Solo Backpacking the East Highland Way (pt. 2) | Bothies, remote glens and reaching the Cairngorms

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In April of 2025, Otto and I set off on a new long-distance walk: The East Highland Way, an unofficial trail starting in Fort William. It crosses the eastern Highlands over 82 miles and ends in the Cairngorms, in Aviemore.
Come join us for part 2 and our last 3.5 days where we reached the Cairngorms and the more remote parts of the trail. We walked through beautiful Scots pine forests, over boggy moorland and even had two bothies on the way before finally reaching Aviemore and finishing a trail that really surprised me a lot….

Happy Hiking and lots of love,
Elli and Otto 🐕‍🦺

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Time stamps:
00:00 Intro
01:24 Day 4: Kinloch Laggan to Dalnashallag Bothy
14:02 Day 5: Glen Banchor to Kingussie
23:21 Reflecting on life….
25:58 Day 6: Kingussie to Inshriach
35:13 Day 7: Inshriach to Aviemore
40:02 Would I recommend the trail?