West Highland Way - Much
of the route follows ancient tracks through glens, forest and moorland,
such as the drove roads along which Highlanders moved their cattle to
market in the Lowlands; military roads built by troops to control the
Jacobite Clans and old coaching roads. Many of these tracks are rough
and stony and can muddy in wet weather. There are some remote sections,
but the trail is well-established, clearly waymarked and very popular.
 From
Milngavie on the outskirts of Glasgow, the trail winds through some of
the most spectacular scenery in Britain to the foot of Britain's
highest mountain, Ben Nevis, at Fort William.
Starting in the lowlands, the trail passes through woodland and rolling
farmland to Loch Lomond and then follows its shores to the village of
Inverarnan at the head of the Loch. Beyond Inverarnan the trail runs up
Glen Falloch past a succession of dramatic cascades and the village of
Crianlarich to the Bridge of Orchy. It visits Loch Tulla and then crosses
the bleak expanses of Rannoch Moor to the shelter of the Kingshouse Hotel.
Continuing past mighty Buachaille Etive Mor, which guards the entrance
to Glencoe, the route climbs the ‘Devil's Staircase',
which provides magnificent mountain views, before descending to the village
of Kinlochleven at the head of Loch Leven. The final stage of this spectacular
trail crosses the Lairigmor pass to Glen Nevis and the busy little town
of Fort William, with glorious views of Loch Leven, the pinnacled ridge
of the Aonach Eagach and the vast bulk of Ben Nevis.
Details
| Total
distance |
95
miles (152km) |
| Start/Finish |
Milngavie/Fort
William
|
| Railway stations |
Milngavie/Fort
William |
| Season |
March to October |
Contours
Walking Holidays,
Gramyre, 3 Berrier Road, Greystoke, CA11 OUB, UK
Tel: +44 (0) 17684 80451 Fax: +44 (0) 17684 80452
Email:
info@contours.co.uk |
