TGO Challenge – 8 backpacking trips across Scotland

TGOC post mortems commence at Montrose!
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The Great Outdoor Challenge was conceived in the late 1970s and has run every May since 1980.

The concept is simple – design a route that you walk, self-supported, from the West coast of Scotland to the East.

How to approach the planning? Well, research what others have done before! Some have made several trips, and many have recorded details of their routes and their equipment. This is a list of my blog accounts from my first trip during the famous 2012 hurricane. Here is the TGOC website.

StartEn routeFinishyearLink to Posting
about gearhttps://www.mpaulm.com/2018/12/gearing-up-to-the-tgo-challenge-an-opinionate-guide-to-backpacking-essentials-for-scotland/
Lochailort Montrose2024https://www.mpaulm.com/2024/01/tgoc-2024-lochailort-to-montrose-here-we-go-again/
Torridon Aberdeen20221https://www.mpaulm.com/2022/07/tgoc-2022-torridon-to-aberdeen-part-1/
Loch Monar20222https://www.mpaulm.com/2022/08/torridon-to-aberdeen-tgoc-2022-part-2/
Loch Ness20223https://www.mpaulm.com/2022/08/torridon-to-aberdeen-tgoc-2022-part-3/
Boat of Garten20224https://www.mpaulm.com/2022/09/torridon-to-aberdeen-tgoc-2022-part-4/
AcharacleMontrose2021https://www.mpaulm.com/2021/05/455911/
1https://www.mpaulm.com/2021/08/acharacle-to-montrose-the-tgoc-2021-notes-days-1-3/
2https://www.mpaulm.com/2021/08/acharacle-to-montrose-tgoc-2021-days-4-6/
Kingussie3https://www.mpaulm.com/2021/09/acharacle-to-montrose-the-tgoc-2021-notes-days-7-10/
4https://www.mpaulm.com/2021/09/acharacle-to-montrose-the-tgoc-2021-notes-days-10-14/
Lakeland 100https://www.mpaulm.com/2019/08/if-not-the-tgoc-then-why-not-the-lakeland-100/
ObanKinnabaer2018https://www.mpaulm.com/2018/05/tgoc-2018-oban-to-montrose-the-slideshow/
Oban1https://www.mpaulm.com/2018/06/tgo-challenge-2018-oban-to-kinnabaer-1-to-glen-etive/
Glen Etive2https://www.mpaulm.com/2018/06/tgo-challenge-2018-oban-to-kinnabaer-2-from-glen-etive/
Pitlochry3https://www.mpaulm.com/2018/06/tgo-challenge-2018-oban-to-kinnabaer-3-from-pitlochrie/
Fort WilliamKinloch HournCape Wrath20171https://www.mpaulm.com/2017/11/cape-wrath-trail-part-1-a-tgoc-backup-fort-william-to-kinloch-hourn/
Strathcarron2https://www.mpaulm.com/2017/11/cape-wrath-trail-part-1b-a-tgoc-backup-kinloch-hourn-to-strathcarron/
PlocktonRedcastle2016https://www.mpaulm.com/2016/05/2016-tgoc-scotland-coast-to-coast-plockton-to-redcastle/
Glen Affric1https://www.mpaulm.com/2016/06/tgoc-plockton-to-redcastle-lunan-bay-1-plockton-to-cougie/
Cougie2https://www.mpaulm.com/2016/06/tgoc-plockton-to-redcastle-2-cougie-to-feshie/
Glen Feshie3https://www.mpaulm.com/2016/06/tgoc-plockton-to-redcastle-lunan-bay-3-feshie-to-the-coast/
GlenelgInverbervie2015https://www.mpaulm.com/2015/01/glenelg-to-inverbervie-tgoc-2015/
Glenelghttps://www.mpaulm.com/2015/05/tgoc-2015-diary-notes-1-pre-amble/
S. Shiel Ridge1https://www.mpaulm.com/2015/06/tgoc-2015-diary-notes-2-glenelg-to-s-shiel-ridge/
Gt Glen Hostel2https://www.mpaulm.com/2015/06/tgoc-2015-diary-notes-3-s-shiel-ridge-to-great-glen-hostel/
Lochcallater Lodge3
https://www.mpaulm.com/2015/07/tgoc-2015diary-notes-4-great-glen-to-lochcallater-lodge/
Inverbervie4
https://www.mpaulm.com/2015/07/tgoc-2015-diary-notes-5-lochcallater-lodge-to-inverbervie-and-montrose/
TorridonDunnottar Castle2014https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/08/the-tgo-challenge-2014-putting-it-all-together/
preview1https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/06/craig-to-maol-bhuidhe-bothy-via-lurgh-mohr-bidein-a-choire-sheasgaich/
Torridon2https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/06/torridon-to-craig-via-sgorr-ruadh-and-fuar-tholl/
Iron Lodge3
https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/06/high-level-route-from-iron-lodge-to-glen-affric-via-stuc-mor-sgurr-nan-ceathramhnam/
Cannich4https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/07/glen-affric-cannich-to-drumnadrochit-and-errogie/
Errogie5https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/07/the-monaliadth-from-errogie-to-feshie/
Drakes Bothy6https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/07/drakes-bothy-to-derry-lodge-via-glen-einich-braeriach-and-cairn-toul-and-corrour-bothy/
Ballater7https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/08/braemar-ballater-to-ballochan/
Dunnottar Castle8https://www.mpaulm.com/2014/08/ballochan-glen-dye-fetteresso-forest-to-dunnottar-castle-stonehaven/
MorarSt Cyrus2012https://www.mpaulm.com/2012/05/day-1-tgoc/