The West Highland Way was first opened in 1980 and became Scotland’s first Long Distance footpath, the path stretches 95 miles from Milngavie north of Glasgow and ends in Fort William in the foothills of Britain’s highest mountain Ben Nevis. The walk is Scotland’s most popular long distance footpath and consists of some of the greatest scenery in Scotland whilst remaining a footpath that can be done with relative ease, with many facilities along the route, it can be completed by anyone with decent planning and the correct walking gear. It can become fairly busy during the summer months, but can be achieved all year round.
Along the ancient drove roads which the highlanders used to reach the lowlands with their cattle to sell at the markets and the Eighteenth century military roads built to control the Jacobite revolution, walkers will see stunning Scottish scenery and an abundance of Wildlife including Scotland’s Red Deer and soaring Golden Eagles.
If you are looking for added challenges why not add to the route a climb up Ben Nevis or Ben Lomond along the way, or if you are looking to experience individual parts of the route without doing the whole thing you can try short walks up the Devils Staircase at Glencoe, this section of the route is very much a spectacular part of the walk.
Further details of this walk can be found at the West Highland Way website
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