West Highland Way - North Section
Walk the northern stretch of the West Highland Way on a self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and customised holiday pack included.
West Highland Way - North Section
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A walking holiday along the iconic long-distance route between Milngavie and Fort William.
From £505 per person
From its jagged mountains to its glittering lochs, the Scottish Highlands offer up truly epic countryside – and the West Highland Way clambers right through it. Although the trail begins in wooded lowlands and along pebbled lochsides, it soon rises past dramatic cascades and over windswept moorland onto rugged mountainsides.
With mighty peaks as a constant staggering backdrop, the West Highland Way clambers ascents such as the Devil’s Staircase to win breath-taking views across the Scottish Highlands. This is a gorgeous and immersive route, supported by the villages dotted along its length that provide warm, cosy places to rest up.
From £520 per person
On old military and drovers’ roads, the north section of the West Highland Way departs Crianlarich and strikes into the mountainous heart of the Highlands. It tours over desolate Rannoch Moor, up through the Aonach Eagach mountains on the Devil’s Staircase, and through the Lairigmor pass to Glen Nevis and Fort William.
This shortened version of the West Highland Way is the perfect way to ensconce yourself in Scottish mountain scenery.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHWN1 | From Crianlarich to Fort William | 3 days walking | £520 | |
| WHWN2 | From Crianlarich to Fort William | 4 days walking | £635 | |
| WHWN3 | From Crianlarich to Fort William | 5 days walking | £765 |
Please note that accommodation along the West Highland Way is in extremely high demand, so be sure to await confirmation of your booking before making firm travel plans. We would advise to book a year in advance for his trail.
Please note that LATE APRIL and MAY 2024 is now FULLY BOOKED. This trail is very popular, if you have flexibility with your start date, please advise this when booking. Please do not make any travel plans until we have double checked and confirmed availability for your booking.
As an additional side-effect of this high demand, accommodation providers at the Kingshouse and Bridge of Orchy overnight stops have limited availability for their standard rooms year-round. If these rooms are not available transfers to nearby accommodation will be provided. Kingshouse also usually have a two night minimum booking policy, especially at weekends. If you are happy to pay an upgrade supplement to stay at these two locations please advise this on your booking form. An upgrade supplement may still apply for a two night stay. NB: We will request payment for Kingshouse room bookings upfront, including any upgrade supplements. These will go towards your balance payment.
Travel to Crianlarich where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Crianlarich to Inveroran(L). 16 miles (25.5km) / 1926 ft (587 m) ascent
Inveroran(L) to Kinlochleven. 19 miles (30km) / 2365 ft (721 m) ascent
Kinlochleven to Fort William. 14.5 miles (23km) / 1998 ft (609 m) ascent
Depart from Fort William after breakfast
This itinerary lists our preferred overnight stops for this tour. Sometimes there may be a shortage of available accommodation in a preferred location, in which case we will transfer you from the trail to your accommodation and back again at no extra charge. Overnight stops marked with a (T) will always require transfers as standard.
Overnight stops marked with an (L) have very limited accommodation, and therefore more often than not will also require a transfer, particularly on bank holidays and weekends. We will use non-transfer accommodation wherever possible.
The daily mileages quoted are average trail miles only and do not include the distance from the trail to your accommodation. We do not expect you to have to travel more than a mile from the trail to your accommodation in most cases; should your accommodation be further than this, transfers will be provided as standard if practical. A very limited number of stops will require you to travel on foot up to two miles off the trail, however these instances will be clearly communicated to you if applicable.
Further transfers may also be required due to some accommodations having a two-night minimum booking policy, especially at weekends.
Below are the additional costs that may apply depending on your requirements. Dog-friendly tours are subject to a Daily Dog Charge, which will be listed below if applicable. Our standard prices per person are based upon two people sharing a room; if you are on your own, or are part of a group but require a room of your own, then the Solo Traveller or Single Supplements apply respectively:
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
Climbing the challenging highland section of the West Highland Way.
Admiring the breath-taking pinnacles of the Aonach Eagach mountains.
Looking out over beautiful Loch Leven at the end of your walk in Fort William.
You can add rest days at any of the overnight stops:
To find out more about the weather forecast for your chosen holiday's general location, please see the following websites:
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“The delivered package was very helpful. The West Highland Way booklet, directions etc. etc. helped in the total great experience. Apart from the perfect arrangements the weather was perfect. Five days of Scotland and not one drop of rain! If this is the standard, we'll be back.”Mr Buurman, Netherlands
“It was one of the best walks we have done - we loved it. We were so lucky with the weather - blue skies, sunshine, warmth - and this was the Scottish Highlands!”Mr Hamon, UK
“Wonderful walking holiday in beautiful countryside. Lucky with the weather - no rain. Well chosen walk segments. Good accommodations. Good planning.”Ms Charles, UK
“We have now returned from our Scotland walking tour very satisfied. Everything worked out perfectly from an organisational point of view, and we were completely satisfied with all hotels.”Mrs Dsirne, Germany
“Walking across Rannoch Moor - an otter crossed the path in front of me.”Mr Hadfield, UK
“Smooth sailing! We had an excellent trip! Just perfect itinerary for our group.”Ms Kampmann, UK
“This was a worry free holiday - all we had to do was enjoy the walk. All the accommodations were excellent and the luggage arrived everyday in a timely manner. When we had to add a bag to the service it was taken care of. A few in our party had to leave the trail early due to a family emergency. Even though we had not contacted Contour holidays yet to let them know there would be 2 less bags the courier made sure to contact us to ask why there were fewer bags. This is the 2nd time we have used Contours to walk the West Highland Way. We last did it in 2003, and the service is still consistently reliable as it was 19 years ago - Thank you!”Mr Gannon, USA
“The scenery was incomparable.”Mr Hart, USA
“We felt like we were the "guests of honor" at each b&b. We always had such wonderful service and the rooms with the best view! We could not have had a better experience! We loved each b&b, we had wonderful weather, the instructions were clear. I appreciated having everything settled in advance for a worry-free holiday with my Mom!”Mrs Spencer, USA
