West Highland Way

The West Highland Way (WHW) is a long distance footpath and National Trail from Milngavie near Glasgow to Fort William in the West Highlands. Although the scenery is excellent, the route of the WHW disappointingly follows valleys and glens, bypassing the many excellent peaks on offer, the highest point on the route is 550m. Many who complete the 94 miles will divert to pick up a few Munros along the way, these may include:
 * Ben Lomond
 * Ben More
 * Buachaille Etive Mor
 * Ben Nevis

Navigation on the WHW is very easy, as much of the route follows old military and drove roads, small posts with the thistle way marker also guide the way.

The legality of wild camping in Scotland makes the WHW an ideal camping trip. The campsites used on a successful summer trip were:
 * Craigallian Loch
 * the beaches of Loch Lomond
 * forest above Crianlarich
 * Bà Cottage on Rannoch Moor
 * Nevis Forest

There are several campsites with facilities on route, but none between Tyndrum and Kinlochleven, a distance of around 30 miles.

Public transport to both the start and end of the WHW consists of both trains and buses/coaches, however the travelling time from Fort William to wherever you live is likely to be at least 5 hours.