West Highland Way - South Section
Walk the southern stretch of the West Highland Way on a short self-guided walking holiday. Accommodation, luggage transfer and customised holiday pack included.
West Highland Way - South Section
https://www.contours.co.uk/west-highland-way-south-section
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 £505 per person
This walking holiday keeps to the lower-level trails of the southern half of the West Highland Way, steeped in Scottish landscapes and history. Through woodland and farmland, the route ascends to Conic Hill for a panoramic introduction to Loch Lomond.
Down it descends to the loch’s smooth shores, which lead the way to Inverarnan. Glen Falloch lies ahead, guiding the route into Crianlarich along gentle pathways well-suited to this more approachable section of the West Highland Way.
| Code | Tour | Duration | Price per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WHWS1 | From Milngavie to Crianlarich | 3 days walking | £505 | |
| WHWS2 | From Milngavie to Crianlarich | 4 days walking | £620 | |
| WHWS3 | From Milngavie to Crianlarich | 5 days walking | £745 |
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 MAY 2024 is fully booked for this trail and early JUNE 2024 limited availability. If you have flexibility with your start date please advise this when booking.
Travel to Milngavie where your first night's accommodation will be booked
Milngavie to Drymen. 12 miles (19km) / 837 ft (255 m) ascent
Drymen to Rowardennan(L). 14.5 miles (23km) / 2136 ft (651 m) ascent
Rowardennan(L) to Crianlarich. 21 miles (33.5km) / 2799 ft (853 m) ascent
Depart from Crianlarich 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:
Experiencing Scotland’s iconic and beautiful lochs and lowlands.
Exploring the wealth of fascinating history found along the trail.
Peering out to the amazing Highland Boundary fault line from Conic Hill.
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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“It was a lovely holiday, made extra special by the particularly good weather we had, especially considering it was mid-September. The scenery was beautiful, the walks were challenging, without being too hard, and the accommodation, on the whole, was very good. It was very well organised and saved me a lot of time to try and do it myself, as well as giving us some reassurance before venturing on what may have been some isolated walks.”Mrs Jervis, UK
“It was a fantastic experience. There were loads of people hiking and if ever something would happen to someone, there is always help at hand. As soon as I would be able to do another tour like this, I would definitely book with Contours Walking Holidays.”Mrs Radtke, Germany
“It was great. The accommodation was good except for sometimes No WiFi availability.”Mr Raveh, Israel
“Flawless logistics and excellent communications with Contours prior to travel. Contours has a seamless process that eliminates the need to worry about the ‘travel details’.”Mr Haynes, USA
“Truly wonderful! Everything from the luggage transfer to our accommodations ran completely smoothly. We were hooked on Day 1. Already planning on coming back to finish the north section of the West Highland Way, and looking into stile-free tours for my mom.”Mrs McKenzie, USA
“Perfect weather for walking, good accommodation and luggage always waiting for us on arrival.”Mrs Shipley, Jersey
