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Title: [TR] The Kintyre Way 4-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 15:49:34, 01/06/18

A 4-day backpack of the Kintyre Way waymarked trail in Argyll, running through the peninsula from Southend in the south to Tarbert in the north.

This is the old variant of the Kintyre Way that included the 5.4miles (8.7km) B843/B842 road walk link from Campbeltown to Machrihanish. Many walkers sensibly avoided this, as I did, by taking a 17-minute journey on the local bus service.

The weather forecast was highly unusual: warm or hot sunny days for a week ahead in Scotland but often wet with thunderstorms farther south in England. I took the opportunity to pack my gear for this trail backpack at the last minute, despite some misgivings about the timescale including a bank holiday weekend.

Full report & photos (http://v-g.me.uk/Trips/G0113/G0113.htm)

Title: Re: [TR] The Kintyre Way 4-day backpack
Post by: Jac on 16:46:49, 01/06/18

Fabulous weather and great photos to prove it. Looks a super walk

Title: Re: [TR] The Kintyre Way 4-day backpack
Post by: vghikers on 18:36:15, 03/06/18

Thanks Jac, fabulous weather indeed for a trail backpack. I was very lucky with that sunrise too.