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A few wee takeaways from the Way
What an awesome trip! The reflections on this trip are both practical and meditative. Takeaways First, if considering hiking the West Highland Way
The Final Trek Sore Feet
It’s early in the morning on our final day. The 4 am sunrise each day has been a battle for my circadian rhythm to fight. Today in particular the
The Devils Staircase!
Day 8 on the WHW! We spent a lovely evening at the Kingshouse Hotel surrounded by panoramic views of the mountains. Early to bed last night because
Day 7 WHW Sun-kissed in Scotland
Day 7 starts with sunny skies and the Scotsman calling this a heatwave! Beware there is no AC in Scotland so our accommodations provide open windows
Day 6 WHW Bridge of Orchy
Day 6 and we are on our way the Bridge of Orchy. Today promises an easy to moderate trail for about 7 miles and should get us to our inn by early
Trail to Tyndrum
On day five our path is described as moderate and this makes us relieved after yesterday’s challenging day. Our elevation gain today will be 1273
High Road / Low Road
Tartan Army First, as you may know Scotland lost the game but Scotland is not down and out. The tartan army is strong and will move south to cheer
Loch Lomond
Day three finds us traveling along the Bonny shores of Loch Lomond. We say farewell to Balmaha, hoping to hike 7 miles to Rowederran. The sky’s are
Conic Hill not really a hill!
Off we go on our day two hike on the WHW. Leaving Dryman our goal today is a short 7 miles up and over Conic Hill and ending in the town of Balmaha.
A Wee Trek down the Way
The day is finally here and we start the West Highland Way trail . Setting off from Glasgow by train arriving in Milngavie before 8 am. At the train
