Walking Britain 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
Time - 48 hours 0 minutes
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.
Please maintain social distancing - keep at least 2 metres away from other walkers
Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 348 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 348 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
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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