West Highland Way

Argyll and Bute, E Dunbartonshire, Highland, Stirling

151 km / 94 miles

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Scotland's first official Long Distance Route, and now one of the family of Scotland's Great Trails, crosses a variety of terrain which becomes more rugged as it moves northwards and between the major mountain groups. The Way follows the eastern side of Loch Lomond, crossing the slopes of Ben Lomond to Crianlarich and Bridge of Orchy, the western edge of Rannoch Moor and the entrances to Glen Etive and Glen Coe, and up and over the Devil's Staircase and the highest point of the route at 550m, to reach Kinlochleven. The final section follows General Caulfield's military road over the slopes of the Mamores, crossing wild country with extensive views of the Ben Nevis range to reach Fort William.

The waymarked Kelvin Walkway (9 miles and on OS mapping) connects Milngavie with the Glasgow Heliport on the north bank of the River Clyde, providing a link into central Glasgow, and this Walkway is included in the Trailblazer guide.

Details:

Path Type:	Scotland's Great Trails
Waymark:	Thistle within hexagon
Attributes:	Scotland's Great Trails Challenging Lake/Reservoir/Loch Moorland Mountain
Start:	NS553745 - Milngavie, E Dunbartonshire
Finish:	NN112742 - Nevis Bridge, Fort William, Highland
Open Date:	1980
Web Sites:	West Highland Way (Official Website) Scotland's Great Trails Walk Highlands - Scotland's Long Distance Walking Routes Independent Hostels UK - West Highland Way Accommodation

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Paperback	West Highland Way: Milngavie to Fort William Scottish Long Distance Route (Cicerone Press - Jan 2018 reprint )
Guidebook	West Highland Way : the official guide (Birlinn - 2018 )
E-Book	West Highland Way (Cicerone) (Amazon Media Group - 2016 )
Paperback	West Highland Way : National Trail Guide (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto) - 2016 )
Guidebook	West Highland Way : Milngavie to Fort William (Trailblazer Publications - 2016 )
Paperback	West Highland Way (Pocket Mountains - 2013 )
Guidebook	West Highland Way (Rucksack Readers - 2011 )
Paperback	NOT The West Highland Way (Cicerone Press - Reprinted 2017 )
Leaflet	West Highland Wayfarer (Famedram Publishing - Annual )
Certificate	Certificate for National Trails (Long Distance Walkers Association - 2009 )
Guidebook	National trails : complete guide to Britain's National Trails (Cicerone Press - 2015 )
General Interest Book	Cape to Cape : a 1,250-mile backpacking walk from Cornwall to Cape Wrath in Scotland (Vertebrate - 2018 )
General Interest Book	Three men on the Way Way : a story of walking the West Highland Way (Whittles Publishing - 2013 )
General Interest Book	Walking distance: extraordinary hikes for ordinary people (Oregon State University Press - 2012 )
General Interest Book	Big Walks of the North (Summersdale Publishers - 2010 )
General Interest Book	Big walks of Great Britain (Summersdale Publishers - 2007 )
Guidebook	Walkers' Britain (AA Publishing - 2011 )
Guidebook	Guide to the West Highland Way (Constable & Robinson (an imprint of Little, Brown) - 1988 )

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.

**Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps (path is named on OS maps):**

OS Landranger	41, 50, 56, 57, 64
OS Landranger Active	41, 50, 56, 57, 64
OS Explorer	38, 39, 342, 348, 377, 384, 385, 391, 392, 399
OS Explorer Active	38, 39, 342, 348, 377, 384, 385, 391, 392, 399