West highland way walking holiday sherpa expeditions. The west highland way race has been held every year since 1985 and we have most but not all of the results. Planning your west highland way walk planning your own walk. Comprehensive free route guide to the west highland way the most popular long. The west highland way sleeper in bridge of orchy, uk. West highland way sleeper, bridge of orchy independent hostel on the platforms of bridge of orchy. West highland way walking holiday sherpa expeditions utracks. Jacobite express steam train on the west highland line. I hiked part of the west highland way in 2017 solo hiking the whole whw had been on my bucket list for years, but when two friends from berlin decided to join me, i quickly rearranged my plans. The west highland way sleeper bridge of orchy bunkhouse.
Since 2003 we have the individual splits of all runners. Tour operator of the year 2016 gold award the telegraph travel awards 2017 winner. Its munros include stob ghabhar, stob a choire odhair, meall a bhuird and creise. Make sure you take plenty of midge repellent though theyre especially bad in august. Our next stop was the west highland way sleeper bunkhouse in. Van crianlarich naar bridge of orchy west highland way. This holiday covers the second, more mountainous, part of the west highland way, from crianlarich to fort william, taking in the most dramatic scenery and the biggest climbs in 3. They do also come with walking instructions, and hand drawn maps which some people rate very highly. The west highland way is officially 154km 96 miles long. The west highland line is a railway line linking the ports of mallaig and oban in the scottish. For those special people that have a goblet from this unique event. I hiked part of the west highland way in 2017 solo hiking the whole whw.
We hope you enjoy our beautiful location as much as we do, whether walking the west highland way or simply exploring. We run an independent hostel in the west highlands, right on the platform of a working train station at the bridge of orchy in oban. Milngavie to fort william scottish long distance route includes separate 1. Upon my arrival in his country back then, my thennew friend jack mckeown gave me an imagerich book on the west highland way. There are many walking trails close to the hotel, including the great glen way, as well as the. Indeed you can also take the caledonian sleeper service from london. Sleep on a working railway platform hostel in the beautiful scottish west highlands. Together, we hiked just over half the distance of the entire west highland way and spent 4 days on the trail from crianlarich to fort william.
We did the 7 day itinerary and it was fine for two. West highland way day 1 may 2017 dont forget to like and subscribe. Hello dena in august id certainly book in advance as the west highland way is a very busy trail. The caledonian sleeper travels at 40 mph maximum, slowing down for a number of bridges on the route due to the heavy. West highland way race family public group facebook. All the mapping you need to complete the 95 mile 153km west highland way, an official scottish long distance route from milngavie near. The hills of ben inverveigh and meall tairbh straddle black mount and the bridge of orchy, and beautiful loch tulla frames the hotel.
The west highland way was scotlands first long distance route and remains by far the most popular. I decided to walk it over eight days, meaning i would walk a leisurely 19km 12 miles per day on average. The pages detailed a 96mile, southtonorth route through mountains. Hill walking on scotlands west highland way is all fresh. West highland way walk walking holidays with mickledore. A complete guide to walking the west highland way watch me see.
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