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The West Highland Way (Scottish Gaelic: Slighe Taobh an Iar na Gàidhealtachd) is a linear long-distance route in Scotland. It is 154 km (96 miles) long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands , with an element of hill walking in the route. [ 3 ]
This is a route-map template for the West Highland Way, a trail in Scotland, the United Kingdom.. For a key to symbols, see {{trails legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Devil's Staircase path in the Scottish Highlands is part of the West Highland Way. Some of the best-known National Trails in England and Wales include: Cleveland Way, 177 km (110 mi) on the moors and coastline of North Yorkshire; Offa's Dyke Path, 285 km (177 mi) along the Anglo–Welsh border
Hiking Scotland’s premier long-distance trail in the colder months allows you to experience the stark natural splendour of the Highlands without the summer crowds, writes Alastair Gill
In 2010 and 2011, chapters of the International Appalachian Trail were established in Greenland, Scotland (the West Highland Way became the first IAT trail in Europe), Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, England, Ulster-Ireland, Wales, the Faroe Islands, Iceland, Spain and Morocco. [6]
The East Highland Way (EHW) route begins in Fort William where it engages with both the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way. On leaving Fort William the route follows the old Ben Nevis access track past the aluminium works and Ben Nevis distillery continuing through broadleaf forests on the lower northern slopes of Carn Beag Dearg.
The Scottish Coastal Way is a proposed national long-distance trail that goes around the coastline of mainland Scotland. The idea was first proposed by walkers, and in November 2009 Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) hosted a conference on the subject. [ 1 ]
The trail begins in Fort William and ends at Cape Wrath lighthouse on the northwest tip of the Scottish mainland. It connects with the West Highland Way, North Highland Way and part of an alternative route suggested by Cameron McNeish which follows the Great Glen Way out of Fort William before joining the main route in Glen Shiel. [1]