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๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ Walking the ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Isle of Man ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ Coastal Path. 98 Miles in 6 Days! ๐Ÿฅพ




The Raad ny Foillan, Manx Gaelic for "Way of the Gull," is the Isle of Man's premier long-distance footpath. Spanning almost 160 km (100 miles), it offers the chance to walk around a complete nation!


Alex Mason and I embarked on this incredible journey from June 12th to 17th, 2023, experiencing stunning coastal views and unforgettable moments. ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿž๏ธ


๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 1 - travel day.


Home ๐Ÿก dropped of by Car ๐Ÿš—- (๐Ÿ™Dad) at Hoylake Station - train ๐Ÿš‚ 12.09pm to James St, Liverpool. Visited the Albert Dock. Walked๐Ÿšถ๐Ÿผโ€โ™€๏ธ to the ferry terminal - 10 mins. Ferry โ›ด๏ธ to IOM. Check in at 1.30pm. Boarded at 2pm - arrived at 5pm start of adventure ๐Ÿฅณ

Date: 12th June 2023

Weather: sunny & warm โ˜€๏ธ

From: Douglas Ferry Terminal - IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ

Start time: 5.50pm - we went to see some street art and pick up some bits from M&S.

To: Laxey Campsite

End time: 10.20pm

Terrain: roads, pavements, very badly maintained paths through stinging nettles, brambles and other things which were bitting and scratching!


Accommodation: camped โ›บ๏ธ camp site.

Food: breakfast at home - 2 boiled eggs, half an avocado, 6 pieces of bacon.

Snack - rice cake bar, naked bar.

Lunch - egg Mayo sandwiches on gluten free bread, flapjack, & crisps.

Dinner (same again) egg Mayo sandwiches, crisps, flapjack & a handful of jelly sweets.


๐ŸฅพMiles: 13.7 miles via watch

๐ŸฆถSteps: 28,173


Total miles completed: 10/98 10 miles measured via Hiiker app (pro feature)


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts:

Food Resupply - Aldi ยฃ20

Train ๐Ÿš‚ to Liverpool ยฃ5.20

Ferry ticket ยฃ66 (one way)

Camping ยฃ12

= ยฃ103.20


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 9/10

Fatigue: 2/10

Ease of terrain: 4/10



Challenges: trying to find wild camping ๐Ÿ•๏ธ- it was very populated on this section and not many options. I called up the camp site and they had space. So we ended up there. Itโ€™s about 10 mins off the route.


Highlights: awesome to be hiking with Alex again. We last walked together on the Wales Coast Path in 2022. gorgeous weather until late at night. Super easy getting the ferry. Nice being on a quieter walk with less people. Havenโ€™t seen any other hikers yet. Really excited about about the following few days. ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ๐Ÿฅณ


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 2


Date: Tuesday 13th June

Weather: sunny and hot โ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธโ˜€๏ธ

From: Laxey Campsite - 10 min walk back to the trail

Start time: 7.50am

To: Point of Ayre (most northern point of the IOM)

End time: stopped at costa coffee at 1.30pm - started again at 4.30pm. Finished walking at 7.30pm. Bed by 9.30pm - so tired my eyes are starting to go.


Terrain: pavement & road, large rocky uphills paths, green flat sections, country lanes. Pebble beaches.


Accommodation: wild camped ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Food: breakfast bag (oats, chia seeds, protein powder, creatine powder, collagen powder, flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, raisins) with water.

Snack - flapjack, rice crispy bar.

Lunch - egg sandwich & 1/2 ham sandwich with crisps & rice crispy bar.

Snack. Fanta, cashew cookie naked bar.

Dinner - pack of cooked chicken, crisps, baby tomatoes. Sweets.


๐ŸฅพMiles: 23.5 - according to my watch

๐ŸฆถSteps: 48,631


Total miles completed: 33.5/98


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts: ยฃ2.45 Fanta drink at Costa

ยฃ5.70 pack of chicken & cherry tomatoes ๐Ÿ… for dinner tonight from CO-OP

= ยฃ8.15


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 7/10

Fatigue: 4/10

Ease of terrain: 6/10 - a bit tougher today. Not as populated but a few more ups and downs. Plus a 6 mile pebble beach walk.



Challenges: my pack is heavy with all the food and water - very different from the Camino (when my pack weighted under 7kg).


๐Ÿ‘ŸThe pebble beach walking was brutal especially towards the end. My back in killing me - as I wasnโ€™t able to tighten my hip belt straps too much as my hip bones are hurting. So all the weight is through the shoulders.


Highlights: stopped off at Ramsey Town.

7 miles to the Point of Ayre - where we want to wild camp tonight.

๐Ÿ‘‰Found a great little spot - beautiful views of the ocean and the seals playing in the water.


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 3


Date: Wednesday 14th June.

Weather: โ˜€๏ธsunny and bright. Blue skies ๐Ÿ’™

From: Point of Ayre (most northern point of the IOM)

Start time: 7am

To: Peels Campsite

End time: 7.10pm - we chilled on the bench for a while not putting up our tents until later. In bed at 9.20pm

Terrain: pebble paths, through sand dunes 6 miles - then 6 miles of beach walking!


Accommodation: camp site - tent โ›บ๏ธ

Food: breakfast- tangerine ๐ŸŠ, fruit roll ups, flapjack, final few crisps

Lunch - jacket potato with margarine, tuna Mayo and salad. With apple and almond cake for dessert* still canโ€™t get over the cost of the piece of cake - I should have said no!!

Dinner - flapjack, apple, rice chocolate bar, sweets.


๐ŸฅพMiles: 25.2 miles

๐ŸฆถSteps: 51,950


Total miles completed: 50/98 - according to Hiiker and the guidebook


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts: Lunch out at The Dovecote Tearooms. lunch - jacket potato & salad ยฃ11, 2x drinks ยฃ2.40 & cake ยฃ4.25 = ยฃ17.80 + camping โ›บ๏ธ ยฃ10. Total ๐ŸŸฐ ยฃ27.80


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 8/10

Fatigue: 5/10 - we stopped and had a few breaks!

Ease of terrain: 7/10 - tough day with pebble and sandy beaches. Plus overgrown ferns with biting flies.



Challenges: The Beach walking was hard going on your feet.

๐ŸชฐSo many flies during the final 6 miles into Peel ๐Ÿชฐplus they were biting us! Lower back felt a little sore at the end. It was so good to lie down and stretch out.


Highlights: great weather, stunning views of the sea. Enjoyed the walking. Good chats with Alex as well ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ฌ๐Ÿ’ฌ


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 4 - Beautiful but Brutal.


Date: Thursday 15th June

Weather: โ˜€๏ธsunny and hot all day! Plus some good wind ๐Ÿ’จ blowing against us.

From: Peels Campsite.

Start time: 7.30am

To: just past Port Erin

End time: 7.25pm (we stopped at a few places. A beach for 1hr 15mins, Port Erin about 1hr)

Terrain: flat grassy walking, a little bit of climbing out of peel. We also passed a few cows ๐Ÿ„ - then it got difficult- brambles, nettles, thin narrow paths on a slant. Constant climbing. The final 11 miles was tough going.


Accommodation: wild camped ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Food: breakfast - peanuts, dried mango, jelly sweets.

Snack - half a naked bar.

Early Dinner - half a whole chicken, chips & salad with a sprite

Snack before bed - @eattrek protein bar (9g of protein & gluten free)


๐ŸฅพMiles: 21.2 miles

๐ŸฆถSteps: 43,883


Total miles completed: 69/98


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts: ยฃ2.25 resupply - 3x @eattrek protein bars. Dinner at local fish & chip place ยฃ12.25 = ยฃ14.50


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 8/10 - tough day - but I felt like Iโ€™d worked hard. It was nice to finish walking.

Fatigue: 6/10 - felt super tired around 4.30pm - was wiped out! So tired!!!

Ease of terrain: 7/10 - the first 6 miles out of Peel were great. Then the really tough sections happened - Constant uphill walking in the heat of the day with heavy packs is hard going. Felt quite drainer during it.



Challenges: very windy ๐ŸŒฌ๏ธ last night. Needed to get out of bed to fix the tent as one side collapsed!


Beautiful scenery - but some parts were brutal!! Wasnโ€™t expecting it to be so tough.


My legs and arms are also super scratched from all the nettles and brambles we were walking through. Some parts of the path have not been well maintained and itโ€™s hard going getting through.


Highlights: reaching Port Erin - good food, wild camping ๐Ÿ•๏ธ . Watching the sunset ๐ŸŒ…


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 5


Date: Friday 16th June

Weather: windy and dry - not as hot as the previous few days.

From: past Port Erin

Start time: 7.55am

To: past Castletown

End time: 8.15pm ish

Terrain: nice paths in the am to the cafe. Much flatter and easier today. A bit more road walking.


Accommodation: wild camped ๐Ÿ•๏ธ

Food: 2x gluten free toast, 2x bacon, 2x sausage, 2x eggs, avocado smash, beans, 2x hash browns, large mushroom.

Lunch snack - @eattrek protein bar

Early dinner - the George Hotel, Castletown - poached Salmon salad.

Evening snack - wine gums & half a galaxy vegan & diary free chocolate bar. I ate well today!! ๐Ÿ˜


๐ŸฅพMiles: 18.7

๐ŸฆถSteps: 38,750


Total miles completed: 82/98


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts:ยฃ15.80 at Sound Cafe- gluten free breakfast & hot chocolate (diary feee)

Shore Hotel - drinks ยฃ3.50 Vimto & blackcurrant and water.

The George Hotel - Blackcurrant & water & poached salmon salad ยฃ14.95

Co-op ยฃ7.25 - vegan & diary free chocolate bar, 3x @eattrek protein bars, & wine gums

ยฃ41.50 - I think most expensive day so far! All on food!!!


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 8/10 - another solid day.

Fatigue: 4/10 - feel ok. I think itโ€™s because Iโ€™ve eaten so much good food. And it was proper meals.

Ease of terrain: 4/10 - so much easier today - no real hard sections.



Challenges: walking past port Mary - the smell of sulphur ๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข๐Ÿคข


Highlights: breakfast & dinner ๐Ÿฝ๏ธ was epic - all gluten and diary free. big portions. Just what I needed.


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๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ IOM ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒโ„น๏ธStats - Day 6 - Final Day!!!


Date: Saturday 17th June

Weather: rain in the am ๐ŸŒง๏ธ got a little warmer later on but not glorious sunshine like the past few days.

From: past Castletown

Start time: 10.20am

To: Douglas- arrived at 6.40pm

End time: 8.35 pm in the tent โ›บ๏ธ

Terrain: grassy banks, steep cliff edges, by the side of farmers fields (one with cows), a long road walk at the end, with a few steep stairs thrown in for good measure.


Accommodation: camped for free - thank

You Colin ๐Ÿ™

Food: 7am - the rest of the vegan chocolate bar, 2x @eattrek protein bars.

Breakfasts - 2x poached eggs, 2x bacon, 2x gluten free toast.

Snack 2x protein bars

Dinner - packet of Beef (29g of protein), egg Mayo, half a bag of crisps, wine gums. Ribenna, & fake jelly strawberries.


๐ŸฅพMiles: 20.6 miles (included an extra 1.5 mile walk to the campsite).

๐ŸฆถSteps: 42,476


Total miles completed: 98/98 โœ…


๐Ÿ’ฐCosts: Breakfast at Cafe Bar Twenty Six ยฃ9.90. Snacks & dinner food ยฃ14.05

Total = ยฃ23.95


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


Enjoyment: 8/10

Fatigue: 5/10

Ease of terrain: 4/10



Challenges: raining and I need to wee but didnโ€™t want to leave the tent! We set off pretty late and made our way past the golf course and around the bay to a cute little cafe. The food was spot on and set is up for the rest of the day.


Highlights: finishing the trail, free camping โ›บ๏ธ


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โ„น๏ธTOTAL Stats ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒIsle of Man Coastal Walk๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฒ.


6 Days. From 12th - 18th June. with @masonalexandra


Travel: home ๐Ÿ , car, Train ๐Ÿš‚, walk, Ferry โ›ด๏ธ , walk, Ferry โ›ด๏ธ, walk, Train, Car ๐Ÿš—, home ๐Ÿก


From - To: Douglas to Douglas - North around the island. Anti clockwise.


Accommodation: ๐Ÿ•๏ธCamped a6 nights. 2 camp sites ยฃ22, 1 free camping & 3 wild camping ๐Ÿ•๏ธ


Weather: all days sunny & warm - apart from the last day little bit of rain in the am. But otherwise it was glorious โ˜€๏ธ


โฐEarliest start time: 7am

โฐLatest time: 10.20am

โฐLatest time we finished walking: 10.20pm - this was on the first day. When we struggled to find wild camping and needed to use a campsite.

โฐEarliest time we stopped: 7.10pm


๐ŸฅพTotal Miles: 123 (info from my watch)

Total distance of the walk: 98 miles

Average Daily Miles: 20

Total Kms: 198

Average Daily Kms: 33๐ŸฆถTotal Steps: 253,863

Average Daily Steps: 42,322


๐Ÿ’ทTotal Costs: ยฃ262.50 ๐Ÿ’ท

Average Daily Costs: ยฃ43.75


๐Ÿ’ท acc Costs: ยฃ22


๐Ÿ’ทTotal Travel Costs: ยฃ109.40 ๐ŸŸฐFerry โ›ด๏ธ ยฃ99, Train ๐Ÿš‚ ยฃ10.40.


๐Ÿ’ทTotal costs (not travel): ยฃ153.10

Average over the 6 days = ยฃ25.51


๐Ÿ’ท๐Ÿฝ๏ธTotal Food Costs: ยฃ131.10

๐Ÿฝ๏ธMost expensive meal - lunch at Dovecote ยฃ17.80 (it was that piece of cake ๐Ÿฐ ยฃ4.85 - it still annoys me that I paid so much for a piece of cake!!!)

๐Ÿฝ๏ธCheapest Meal - breakfast at the Caff, Douglas - ยฃ5.20 - awesome breakfast & such a good price!

๐Ÿฝ๏ธAverage Daily food costs: ยฃ21.85


๐Ÿ’ทreduce costs - would have been to not eat out. Just resupply from supermarkets.I ยฃ75.90 on eating out. ยฃ55.20 on resupply.


Subjective feeling out of 10 on:


๐Ÿ˜Enjoyment: 48/60 - average each day 8/10

๐Ÿ˜ฉFatigue: 26/60 - the lower the better. Average fatigue 4/10. Not that tired.

โ›ฐ๏ธEase of terrain: 32/60 - the lower the easier I found the terrain. Average 5/10. Terrain was ok. A few challenging bits to make it worth the walk.


Challenges: some parts of the trail were very overgrown. It was brambles, thistles, nettles, ferns etc. We also need to be careful of ticks.


Highlights: stunning walk. We had beautiful weather. Itโ€™s also nicely challenging. lots of options for resupply & cafรฉs.


I would recommend if your looking to go for about a week and have some time out. But not be completely remote and isolated.


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