The West Highland Way

Jacquetta Megarry

The West Highland Way is the first and most famous of Scotland's long-distance walks. It stretches for 95 miles (152 km) of superb scenery, from the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland's largest city, through its first National Park, along the shores of its largest loch, ending in Fort William, at the foot of Ben Nevis, Britain's highest mountain.

This 2008 edition of our popular guidebook was fully revised after re-walking the West Highland Way from end to end walk in August 2007, with updated content, more photographs and revised Fort William town plan. It contains all you need to plan and enjoy your holiday:

• the West Highland Way in sections, with summaries of distance, terrain and where to find food and drink
• concise background on the history and wildlife
• information about side-trips, e.g. Ben Lomond and Ben Nevis
• planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane
• drop-down route map of the West Highland Way in six panels (1:100,000)
• in full colour, with 70 photographs
• on waterproof paper throughout.

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Here are three top links to visit before you go: our own West Highland Way forum, the independent and well-connected WalkHighlands West Highland Way treatment and the Way's official website.