadrian's Wall portion, then we will continue on our own walking the West Highland Way, Great Glen Way and Speyside Way before heading down towards Edinburgh.
May 5 - drive to Wallsend via Bowness on Solway to leave a car there
May 6 - Wallsend to Heddon-on-the-Wall
May 7 - Heddon-on-the-Wall to Chollerford
May 8 - Chollerford to Steel Rigg
May 9 - Steel Rigg to Greenhead
May 10 - Greenhead to Walton
May 11 - Walton to Carlisle
May 12 - Carlisle to Bowness on Solway
May 13 - retrieve car from Wallsend, go back to Glasgow
May 14 - Milngavie to Drymen
May 15 - Drymen to Rowardennan
May 16 - Rowardennan to Inverarnan
May 17 - Inverarnan to Bridge of Orchy
May 18 - Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse
May 19 - Kingshouse to Kinlochleven
May 20 - Kinlochleven to Fort William
May 21, 22 - stay in Fort William, hoping to climb Ben Nevis
May 23 - Start Great Glen Way, walk to South Laggan
May 24 - South Laggan to Invermoriston
May 25 - Invermortison to Drumnadrochit
May 26 - Drumnadrochit to Inverness
May 27 - train to Aviemore, walk to Boat of Garten
May 28 - day in Boat of Garten to go birding
May 29 - Boat of Garten to Cromdale
May 30 - Cromdale to Aberlour
May 31 - Aberlour to Fochabers
June 1- Fochabers to Buckie
June 2 - undecided
June 6 - flight home to Canada

If you're in the vicinity on any one day come and say 'hello' you'll notice us by our Canadian accents!

All accommodations are booked so now it's time to get walking. If anyone wants to know where we are staying I can post again.

Sounds a great adventure and a challenging one.

My only comment really is, that if you are leaving a vehicle at Wallsend for an extended period, make sure that you have booked secure parking. Don't rely on on-street or open air car parking for, as with most cities over here, the chances of it being broken into are something that needs considering.

Have a great time.

Agree with Slowcoach.

My work colleague drove us up to Newcastle in his car. We went in a factory to get the work done. Upon arrival back at his car we found it resting on house bricks as the wheels were missing.

Thanks for the comments. We were planning on leaving the car at the Hadrian Lodge Hotel for the duration. They charge £5.00 per day which is a small price to pay for the added safety of coming bag to a car intact! Let's just hope that their lot is secure!

We stayed at the Hadrian's Lodge Hotel. You have to enter the facility through a gate which may or may not be secured. I think that there is a stone wall separating the hotel from the road. Your car should be out of sight from being viewed from the road.

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I have done two of those paths: should be fun. Let us know how it all goes! Best wishes.

Well the time has finely arrived for our departure from Vancouver. Hadrian's Wall in first on the agenda after spending a few days sight-seeing in Glasgow and the surrounding area. We'll be updating our website as time and internet permits. Happy walking everyone !