<p>My H and I would like to walk the Great Glen Way in Scotland as a 20th anniversary adventure. Has anyone here done it, or know someone who has? There are options of either going through a company that sets up the nightly lodging for you and takes luggage from place to place, or a more flexible option where you pack your own and go at your own pace, and just find a B&B in the evening in whatever town you are in at the end of each day. We are figuring two weeks for the 75-80 miles is plenty of cushion to account for weather or anything else unpredictable.</p>
<p>Any input on this or any other long trail walks you have planned would be appreciated - THANKS!</p>
<p>Unfortunately, I have nothing to offer you on the hike. I just wanted to say that I’ve spent some time in the Great Glen, and I’m jealous. I’d love to go back. Have fun!</p>
<p>In general, two weeks is w-a-y too much time for a flat, sea-level trek, unless you are spectacularly out of shape. I figure you will spend at least every other day not walking. As for weather, if you won’t hike in the rain, I wouldn’t plan on going to Scotland. The climate is a lot like the Pacific Northwest – cool and prone to rain at any time. Wear Gore-Tex-lined boots or walking shoes, nylon pants, a Gore-Tex rain jacket (Marmot Precip), and a Gore-Tex hat (OR Seattle Sombrero) and you’ll be good to go. You could do the whole Gore-Tex rainsuit thing with pants, too, but in 10 years of camping in Washington state I’ve only worn my a handful of times. If it’s raining that hard, I find some place to get out of the weather. I’d buy a wool sweater when you get there. I had a blue Scottish sweater for a long, long time until the moths got it. I miss it.</p>
<p>The other way to handle hiking in the damp is the Highlander way – long wool socks, a wool kilt, and a wool jacket. It might get damp, but it will keep you warm.</p>