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Make Tracks organise walks & walking holidays for the West Highland Way, the Southern Uplands Way, St Cuthbert's Way, the Great Glen Way, or the Speyside Way.
Sherpa organise escorted and self-guided walking holidays across Britain which include The Coast to Coast Path, The West Highland Way and The Great Glen Way
Specialises in self-guided / self-led / independent hiking and biking vacations across Scotland. Transcotland book your accommodation, arrange your baggage transfer from door to door, and provide detailed route guidance, maps and other useful information about walking and hiking throughout the Scottish Highlands.
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The West Highland Way
The West Highland Way takes the walkers along many ancient roads, including drovers' roads, military roads and old coaching roads. Traditionally the trail is walked from south to north. A lot of experienced West Highland Way walkers feel it increases the sense of adventure, but also helps keeping the sun from one's eyes.
Generally the journey will take from seven to eights days. However more experienced walkers can manage it in five. The route can be completed in less time, although most people prefer taking it slowly in order to enjoy the countryside along the West Highland Way.
The 95 mile (154 km) trail starts just 7 miles north of Glasgow at Milngavie Station but soon emerges into open countryside. From there a variety of forestry trails, an abandoned railway, the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park and scenic Conic Hill, on the way to Balmaha on Loch Lomond. Following the eastern shores of the loch to Inverarnan, walkers cross the Highland Boundary Fault.
The valley of Strathfillan preceeds the solitary Rannoch Moor before descending into Glen Coe. This is where the big climb begins with the Devil's Staircase, the highest point of the Way at 550m. From the summit the path gradually descends to sea level at Kinlochleven. The last stretch of the West Highland Way takes you over the Lairigmor. From there, it continues further into Fort William.
Many people choose to have an extra night in Fort William so they can climb Ben Nevis after walking the West Highland Way. This walk is a fantastic opportunity to experience the beauty of Scottish Highlands but it is also a strenuous trek and should only be attempted by walkers with a good level of fitness and stamina.