Milngavie to Drymen - 13.1 miles (783.4 total) I had a lot to organise last night, having to pack for my final 3 weeks of the walk while still having a number of maps to print off. On top of that I had an early rise to catch the train to Glasgow, then Milngavie, to …
Glasgow to Milngavie - 9.6 miles (770.3 total) Today's walk was an excellent example of why canals are an important resource for hikers. My walk into Glasgow on Friday, once I reached the outer areas of the city, was simply following one main road after another all the way to the centre. The walk out …
Kilmarnock to Waterside Road-End - 7 miles (743.9 total) My original plan upon reaching Scotland was to take the Annandale Way north from Gretna, link up with the Southern Upland Way and head west, through the Leadhills (Lowther Hills), via Wanlockhead to Sanquhar. When I plotted the day from Beattock to Wanlockhead (the highest village …
Sorn to Kilmarnock - 13.3 miles (736.9 total) Another beautiful, sunny day with hardly a cloud in the sky. Today was back to roadwalking. There were no obvious paths between Sorn and Galston, which was my link for an onward route to Kilmarnock. So, the quickest and straightest way to get to Galston was to …
Dumfries to Thornhill - 19.2 miles (681.4 total) My son, Anthony, drove to Thornhill yesterday evening, left his car there, then took the bus to Dumfries to join Peter and I. The three of us set off together at 10am this morning for the walk to Thornhill. Ian, the proprietor of our B&B, described a …
Annan to Dumfries - 20.2 miles (662.2 total) Today's walk was scheduled to be the best part of 20 miles. We had fine, dry weather for the start but the weather forecast showed a heavy band of rain coming towards us from the west, possibly arriving around 4pm. My concern was that the rain could …
Wellington to Taunton - 10 miles (188 total) What I thought was going to be a straightforward amble in to the county town of Somerset, Taunton, turned out to be just a little bit stranger than I anticipated. Yet again there was a dampness in the air as I ventured out. No rain arrived, though, …
Penzance to Camborne - 16.9 miles (29.9 total) I woke up at 6.30 this morning to the sound of heavy rain bouncing off the velux window in my bedroom. The prospect of walking a full day in those conditions filled me with dread and did not encourage me to spring out of bed - so …
Lands End to Penzance - 13 miles The inclement weather that had been forecast from my first tentative peek, on my phone app, a week or so ago, didn't materialise. We woke up to a clear blue sky and sunshine. The inevitable rain is no doubt waiting round the corner to catch us out when …
My name is Dario Tognini and I am 66 years old. There, I've done it so there is no going back now. I have agonised for months about whether to do this blog at all, and, if so, whether to use my real name. I am a very private person so flashing my details over …
