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The West Highland Way: Milngavie to Fort William

Scotland's best-loved long-distance walk — 154 km from the edge of Glasgow along Loch Lomond, across the wilds of Rannoch Moor and through Glen Coe to Fort William beneath Ben Nevis.

The West Highland Way: Milngavie to Fort William
صورة: Mogens Engelund · CC BY-SA 3.0
المدة
7 أيام
المسافة
154 km
الصعود
3155 m
مستوى الصعوبة
متوسط
أفضل موسم
May to September (spring and autumn are quietest; midges peak June–August)

The West Highland Way was Scotland’s first official long-distance route and remains its most popular, carrying tens of thousands of walkers each year from the Lowland fringe of Glasgow deep into the Highlands. Over roughly 154 km it follows old drovers’ roads, military roads built to pacify the clans, and disused railway lines, gaining a total of more than 3,000 m as the landscape swells from farmland to loch shore to open mountain wilderness.

Most people walk it south to north over seven or eight days, which puts the wind at your back and saves the grandest scenery — Rannoch Moor, Glen Coe and Ben Nevis — for the end.

Getting there. The start at Milngavie is a short train ride from Glasgow city centre. Fort William, at the finish, has direct trains and buses back to Glasgow, including the scenic West Highland Line.

Permits & wild camping. No permit is needed, and Scotland’s access laws allow responsible wild camping along most of the route — but a seasonal byelaw restricts camping along the east shore of Loch Lomond (roughly March–September), where you need a permit or a campsite.

Good to know:

تنزيل نقاط الطريق (GPX) نقاط اهتمام بترتيب المشي — وليست تتبّعًا للدرب.

يومًا بيوم

اليومالمسافةالصعودالهبوطوقت المشي
اليوم1Milngavie to Drymen
المسافة19 kmالصعود200 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم2 أصعب يومDrymen to Rowardennan
المسافة24 kmالصعود570 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم3Rowardennan to Inverarnan
المسافة22 kmالصعود500 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم4Inverarnan to Tyndrum
المسافة19 kmالصعود350 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم5Tyndrum to Kingshouse
المسافة30 kmالصعود550 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم6Kingshouse to Kinlochleven
المسافة14 kmالصعود350 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم7Kinlochleven to Fort William
المسافة24 kmالصعود550 mالهبوطغير مسجّلوقت المشيغير مسجّل
اليوم 1

Milngavie to Drymen

Milngavie ← Drymen 19 km 200 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

A relaxed start out of the suburbs into countryside, following an old railway line and forest tracks past Glengoyne to the village of Drymen on the edge of the Highlands.

مقاطع

  1. Out of the suburbs
    Out of the suburbs 5 km 80 m خريطة

    Milngavie town centre ← Mugdock Country Park

    Parkland paths

    Pass the granite obelisk that marks the official start and slip quickly out of town into the woods and moorland of Mugdock Country Park. About 1.5 hours.

    عن هذا المكان

    Mugdock Country Park is a country park and historical site located partly in East Dunbartonshire and partly in Stirling, in the former county of Stirlingshire, Scotland. It is around 10 miles north of Glasgow, next to Milngavie, and covers an area of 260 hectares.

    اقرأوا المزيد في ويكيبيديا
  2. Old railway to Drymen 14 km 120 m خريطة

    Mugdock Country Park ← Drymen

    Disused railway line and farm track

    Follow the flat bed of a disused railway across open farmland, with Glengoyne distillery below and the first swell of the Campsie Fells around you, into Drymen. About 3.5 hours.

اليوم 2

Drymen to Rowardennan

Drymen ← Rowardennan 24 km 570 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

The day the Highlands begin — a climb over Conic Hill on the Highland Boundary Fault for a first great view of Loch Lomond, then down to Balmaha and along the loch’s wooded eastern shore.

مقاطع

  1. Over Conic Hill 11 km 340 m خريطة

    Drymen ← Balmaha

    Forest track then open hill

    Climb through forest and up the flank of Conic Hill, which sits right on the geological Highland Boundary Fault, for a sudden panorama of Loch Lomond and its islands before a steep drop to Balmaha. About 3.5 hours.

  2. Along the loch shore 13 km 230 m خريطة

    Balmaha ← Rowardennan

    Wooded lochside path

    Follow the eastern shore of Loch Lomond, dipping in and out of oak woods and small bays, to the scattered settlement of Rowardennan below Ben Lomond. About 3.5 hours.

اليوم 3

Rowardennan to Inverarnan

Rowardennan ← Inverarnan 22 km 500 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

The rugged northern end of the loch, where the path narrows to a scramble over roots and boulders past Rob Roy’s Cave, then leaves the water at last for Glen Falloch and Beinglas.

مقاطع

  1. To Inversnaid 11 km 250 m خريطة

    Rowardennan ← Inversnaid

    Forest track and lochside path

    A quieter forest stretch above the water leads to the waterfall and hotel at Inversnaid, tumbling into the loch. About 3 hours.

  2. The rocky north shore 11 km 250 m خريطة

    Inversnaid ← Inverarnan

    Rough rocky path, roots and boulders

    The wildest walking on the Way — a slow clamber over roots and rock past Rob Roy's Cave to the head of the loch, then up Glen Falloch to Beinglas at Inverarnan. About 4 hours.

اليوم 4

Inverarnan to Tyndrum

Inverarnan ← Tyndrum 19 km 350 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

An easier day climbing gently through Glen Falloch beside its waterfalls, past Crianlarich and the ruins of St Fillan’s Priory, to the old lead-mining village of Tyndrum.

مقاطع

  1. Up Glen Falloch 10 km 200 m خريطة

    Inverarnan ← Crianlarich

    Glen path and forest

    Rise steadily through Glen Falloch, its river spilling over the Falls of Falloch, then through forest above the road-and-rail junction of Crianlarich. About 3 hours.

  2. Past the priory to Tyndrum 9 km 150 m خريطة

    Crianlarich ← Tyndrum

    Old military road and pasture

    Pass the grassy ruins of St Fillan's Priory and cross Strath Fillan on the old military road to Tyndrum, once a lead-mining centre. About 3 hours.

اليوم 5

Tyndrum to Kingshouse

Tyndrum ← Kingshouse 30 km 550 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

A long, exposed stage on old military and drovers’ roads over Rannoch Moor, one of the largest wildernesses in Britain, arriving at the historic Kingshouse Inn beneath the pyramid of Buachaille Etive Mòr.

مقاطع

  1. To Bridge of Orchy 11 km 150 m خريطة

    Tyndrum ← Bridge of Orchy

    Old military road

    Follow the old military road beneath Beinn Dorain's great sweeping slope to the little station and hotel at Bridge of Orchy. About 3 hours.

  2. Over Mam Carraigh 5 km 150 m خريطة

    Bridge of Orchy ← Inveroran

    Short hill crossing

    Climb over the wooded rise of Mam Carraigh for a first look at the moor, then drop to the old drovers' inn at Inveroran. About 1.5 hours.

  3. Across Rannoch Moor 14 km 250 m خريطة

    Inveroran ← Kingshouse

    Cobbled drovers' road across open moor

    The great crossing — a stony drovers' road striking out across the roadless expanse of Rannoch Moor to the Kingshouse, one of Scotland's oldest inns, under the sudden cone of Buachaille Etive Mòr. About 3.5 hours.

اليوم 6

Kingshouse to Kinlochleven

Kingshouse ← Kinlochleven 14 km 350 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

A spectacular half-day: skirting the entrance to Glen Coe, then zig-zagging up the Devil’s Staircase to the roof of the Way at 550 m, with a long descent past the Blackwater Reservoir to Kinlochleven.

مقاطع

  1. Along Glen Coe 4 km 50 m خريطة

    Kingshouse ← Altnafeadh

    Path beside the glen road

    Walk beneath the towering Buachaille Etive Mòr at the mouth of Glen Coe, one of the most photographed landscapes in Scotland, to the foot of the climb at Altnafeadh. About 1 hour.

  2. The Devil's Staircase 3 km 250 m خريطة

    Altnafeadh ← Devil's Staircase summit

    Zig-zag mountain path

    Climb the zig-zags of the Devil's Staircase, an old military road, to the highest point of the whole route at 550 m, with views to the Mamores and, on a clear day, Ben Nevis. About 1.5 hours.

  3. Down to Kinlochleven 7 km 50 m خريطة

    Devil's Staircase summit ← Kinlochleven

    Long stony descent

    A long, knee-testing descent past the pipelines and dam of the Blackwater Reservoir into the village of Kinlochleven at the head of a sea loch. About 2.5 hours.

اليوم 7

Kinlochleven to Fort William

Kinlochleven ← Fort William 24 km 550 m
التنقّل في هذا اليوم

A big last stage climbing out of Kinlochleven into the empty pass of the Lairig Mòr, then through forest into Glen Nevis and on to the official finish in the centre of Fort William, in the shadow of Britain’s highest mountain.

مقاطع

  1. Climb to the Lairig Mòr 9 km 300 m خريطة

    Kinlochleven ← Lairig Mòr

    Steep climb then high glen track

    A steep pull out of the village onto the old military road, which strikes into the wide, empty pass of the Lairig Mòr between the Mamores. About 3 hours.

  2. Through Glen Nevis
    Through Glen Nevis 10 km 200 m خريطة

    Lairig Mòr ← Glen Nevis

    Forest tracks and hillside path

    Wind through forestry and over a wooded shoulder with the bulk of Ben Nevis rising ahead, then descend into Glen Nevis. About 3 hours.

    عن هذا المكان

    Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom, and the British Isles. Ben Nevis stands at the western end of the Grampian Mountains in the Highland region of Lochaber, close to the town of Fort William.

    اقرأوا المزيد في ويكيبيديا
  3. Into Fort William 5 km 50 m خريطة

    Glen Nevis ← Fort William

    Riverside path and town streets

    Follow the river into town to the official end of the Way, marked by the seated statue of a weary walker on the High Street. About 1 hour.

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