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This is not a race report, but a pictorial guide to the West Highland Way, the 96 -mile long distance footpath in Scotland. The photographs are intended to give you a sense of what the West Highland Way is actually like, so this is not just a few images of pretty views. Instead I've taken many pictures of the trail itself. If you'd like more information on any of the images, just ask.
=Background=
We did The Way in 9 days, and used [http://www.macsadventure.com/ Macs Adventure] to book both accommodations and baggage transfer. The baggage transfer means you can hike with just a day pack and have all your other gear driven from place to place, which worked really well. We packed more in our luggage than we should have, and I'd pack lighter next time. Macs offer trips from 6 to 11 days. Regardless of length, you have a 16 -mile final leg as it's not practical to split the Kinlochleven to Fort William section up. I found that hiking The Way was far nicer than running it. I started The Way in 2011 but had to drop due to blister problems. Hiking the parts I had previously run allowed me to see more and absorb more. I also found the routine of hiking each day from place to place without any form of motorized transport was sublime. This simple life strips away the noise of life and provides profound relaxation and perspective. It gave me a sense of why people go on pilgrimages, and a desire to do more long -distance hiking.
=Getting to the Start=
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitable" |- valign="topcenter"> |[[File:West Highland Way 734.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|If you run the ultra, you'll start at the train station and run under this bridge to reach the official start.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 737.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|If you start at the Premier Inn, you'll walk through this rather nice park to reach the town center. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 738.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|}</gallery>
=Milngavie to Drymen=
The first part of The Way is easy walking from Milngavie ("mull-guy") to Drymen ("dreman").
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitable" |- valign="topcenter"> |[[File:West Highland Way 739.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The obelisk marking the start.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 733.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Then under the sign.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 741.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|There are lots of baggage transfer services – we saw these vehicles at the start of the way.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 742.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 743.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 744.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 745.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 746.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 747.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We saw lots of bluebells in May.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 753.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 755.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 760.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Leave the country park.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 761.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 762.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 763.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 764.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 765.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 766.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 767.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 768.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 769.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 770.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 771.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 772.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 773.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 774.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|There is a short detour to a distillery that we didn't take. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 775.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 777.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|There are plenty of places for a picnic if the weather's good.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 778.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The beach tree inn offers picnic benches and serves food and drink.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 779.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The first of several road crossing on The Way, but all are easy.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 780.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 781.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 782.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 783.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 784.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 785.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 786.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 787.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 788.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|It's country lanes from now until Dryman.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 789.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|An ice cream from the honesty box was welcome.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 790.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 791.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 792.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 793.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 794.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Some humor along the way.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 797.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 798.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Camping in Drymen]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 799.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 800.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Dryman is tiny, but bigger than most places you'll visit. The village is about half a mile off The Way.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 802.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We stayed at [http://www.braeside-drymen.co.uk/ Braeside], a wonderful B&B.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 803.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The center of Drymen]]|}</gallery>
==Detour to Mugdock Castle==
We took the short (half mile each way) detour to visit the ruins of a castle.
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=Drymen to Rowardennan=
The Way now goes over Conic Hill, which includes a tough descent, then some further elevation changes
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitablecenter" > |- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 804.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|This is where The Way continues after the diversion to Drymen.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 805.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 806.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 807.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 808.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 809.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 810.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 813.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 814.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 815.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 816.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 820.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 821.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 822.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 823.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 824.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 825.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 826.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 827.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 828.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 829.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 830.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 831.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 832.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 833.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 834.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 835.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 836.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|A short detour to the peak of Conic Hill is well worth it for the views.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 837.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 839.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 840.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Back on The Way. The descent is long and fairly steep.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 841.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 842.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 843.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 844.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Into the trees at the bottom of Conic Hill. You'll see lots of these "kissing gates" on The Way.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 845.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 847.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Into the parking lot at Balmaha.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 848.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 849.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 850.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 851.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 852.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Walking the shore of Loch Lomond is pretty, but the soft ground is harder work.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 853.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 854.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 855.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 856.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 857.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 858.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 859.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 860.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 861.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 862.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 863.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 864.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 865.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 866.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 867.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 868.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 869.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 870.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 871.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 872.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 873.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 874.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 875.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 876.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|This flight of stairs does not go that high, but it seems like it's longer.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 877.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 878.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 879.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 880.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 881.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 893.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We stayed at the Rowardennan Hotel, which was very nice.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 890.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 891.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 892.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|}</gallery>
==Detour to Ben Lomond==
You can go up Ben Lomond from Rowardennan, but it's quite a long hike and you may need an extra day for it.
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=Rowardennan to Inversnaid=
This section of The Way has nice trails and is easy walking. The Inversnaid Hotel is a good place for lunch or a cup of tea, but we didn't stay there.
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=Inversnaid to Ardlui =
This section of the trail is often considered the toughest, and progress tends to be slow. We stayed at the Ardlui Hotel, the other side of the Loch.
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=Ardlui to Tyndrum=
The Way starts to change from trails to old roads; the main road last used in the 1930's, old drovers' roads and 18<sup>th</sup> century military roads.
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There are also hotels in Inverarnan, just the other side of the bridge. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 999.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1000.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1001.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1002.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1003.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1004.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1005.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1006.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1007.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1008.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1009.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1010.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We We passed some ugly construction.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1011.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1012.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1013.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1014.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1015.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1016.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1017.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1018.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1019.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The cows won't get out of your way like the sheep do.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1020.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1021.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Under the rail lines. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1022.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|And And under the road.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1023.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1024.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1025.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1026.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|There There can be a lot of mud in this section.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1027.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1028.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1029.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1030.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1036.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1037.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1038.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1039.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1040.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1042.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 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1058.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1059.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1060.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1061.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1065.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1066.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1067.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|St Fillian's Priory, established in 1318.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1068.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1069.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1070.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1071.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1072.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The The Wigwams offer supplies and accomadations.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1073.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1074.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1075.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1076.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1078.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1079.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1080.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1081.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1082.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1083.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1084.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1085.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Ledgends Ledgends and history abound.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1086.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1087.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Entering Entering Tyndrum.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1088.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1089.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1090.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1091.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1095.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1096.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We stayed at [http://www.tigh-na-fraoch.com/ Tigh-Na-Fraoch], which is run by Heather, an ultrarunner and a wonderful host.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1093.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|You get to know many of your fellow travelers, often seeing them every day on the trail and at the stopping places. This wonderful group of folks from Coventry was with us the whole way.]]|}</gallery>
=Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy=
Another easy section.
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=Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse=
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitable" |- valign="topcenter"> |[[File:West Highland Way 1147.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The actual Bridge of Orchy. I'd expected something more dramatic, I must admit.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1148.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Saying goodbye to the hotel.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:File:West Highland Way 1149.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1150.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1151.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1152.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1153.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West File:West Highland Way 1154.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1155.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1156.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1157.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1159.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West File:West Highland Way 1162.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1163.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The views from this section were wonderful.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1164.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1165.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1166.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West File:West Highland Way 1167.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1168.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1169.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1170.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1171.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West File:West Highland Way 1172.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The Inveroran Hotel.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1173.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1174.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1175.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 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18<sup>th</sup> century inn and the only accommodation for miles around. It's hard to get a place unless you book well in advance, and many hikers had to take a taxi to and from a distant location. Some folks found they were not back on the trail until mid-morning.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1250.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1257.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The King's House is not as plush as the other accommodation, but I loved it's character and felt like I was in Foyle's War. ]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West File:West Highland Way 1258.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1259.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1260.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|}</gallery>
=Kingshouse to Kinlochleven=
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitable" |- valign="topcenter"> |[[File:West Highland Way 1261.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1262.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1263.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1264.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1265.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1266.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1267.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1268.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1269.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1270.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1271.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1272.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1273.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|You're close to the A82 for some of this section, but not for long.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1274.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1275.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1276.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1277.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1278.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1279.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1280.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1281.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1282.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1283.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1284.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1285.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1286.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1287.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1288.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The Devil's Staircase is not as bad as the name suggests, but it is pretty steep.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1289.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1290.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1291.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1292.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1293.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1294.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1295.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1296.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1297.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1298.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1299.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 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1342.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1343.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1344.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1345.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1346.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1347.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1348.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1349.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1350.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1351.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1352.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1353.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The Way enters Kinlochleven.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1367.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|We stayed at the Highland Getaway, a very comfortable B&B, but without as much character as other places we stayed.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1354.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The Ice Factor has an indoor ice climbing wall that's worth seeing.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1355.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1356.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1363.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Kinlochleven is a pretty little town.]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1364.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Like every town in Britain, there is a war memorial, and I like to pay my respects whenever possible. "Poppies for young men, death's bitter trade."]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1365.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|This bench by the memorial elegant and appropriate.]]|}</gallery>
=Kinlochleven to Fort William=
{| <gallery widths=300px heights=300px class="wikitablecenter" > |- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1368.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|Back on The Way]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1369.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1370.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1371.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1372.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1373.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1374.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1375.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1376.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1377.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1378.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1379.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1382.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- 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1452.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1453.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1454.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1455.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1456.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|]]|- valign="top"|[[File:West Highland Way 1458.JPG|none|thumb|x300px|The original end of The Way.]]|}</gallery>
=Exit Through The Gift Shop=
The Way has been extended so that you now have to walk through the commercial center of Fort William. It adds some extra distance, but is rather jarring after being in the wilderness for so long. The new end is rather nice as there are benches to sit and wait for you fellow travelers in good weather.
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