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How to walk the West Highland Way

Everything you need to know about tackling this epic trail, from the gear and supplies you'll need to the stunning views you ...
I first heard about the West Highland Way, Scotland’s first official long distance hiking route, in the mid 1990s, but it took me nearly 30 years to walk it. Growing up in Glasgow, I started doing ...
This week, a very special guest and I (it's my dad) are hiking along Scotland's West Highland Way - a historic trail taking us through some of the most scenic countryside in the world! Steeped in ...
The West Highland Way in Scotland stretches 96 miles across the Highlands from Milngavie to Fort William. Considered by many to be a moderate-to-difficult trail due to steep ascents and occasionally ...
Pretty much since the day we completed our Coast to Coast walk across northern England, back in the fall of 2019, Cynthia and I have been itching to hit the trail again for more exploring of the ...
Editor’s note: Over the next several Saturdays, Mark Lorenzoni will be writing about his eight-day hike on the West Highland Way, a 96-mile path that runs along the lochs and Highlands of Scotland.
Years ago, when our kids were in preschool, my husband and I had what seemed like a crazy pipe dream: Once a year, we would take a multiday hike as a couple. Turns out it was a crazy pipe dream. At ...
The lone Highlander atop the Glenfinnan Monument, situated on the edge of Loch Shiel, is just one of many sites that hikers, runners, and walkers may encounter along the West Highlands Way in Scotland ...