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Unforgettable hiking experience! The West Highland Way is a must-do. This iconic trail offers some of the most breathtaking landscapes in Scotland, with stunning views of rugged hills and serene lochs.

Let's be clear, this is a hike and not a walk. I and my wife are in our 50s and found it challenging but very doable with preparation and some training. We hit the best week of weather Scotland had all year. This certainly impacted our experience.

As for Gemini Walks, they offer an exceptional experience. Gemini Walks provides a fantastic way to tackle the West Highland Way with expert support. The accommodations were tailored to our desires. The team was very communicative and met every need. I have no reservation in recommending the group!

Top 3 trips I have ever taken.

We did it in a group with a mountain leader (Kirsti guide at Hikehowyoulike see Trustpilot reviews). The company Alpine Treks booked all the accommodation (a mix of 2-3star hotels and Alpine refuges).
We did it in 10/11 days, with one rest day in Courmayeur (Italy) starting and finishing in Chamonix.

Its pretty busy when we did it, sometimes too much so for me, but for confident mountain walkers (and map readers - I used downloaded maps on IG Rando) you can easily get away from the busy times or time things to avoid the peak trail use.

2lts of water carrying seemed minimal to me.

We never had rough weather but clearly it can and will get hairy at times.

2,600m was the highest you go.

Obvs, the views are ESTUPENDO!!

Mostly France. Some of Italy and a bit of Switzerland.

TMB is a punishing feat for most experienced day hikers as the cumulative fatigue from: 1) multiple full days of walking; 2) repeated early starts; 3) the cumulative ascending equivalent to Everest (8,000+ metres); the suboptimal nights sleeping; etc etc. The overall effect on your physical reserves of energy is quite marked.
It took us a week or more to recover from the fatigue.

Truly inspiring walk, a fantastic combination of natural scenery with Roman ruins including the amazing wall itself. The route adds up to almost 100 miles if you do the whole path as some accommodation may be up to half a mile from the path. If you are a member of English Heritage entrance to the forts is free. Some of the terrain is very steep so you need to be reasonably fit. We took eight days which is a good pace leaving time for rests, lunch and just admiring the wall.

If you want to see the fort at Vindolanda you might want to stay two nights at Twice Brewed in the excellent Vallum Lodge, as the day before and after are long walks. A visit to Housesteads Fort is also worthwhile. We did West to East starting in Bowness on Solway and ending in Newcastle. There are a reasonable number of B+Bs, close to the path but I strongly recommend booking way in advance (we booked over six months before) to get the accommodation you want. You should also check the terrain as some legs will take longer than the mileage suggests.

Some B+Bs do an evening meal where pubs are far away. There are legs where there is little or no facilities but most b+bs will do a packed lunch - make sure you carry plenty of water. We used Hadrian's Haul to transport our suitcases so we only needed day packs. The weather is very changeable so you need full waterproofs it can change from sunny to wind and rain in an instant! Take walking poles for the steeper parts.

We used the excellent guidebook Hadrian's Wall Path by Henry Stedman as sometimes you need help with navigation and to be sure you can find all the Roman ruins.

My two friends and I recently completed the Tour de Mont Blanc, and it was absolutely amazing. The scenery was stunning, with breathtaking views around every corner. The trails were challenging yet rewarding, and staying in mountain refuges added to the adventure. The local villages were charming, and the tour we took was very well-organized. It's an unforgettable experience for anyone who loves hiking and nature!

I have no idea how I discovered this walk. But no sooner I had, I realised I had to do it. I rallied round the old pals and we headed to St Bees. With our 8 day itinerary set. We headed for the other side in hope of glory. We did a short day staying at an Air BnB in Moor Row. (After travelling by trains half the day it seemed about right) Up and out for 6am the next day we battled the brunt of the lakes. Through Ennerdale, passing honister slate mine and over lining crag. Over Grasmere Common and tiredly stumbling into Grasmere. At this point we realised we hadnt prepared well enough. Compeed Blister Patches are a must on this trail. (I should have put them on on the train) We talked about Wainwright and how he said you can go your own way. So we decided to give the next climb a slip and go the other way through Ambleside, Windermere, Staveley and through Tebay. 2 out of our party of 3 wild-camped between Grasmere and Ambleside. While the other one decided his journey had come to an end. We wild-camped again on the other side of the M6 shortly after Tebay. Then stumbled into Kirkby Stephen the next day. Refuelling at Pennine Bistro and adding another mate to our ranks. We continued on trail. We reached the halfway line at Keld, then wild-camped again just short of Muker, by the River Swale.
With aching feet and Compeed applied, we stumbled through Gunnerside and Reeth with thoughts of lots of gold with bubbles in em. And we reached our goal of Richmond and a well deserved bed for the night. And of course, a full English the next day.
At this point the weather had taken a turn for the worse. We decided to BnB it for the next two nights. We packed all our camping gear and posted it back home. We reached Ingelby Arncliffe, then Glaisdale just as we planned that night in Richmond. Then it was one last push. Painkillers aplenty. We did it. Robin Hoods Bay was ours. C2C completed within a week.

Beautiful hike through 3 National Parks. Lake District the nicest. Recommend highly. We used Brigantes but could do in own.

We did the Tour I Mont Blanc in 10 days, camping every night! An unforgettable experience, beautiful landscape! We went up and down many mountains. We walk around 17km a day! It's really worth it for those who like trekking!

Outstanding long distance walk through varied and beautiful landscapes. Great for less experienced walkers as much of it is flat and there is no really challenging terrain and no scrambling - we found the long stretches of road actually harder on the body and got predictably very wet on a few days, but thats all part of the adventure! There are some stretches with many wooden steps.
We did this in 6 days which was challenging enough for us two in our 40s with average fitness. I know many do it in less days.
We drove to Berwick and left our car there, then immediately took a bus to Melrose and did a short first day (to st Boswells). At the end of the walk, we organised a taxi (40) to take us from Lindisfarne back to Berwick. It was really worth saving the beach walk to Holy Island for the last day so we could really enjoy it without being rushed or exhausted - it was magical. Limited budget accommodation but we were lucky to be able to afford B and Bs and there are a couple of hostels. We carried all our own stuff but there looks to be well organised companies to do luggage transfers. Good places to eat in the bigger towns like Jedburgh. Morebattle community shop was a godsend and well stocked. It is a well marked trail but we found OS app invaluable.

There are so many fabulous walks in Anglesey. I recently walked the Bull bay to Cemaes bay and it had great views and you were right by the sea, to experience that wonderful Irish se breeze I had the luck to see dolphins also ,which made the walk more enjoyable.

My daughter and I had decided at the last minute to plan a trip along the West Highland Way, something she had been thinking about for several years. After reading some reviews here, we chose Gemini Walks to plan the trip. We had booked the airfare before we planned the trip, and only had two weeks to go when we first spoke with Julie.
What a truly amazing experience. Starting with, "I'm not sure I can help as everything seems booked," we quickly changed to her working her magic. She planned all the details, worked out all the kinks, and took away all the worries. All in two weeks.
We shared photographs of our dogs, shared stories, and discussed sharing a "wee nip" at the end of our long days of planning.
The trip was perfect. The only flaw was that at one location we had to suffer through an upgrade to our room (much nicer than what we would have had), and that came along with a bottle of bubbly for our "inconvenience."
Julie knew all the details of all the inns as well as the trails and gave great advice; her emails in advance and afterwards made the planning actually fun!
The trip itself was wonderful. The hiking was easier than expected. A pot of tea or a pint after the day's hike was a great finishing touch. Anticipating rain and generally "dreich" weather, we didn't break out the raincoats until the last day when it rained for 20 minutes. The trail was surrounded by blackberry bushes which were ripe and delicious. The West Highland "coos" that stood in the middle of the trail as we walked by were great.
We had a marvellous trip and Gemini and Julie made it better. Recommend them extremely highly.

Hiked Inn to Inn with Mac Adventures in the Cotswolds partly on the Cotswold way and also other trails such as the Wardens way in a circular tour from Moreton in the Marsh. Mac's' communicated very well to enable us to modify the hiking routes to our level of arounf 13-15 km a day using buses and a taxi.They provided both paper and digital maps. In the Cotswolds paper Ordinance Survey works best as all trails are signed at every junction and digital turn by turn not needed. The overview of a large map also made route modification easy.
All the Inns used were 3* at least with en suite bathrooms and excellant breakfasts. Luggage was always transferred on time.

Six medium sized men attempted to walk the South Downs Way in June 2021. The trip was delayed for a year by The Bug.

Day 1: Eastbourne to Falmer (23 miles)
We went the inland route via Jevington to avoid the fatiguing Seven Sisters on day 1. It was still a hilly day but it's a beautiful route. The water taps at Alfriston and Southease were welcome on a hot day. We finished at The Swan Inn Falmer as we were staying in Brighton night 1 where I reside. Even our Ultramarathon-running guestwalker was pretty tired by the end.

Day 2: Ditchling Beacon to Houghton (24 miles)
We cut off the few miles from Housedean Farm round the Eastern edge of Brighton and got a taxi direct to Ditchling Beacon. The church at Pyecombe is a brilliant stop for a bit of history. One of our walkers was struggling with his knee and was jettisoned out the back of our relentless march to Amberley. He was able to find a bus at Steyning then a train from Pulborough to meet us at Amberley. Truleigh Hill Youth Hostel provided the obligatory 11am coffee. Apparently the climb from the river Adur up to Chanctonbury Ring was the biggest climb of the whole walk but it wasn't steep so we were unaware at the time. A few pints at the Bridge Inn at Amberley helped to wash away the day's pain. We had a nice dinner at the George and Dragon up the road and stayed at the lovely Southdowns Bunkhouse.

Day 3: Houghton to Sustainability Centre (28 miles)
This was new territory for me. Our morning coffee was at risk but Cadence Cycle Club got the memo and opened a new branch one hour before our arrival at Upwaltham. We continued to Cocking where we met some more guest walkers. Another of our party was finding the going tough post-Cocking so joined the walking wounded in getting a lift part-way to the accommodation. The rest of us ploughed on and enjoyed the change to the more forested areas at Harting Down and Queen Elizabeth Country Park. We were pretty tired by the time we strolled under the A3 to find Butser Hill, the highest point of the walk awaiting us. A tired trudge to the Sustainability Centre and spirits were low on night 3. The Sustainability Centre is properly in the middle of nowhere so if you're arriving out of hours without a vehicle, bring food or have a taxi booked to a pub. We went to the Bat and Ball at Clanfield.

Day 4: Sustainability Centre to Winchester (19 miles)
The easiest day by far. Much flatter and our shortest day. We made it by 2pm into the charming city of Winchester. The end plaque is slightly bizarrely hidden behind a gate in a
flowerbed at Winchester City Mill.

The route is doable and enjoyable in 4 days if you are happy to walk 9-10 hours per day with only short breaks. We were reasonably fit men aged around 40 and not carrying any camping gear. 4 out of 6 of us managed the whole thing. The number one thing I would suggest is taking care of your feet with blister plasters.

We stopped in Amlwch and picked up icecreams and slushies before walking alongside the harbour/bay. We thought the path stopped there, but walked alongside the buildings on the right and found a lovely coastal path.
We only walked along for 30 minutes but in that time we saw beautiful heather, a stunning little cove, a porpoise swimming along the coastline and a few birds.

It was wonderful. If you want a hike you could go a lot further. Uneven paths and some high cliffs but we felt safe as we were not near the edge.

Small children may fine the height of the ferns and heather overwhelming. My preteens were fine.

The costal path between Llygwy Beach and Moelfre is very clearly signed, there are a few narrow places but everyone is friendly and give way when needed being mindful of social distancing. There are a few Challenging ups and Downs with steep steps and some drop offs, but wonderful views. You will need to keep little ones and dogs under close control. Theres a wonderful stony beach where people build Macapacas and you may even spot porpoises (we mistook for dolphins at first until set right!) it took around 45mins to walk from Llygwy to Moelfre where you can get refreshments at Annies Pantry, the Kimble Arms or the ice cream parlour.

Ive now finished the whole path, having tackled it in sections over the past few years. Its a very beautiful route, stunning in many places. There are some sections which are not so pleasing but they are soon left behind. Its really well waymarked and its therefore very difficult to get lost on it. Just follow the signs.