The West Highland Way

This fully-updated third edition of the Cicerone guide to walking the West Highland Way through the Highlands of Scotland describes the route in detail from Milngavie, Glasgow to Fort William and also from north to south. This popular 95-mile long-distance backpacking route takes under a week. It starts by passing through the lush lowlands north of Milngavie into the rugged landscapes of Loch Lomond, Glen Falloch and Strath Fillan before heading for Rannoch Moor and Black Mount. Touching briefly on Glencoe, it climbs finally to the hidden glen of Lairig Mor before finishing in Fort William. Step-by-step route description is illustrated with extracts from OS mapping and colour photos and includes information about the Way's ancient history and geology along the way. Lots of useful tips on preparing for a trekking trip, what to take and how to plan your itinerary (with suggestions for 6, 7 and 8-day schedules).

ISBN 1852845562   Pages 128 ISBN13 9781852845568 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 159 Publisher Cicerone Press   Published in Cumbria Imprint Cicerone Press   Previous ISBN 9781852843694 Format Paperback   Height (mm) 172 Publication date 05 Oct 2011   Width (mm) 116 DEWEY 796.51094115   Spine width (mm) 11 DEWEY edition DC23   Academic level General

Preface to the first edition; Preface to the second edition; Notes on the third edition; Introduction; The West Highland Way; Weather and when to go; Accommodation; Transport; Planning your walk; Suggested itineraries; Maps; Using this guide; Access in Scotland; SOUTH TO NORTH; 1 Milngavie to Drymen; 2 Drymen to Rowardennan; 3 Rowardennan to Crianlarich; 4 Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy; 5 Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse; 6 Kingshouse to Kinlochleven; 7 Kinlochleven to Fort William; NORTH TO SOUTH; Appendix A Pack-carrying services; Appendix B Useful contacts; Appendix C Further reading; Index

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