West Highland Way
The famous West Highland Way links Milngavie, just outside Glasgow , to Fort William in the Highlands ; around 50,000 people walk parts of it every year.
The West Highland Way is a wonderful out-of-doors experience and can be a satisfying personal achievement for those who undertake the adventure.
It skirts Drymen and the hotel on the stretch from Milngavie via Glengoyne Distillery on the way to Balmaha at loch Lomond.
The 95 mile (154 km) trail starts just north of Glasgow , and takes you through some of the most dramatic landscapes in the western Highlands . A variety of forestry trails and historic drove roads take you north, passing by Loch Lomond , Ben Dorain, Rannoch Moor and Glencoe. The West Highland Way ends in Fort William , in the shadow of Ben Nevis , the highest mountain in Scotland . The whole walk is a strenuous trek and should only be attempted by walkers with a good level of fitness and stamina. Otherwise it can be easily broken up into stages and sections, providing walking which is in part pleasant and relaxing, in parts strenuous and rough, in parts remote and exposed to the risk of wild weather.
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