West Highland Way, Scotland’s Premiere Long Distance Route
West Highland Way, Scotland's Premiere Long Distance Route
Life is full of adventures and one of them for me is to hike the West Highland Way in Scotland. A 95 mile (152km) trek across the highlands in Scotland ending in Fort William, the outdoor capital of UK. My wife and I are going to do the hike next September (2009) after the Hike the Highlands Festival. We plan to hike the route in 8 days, averaging 10-14 miles a day. We plan to stay in B&B’s, Guest Houses, Inns along the way with luggage being transfer each day. We intend to rest a day after the hike is completed and then hike Ben Nevis, UK’s Highest Mountain at 4,406 feet.
I have been getting lots of requests for information on the West Highland Way in Scotland so I thought I would share some web links for you. There are several companies – Contours, Wilderness Scotland, Transcotland, Macsadventure, Hfholidays, Maketracks, CNDO Scotland, UK Exploratory, and Travel-Lite, that will book your accommodation and transfer your luggage. West Highland Way is well marked so it is a self guided hike. Guide books and maps can be purchased at Chapters or Amazon.ca but you can order books from amazon.co.uk. Books that I recommend are 1) West Highland Way by Jacquetta Megarry (2008), 2) West Highland Way: Glasgow to Fort William by Charlie Loram and Bryn Thomas (2008) and 3) West Highland Way by Dan Bailey (2008) and 4) West Highland Way Map by Footprint.