My favourite bit of that webpage is this - " It is, however, not to be undertaken lightly, for not only is it long, but the going in places is very rough and there are no hostelries on the way."GregMay wrote:AlanG wrote:Leaving Fisherfield on the Postman's Path via Letterewe to Kinlochewe it is going to take at least three hours from where you turn left up the Strathan Buidhe. It was less than an hour to Poolewe from here via the old route. You will need to leave Ullapool with plenty of food since this is the most demanding section of the route with no resupply except for the Hotel off route at Dundonnell. In very wet weather it is also entirely possible you will need to wait at the Shenavall Bothy for the river lever to fall so you can cross safely.
The Postman's Path is not an easier alternative to the Tollie Path, there is still plenty of hike-a-bike! It's all rideable over to Letterewe and through the estate grounds but after that you will probably be pushing nearly as much as riding. In places the trail is a beautiful ribbon of singletrack but in others an overgrown rocky mess. By the end of June I would imagine parts of the trail will have disappeared under thick bracken. Some background information here:
http://www.heritagepaths.co.uk/pathdetails.php?path=150
I find myself smiling knowing how much of a "Alan" trail the Postmans path is :)
What! No Hostelries! I'm starting to reconsider my race plan. May need a larger hip flask!