Take a virtual hike with us along this gorgeous (and thoroughly underrated!) part of Scotland's coastline, and stick around for our chat about this 75 km walk in the second half. It was a pleasure to explore the full length of this trail having only visited parts of it previously, despite the route being practically on our doorstep (Del is from Elgin and we still visit this region a lot). And if we've managed to convince you to walk the Moray Coast Trail yourself, head on over to the blog where you'll find everything you need to know to plan your walk in our detailed guide - www.goingthewholehogg.com/moray-coast-trail-guide/ Cheers! Kim & Del 🥾🥾

Love the drone pictures…breathtaking views. Thanks for sharing!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

4 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome, glad you enjoyed it! 😃

It is a cold, winter day here in Michigan and I am watching this video for the umpteenth time. I love it. Beautiful filming, country and it really helps folks like me. My paternal grandparent's came from Saltcoats/Stevenston to Michigan in the 1920's. My Dad was born here, but siblings were not. We are still very close to our cousins in Ayr/Edinburgh and they want me to come over for my 60th birthday this year. I was last there in 1974 at age 10. I had an acute stroke at age 50 and that has made me physically handicapped, so walking the trail would be impossible - but I would love to see the East coast, Skye, and since I found out my kin was from Orkney/Shetland earlier this year that area. Such a long list. I adore your videos and with I could become a Patron - but I live on a strict pension now. So rewatching is the best I can do! Thanks for listening and sharing your beautiful trips. Scotland is and will always be a favorite to watch here!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your lovely message. It means a lot to know you appreciate this and our other videos so much. So sorry to hear about your physical difficulties. We hope you manage to make it over to Scotland and visit all the places you would dearly love to. Thanks again and all the best 🙂

I saved this for watching over New Year. Very relaxing and a great inspiration for later in 2023! 👍

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

That’s great Colin, glad you enjoyed it and thanks very much!

Great video. Who says they need to be short! Watched every minute and loved it. I aspire to this quality. 😊

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Haha, yes, definitely not short! Thanks very much Andy, for watching to the end and for leaving such a great comment 😃

Fantastic watch as usual guys. Cranberry, brie and bacon panini or fish n chips.... mmmm. Great walk and very informative. Thank you 👍

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Graham, thanks for watching. When fish and chips are this good, there’s no contest 😋

Another great video as always. Lovely and relaxing to watch. Thanks for sharing. Jason

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Jason, happy to hear you enjoyed it and it had that effect. Thanks for watching and taking the time to leave a comment 🙂

Its 4am in Cambridge UK and i discovered this video about 3/4 of an hour ago. Thouroughly enjoyed what I've seen so far! I'll watch the rest later today! Thank you. Hope it was a good hike. 🙋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪🙏👌🙂

@GoingTheWholeHogg

5 ай бұрын

Hi there, glad you’ve enjoyed it so far! It was a thoroughly enjoyable hike in what is a beautiful and interesting area of Scotland and the UK. Thanks for watching 😃

I enjoy so much watching your videos 😊

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

That’s great to hear, thank you so much 🙂

A work of art 🖼️

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

One for the algorithm. Cheers from Australia

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Haha, you tell the algorithm. Thanks very much 😃

Great work guys. Using this film a lot to research my journey along the MCT. Did the Hopeman to Lossie stretch today, but in the opposite direction so I could see Cove Bay at low tide following your advice. Well rewarded with a beautiful sunset thrown in as well. Thanks again!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

That’s fantastic! Glad you saw Cove Bay at low tide, it really makes all the difference, and a beautiful sunset too, great! This time of year the sunsets along that coast can be ridiculously dramatic, especially with just the right amount of cloud cover. Good luck with the rest of your journey if you still have more to do 😃

Looks like a hidden gem

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

It certainly is that 🙂

How come you always have such good weather in Scotland? Great cinematography which inspired me to buy a tripod. Keep up the great work.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, really appreciate it! You know, the Moray coast is one of the driest and sunniest parts of Scotland, so that always helps. Enjoy using your tripod 😃

Wow! I live here and do not recognise half of the places you visited. Just goes to show that I don’t know what’s on my own doorstep. Beautiful video ❤

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, much appreciated! It really is a fantastic area and stretch of coastline. I (Del) grew up in Elgin and knew some of the places well, but others were completely new to me which helped make it a real great experience. Thanks again 😃

Great presentation!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much!

@HolisticHikes

Жыл бұрын

@@GoingTheWholeHogg yeee 😎

Great film! I didn't even know there was a Moray coast trail, although I've been meaning to go see Bow Fiddle rock for a few years now! I did walk the part from Cullen to Sandend and absolutely loved it, gorgeous stretch of coastline indeed!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Julie! Yeah, it’s not that well known but it really does have some spectacular scenery and it’s very enjoyable to walk. Interesting to know you walked from Cullen to Sandend, that stretch really stood out for us. And yes, Bow Fiddle Rock, it’s easy to spend half a day there, checking it out from all the different angles 😃

Such a pleasant surprise to see your latest film today. My Saturday morning coffee was enhanced by the sights and sounds of gentle waves, gulls, and your boots crunching gravel. Thank you again for giving us a great diversion from a troubled world.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like the perfect way to enjoy your weekend coffee, thanks for joining us on the walk : ) The sound of the waves and gulls make me smile every time, it was a pleasure editing this one! Hope you have a good rest of the weekend. Cheers! Kim

Nailed this video guys!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Cheers Zac!

This is wonderful! Great videography of areas I know well!! In the summer I cycled a similar route as part of the Moray way, which combined the MCT with the Speyside way and the Dava way to make a loop.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Mairi! Glad you enjoyed from the perspective of someone who knows the area. That sounds like a great cycle trip you had 😃

Great footage and the commentary. A work of Genius! I guess it's natural to be modest/self-effacing... hence the lack of facial close-ups and many more back shots than front shots... ? But what a brilliant place for a back-packing trip! Not too strenuous being flat, you can readily camp, and enjoy the coastal settlements, let alone the seascape. That's another of your trips that really beckons! Thanks so much for your hard work.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much! Appreciate you watching and giving your interesting feedback as always. Well, yeah, neither of us are the most camera seeking when it comes to that, although definitely something we should try to do more of… 🤔… And yeah, a great place for a walk that’s very accessible for people with a range of abilities and fitness levels. The coastal scenery really is great around here too. Thanks again 😃

Love your videos and for sure guides, which are very useful and full of inspiration to do hikes :) Thanks!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Glad you love them! That’s what we aim do so it’s always great to get such feedback. Thanks a lot, very much appreciated!

very useful and nice video. warm greetings from top of the world

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

Super film and great trail. I hope to go a walk next year and will consider this carefully.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Emma, much appreciated. Yeah, it’s definitely worth considering, lots of variety and interest along the way 🙂

@Curlew-Corner

Жыл бұрын

@@GoingTheWholeHogg It would be my first long walk in many years. I’d probably B&B each night. It’s described as “challenging”. Is it a difficult walk?

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

We wouldn’t say so. There are no great changes in elevation and the terrain is not too bad, maybe a little awkward to walk on in some of the stony beach sections but nothing difficult really. Staying indoors makes things easier too. It also depends on how many days you’d wish to complete it in. Anyway, we have detailed everything in our written guide: www.goingthewholehogg.com/moray-coast-trail-guide/

@Curlew-Corner

Жыл бұрын

@@GoingTheWholeHogg Thank you. I’ll read your website article about the walk.

Really peaceful and relaxing to watch; lovely beaches!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Gina, really happy it was like that for you! And yes, some beautiful beaches along this coast 🙂

Quite impressed by the distances covered here. My feet were sore just watching!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Lots of hard ground at times too Mike, so the old feet were feeling it. Still, the beautiful scenery kept us going 😃

Stunning job Kim and Del. I enjoyed watching this long episode 👏👏

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much, really happy to hear it 😃

Fantastic Moray coast. I spent over there 12 days camp in Findhorn. Really unique!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

9 ай бұрын

It's so very beautiful there, bet you had a great time!

@arturgrabowski2845

9 ай бұрын

​@GoingTheWholeHogg outstanding I really enjoyed, nature and history and Scotland, 3 things I love!

Filming and editing are spot on....was the fish hot 🙂

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it, thanks! And yeah, the fish was hot and delicious 🤤

Love this relaxing video guys. I was reminiscing when I saw the signpost for Burghead. My company sent me on an outward bound course there for 4 weeks during mid Nov to mid Dec. Its objective was character training, I was on a management course, this was.... wait for it...58 years ago, I was 20 at the time. Although it was a sea school, orienteering, hiking, sailing and climbing were part of the schedule. So many memorable times. Hiking from Aviemore to the summit of Ben Macdhui in a whiteout was awesome. On returning from the summit, we camped by Loch Avon, still in blizzard conditions. After this trip, back in Dorset where I was working, my manager ran thru the report on my performance. The only negative, was that I " lost my humour on the hill". That trip at 20 years of age, ignited my passion for adventure, which has never left me to this day. Until the big C gave me a jolt this year, I was climbing 3000 ft of ascent every week. Sorry to ramble !

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Martin, really glad you enjoyed it. And happy to hear that it jogged all those old memories loose. Trying to picture the area all those years ago. Sounds like you had some great times and adventures. Sorry to hear about the health issue, hope you’re doing okay 🙂

Gorgeous aerial shots my friend, this was masterfully filmed. Drone shots are so smooth and well executed! Professional shooting!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Appreciate that a lot, thanks very much!

Thank you for a really informative video of a part of Scotland I've not see before. Hope to do parts of that coastline in a couple of years. Love the way you do these, so relaxing to watch.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

It's very different scenery to the west coast, but we love it here! Definitely worth seeing for yourself some day. But first, the Outer Hebrides 😃

As somebody who grew up in Hopeman this was amazing to see, thank you for making this, we are so lucky to live in this part of the world.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

It means a lot to hear you say that. Hopeman and the stretch of coast around it is a real standout of the Moray coastline. Definitely lucky to call it home 😃

I see your first nights camp was 100m from the bratwurst man!! It's a smashing bit of coast this.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Ha, yes!! Although the van was closed up, so no sausagey snacks for us : (

So superlative and incomparable video images each time I watch yours! All the video images of yours are obviously irreversible Number ONE! (From Seoul)

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Very happy to hear your high praise 🥰 Hope you enjoy this one as much as always! Drink some makgeolli for us, we miss it sooooo much!

@the-same-lines-with-you

Жыл бұрын

@@GoingTheWholeHogg What a folksy Korean Makeolli you have ever enjoyed while your sweet wife and you have visited! I wish to send 10 boxes(100 Makeolli) if you are closer to my house! Oh, so sorry!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

@@the-same-lines-with-you we lived in Tongyeong on the south coast for 3 years and we loved the fresh local makgeolli we got there, and also Udo peanut makgeolli is so delicious, we drank it all the time on Jeju! I wish we lived closer to your house too 😄

Beautiful part of the North Scottish coastline. Most of my ancestors are buried in Buckie cemetery and we come up every year to tend to the graves and get some cycling in. Usually go up in June and have always been lucky with the weather. Always wanted to do this trail but don't have enough time. Can the trail be done on bikes, even if we need to get off every now and then?

@GoingTheWholeHogg

3 ай бұрын

It is a beautiful part indeed. I (Del) grew up in Elgin so know the area well, but walking this trail allowed me to get an even wider perspective and a greater appreciation of the area. The weather is usually pretty decent as you say too. Definitely a lot of the trail can be done on bikes. Depending on how hardy your bike is you’ll need to get off from time to time, but the majority of the trail should be okay. Probably a lot of pushing along sand between Hopeman and Lossiemouth. Anyway, well worth doing the whole trail or just as much as you can 🙂

Del have you ever counted your extra steps? My word!

@GoingTheWholeHogg

Жыл бұрын

Haha, no, although we’ve talked about this more than once. I always stop my garmin when I set up the tripod, so as not to mess up the gpx recording and to get accurate figures for the hike. Need a second watch on the other wrist 😃

When I hike, I'm not up in the air; I'm on the ground. That's what I want to see.

@GoingTheWholeHogg

10 ай бұрын

The vast majority of the film is shot in great detail from the ground. We use the drone shots to give greater context to the area we're hiking through.

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