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Photo Competition: 6 Stunning Winning Shots (Walking Holidays)

Absolute Escapes March 9 2021

We missed our annual photo competition in 2020 so we’ve been taking a look at some of the incredible winning shots from previous years.

Travelling past some of the most wonderful scenery in the UK & Ireland, our walking holidays are a dream for photographers. We are lucky enough to receive thousands of photos each year from our clients – the best of which we put up for an annual vote on our Facebook and Instagram pages where the public can choose their favourite shot.

The winning photographer will receive a large canvas print of their shot, while the runners-up will win a calendar featuring all of the nominated images.

Our walkers on the famous West Highland Way have traditionally dominated the competition, scooping 4 wins from the previous 6 years. Can you beat the shots below and win our photo competition in 2021?

 

2014 – Bluebells by Loch Lomond, West Highland Way (Julie Storer)

Bluebells on the West Highland Way

 

2015 – Black Rock Cottage, West Highland Way (Maaike Brinkhof)

 

2016 – Rowers on Loch Lomond, John Muir Way (Heather McDuff)

 

2017 – Descending from Conic Hill, West Highland Way (Hans-Rudolf Werner)

 

2018 – Wild Highland scenery, West Highland Way (David Foster)

 

2019 – Meeting the locals on the Pennine Way (Benjamin van Wesenbeeck)

Best Hikes for Photography

View of Buachaille Etive Mor leaving Kinghouse
Walkers approaching Beinn Dorain (Credit; Greg Mitchell)
Magnificent view of Ben Nevis (Credit; Jack Everts)
Black Rock Cottage near Glencoe
End of the West Highland Way in Fort William (Credit - John Herbert)
Wonderful landscape on the West Highland Way (Credit; John Drain)
Bluebell woods on the West Highland Way (Credit; Sarah Lamagna)
View from Top of Devil's Staircase (Credit; Sam Hamilton)
Absolute Escapes clients walking the West Highland Way

West Highland Way

From £710pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 96 miles / 154 km
Duration 6 - 10 Nights
  • Experience one of the world's most famous long-distance walks
  • Enjoy breathtaking scenery from Loch Lomond into the heart of the Scottish Highlands
  • Relish the wonderful international camaraderie of your fellow walkers
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A group of hikers on the John Muir Way
The path near Blackness Castle (credit - Scott Smyth)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views when walking from Helensburgh to Balloch (credit - Desiree Ventura)
Preston Mill, East Linton (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Absolute Escapes team members walking through Dunbar Country Park (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Maid of the Loch by Loch Lomond
The start of the John Muir Way in Helensburgh
The Absolute Escapes team at John Muir's Birthplace, Dunbar
The Forth Rail Bridge from South Queensferry
Coastal cliffs, Dunbar (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Linlithgow Loch (credit - Melanie Grandidge)
Absolute Escapes walker on the Bridge to Nowhere near Dunbar

John Muir Way

From £1265pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 134 miles / 215 km
Duration 11 - 12 Nights
  • Travel coast-to-coast traversing the heartland of Scotland
  • Pass the famous bonnie banks of Loch Lomond in Scotland's first National Park
  • Walk along the beautiful East Lothian coastline to Dunbar, birthplace of John Muir
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Pennine Way stone at Whitley Pike
Malham Cove
High Force on the River Tees
Greg's Hut, England's highest bothy
Jason from the Absolute Escapes team on the Pennine Way
Hiker near Barrowburn Farm
Kisdon Hill near Keld
The Vale of Edale in the Peak District
Signpost on the Pennine Way
Views to Pen-y-Ghent hill
Signpost near Bellingham on the Pennine Way
Caitlin from the Absolute Escapes at Caw Gap on the Pennine Way

Pennine Way

From £1795pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 265 miles / 427 km
Duration 17 - 22 Nights
  • Experience Britain’s oldest and most famous National Trail
  • Traverse three national parks in some of the UK’s most wild and beautiful countryside
  • Discover the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hadrian’s Wall
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An Absolute Escapes client admiring the views of The Cuillin across Loch Scavaig (credit - Wiki Ulrich)
Katia from the Absolute Escapes team at the Quiraing (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Portree, the capital of Skye
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team on her walk from Sligachan to Elgol
Sheep on the Skye Trail from Torrin to Broadford (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Walking into the Cuillin Mountains (credit - Katia Fernandez Mayo)
Zoe from the Absolute Escapes team at The Old Man of Storr (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
Sunset views on the walk from Sligachan to Elgol (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)
An Absolute Escapes client enjoying the views from the Skye Trail (credit - Jeff Stallings)
Walking from Sligachan to Elgol (credit - Zoe Kirkbride)

Skye Trail

From £1085pp

Walking Holidays
Distance 80 miles / 128 km
Duration 8 Nights
  • Take in some of the best mountain and coastal views in the British Isles
  • Walk through the dramatic Red and Black Cuillin Mountains
  • Traverse the Trotternish Ridge to the Old Man of Storr - one of the best ridge walks in Scotland
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