Dandyman Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Was thinking about taking my daugther wild camping at glen etive next to glencoe in a couple of weeks, and was wondering if anyone has camped there and knew if there was any restrictions on tents ect as we have a 4 man tent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandyman Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Could anyone also suggest places that are decent for wild camping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mundojambo Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 i have camped at glen etive twice with a fairly big tent (3-4 person). there's a few good spots by the river it's always wet, but given what this (every) summer is like then it'll be wet everywhere in scotland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leginten Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Could anyone also suggest places that are decent for wild camping http://www.mcofs.org.uk/assets/pdfs/wildcamping.pdf The guidelines are in the pdf above. I normally only wild camp a good distance from roads in order to shorten the next day's route up hills that would otherwise be a fairly strenuous day (I'm getting older), but it's perfectly legal to camp close to them. If you're heading down Glen Etive, you should find plenty of places, not least down by the loch. Be aware that the Glen Coe/Glen Etive area has acquired a bit of a reputation for break-ins to cars parked by the roadside, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Glen Etive is perfect - get there early to get a decent spot - it's always busy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gizmo Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Noticed a lot of people camping at the side of the road here on the back road down to Innerleithen any time I've driven or cycled past over the years: http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?q=innerleithen&hl=en&ll=55.661199,-3.056645&spn=0.019294,0.038581&sll=55.987339,-2.744269&sspn=0.019133,0.038581&t=h&z=15 Some good resources on wild camping in Scotland here too: http://camping.uk-directory.com/camping_scotland.php Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunks Posted June 27, 2011 Share Posted June 27, 2011 Noticed a lot of people camping at the side of the road here on the back road down to Innerleithen any time I've driven or cycled past over the years: http://maps.google.c...038581&t=h&z=15 Some good resources on wild camping in Scotland here too: http://camping.uk-di...ng_scotland.php Yip - Leithen Water has a few wild campers. Another good area in the Borders is here: Map Head down the A703 to Eddleston and turn right. There's even a toilet block Area is the Meldon Hills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dandyman Posted June 27, 2011 Author Share Posted June 27, 2011 Thanks for the info I really appreciate it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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