Posts Tagged ‘west highland way’
The West Highland Way 8 – Kinlochleven to Fort William
Fortunately, the final 25KM walk from Kinlochleven to Fort William was afforded decent weather and I was able to avoid taking the bus as I had threatened the day before. The final leg of the WHW is quite enjoyable and with the exception of a rather steep ascent immediately outside of Kinlochleven, quite a relaxing […]
The West Highland Way 7 – Altnafeadh to Kinlochleven
Rain, rain rain. Day seven was another perpetually drenched walk through the Highlands. This day in particular I recall being especially soggy. So soggy in fact that I cut the day short when I reached Kinlochleven at around 2pm. The day began well in Altnafeadh, with a foggy yet surprisingly mild and dry morning. Altnafeadh […]
The West Highland Way 4/5/6 – Strathfillian to Altnafeadh (Kings House)
This is another double post; days four and five on the WHW. A grand total of three photographs from day four given the absolutely atrocious weather. Cold, wet and muddy combined with uncountable numbers of midges. I’m fairly comfortable with flying insects given my years spent silviculture surveying out in the hinterlands of Northern BC…however […]
The West Highland Way 3/4 – Critreoch Forest to Strathfillian Wigwams
I have combined my third and fourth days on the WHW into one entry largely because my third day was utterly horrible from both a aesthetic and physical perspective. Leading the morning trek from Critreoch Forest was another scorching day of +30 degree weather. What was suppose to be a 20KM trek to Inverarnan and […]
The West Highland Way 2– Drymen to Critreoch Forest
If one follows a strict 7-day approach to the West Highland Way, Day two from Drymen to Rowardennan rolls in at a cool 15 miles (24KM). By the first day, I knew I wasn’t going to be following the classic 7 day itinerary and was opting for an 8 day approach. Drymen to Rowardennan became […]
The West Highland Way 1 – Milngavie to Drymen
Milngavie is actually pronounced in a manner that is not remotely close to how it is spelt. Welcome to Scotland. English is spoken, but not really. People who live in Milngavie and the surrounding area are intimately familiar with the American pronunciation of their town, that one can actually get across their geographic question without […]
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