West Highland Way - A personal experience
Introduction to Walk 1490
Nat Park - Loch Lomond and Trossachs
County/Area - East Dunbartonshire & Stirling & Argyll and Bute & Stirling
Author - Peter Smyly
Length - 96.0 miles / 156 km
Ascent - nominal or unknown
Grade - moderate
The West Highland Way is completed by many people each year and this walk provides a personal view of the route and some suggestions.
Walk Description Map showing start
Maps 
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 348 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
| Anquet OS Explorer 348 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY MAP |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k.
Digital Maps - For more information on digital maps go to Anquet Maps. Digital maps, including Ordnance Survey, Harvey Superwalker and British Mountain Maps, are available for your PC, Mac, iPhone, iPad, Android tablet and phone.
Walks from the same start
Other walks nearby
10.1 miles / 16.2 km away
WHW - Day 2 - Dryden to Rowardennan
Grade - moderate
Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km
10.4 miles / 16.6 km away
Forth & Clyde Canal & Antonine Wall
Grade - easy
Length - 6.0 miles / 9.8 km
13.3 miles / 21.2 km away
Conic Hill from Balmaha
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
18.7 miles / 29.9 km away
Beinn Eich & Doune Hill
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 8.5 miles / 13.8 km
19.5 miles / 31.1 km away
Ben Lomond from Loch Lomond
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 7.5 miles / 12.2 km
19.6 miles / 31.4 km away
WHW - Day 3 - Rowardennan to Inverarnan
Grade - moderate
Length - 14.0 miles / 22.8 km
20.5 miles / 32.8 km away
Ben A'an from Loch Achray
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 2.5 miles / 4.1 km
21.7 miles / 34.7 km away
Ben Ledi, near Callander
Grade - moderate
Length - 5.5 miles / 8.9 km
22.2 miles / 35.5 km away
Dumyat Hill from Blairlogie
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 4.5 miles / 7.3 km
22.5 miles / 35.9 km away
The Falkirk Wheel and the Kelpies
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 8.0 miles / 13 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
Recommended Reading
The West Highland Way
Guidebook to walking the West Highland Way National Trail, a 95 mile Scottish long-distance route from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William, passing Loch Lomond and crossing Rannoch Moor. Suggested itineraries over 6 to 9 days. Includes accommodation guide and pull-out 1:25K OS map booklet.
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