West Highland Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 149.36 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 50h 40 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,788 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,823 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 550 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 7 m
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 49 m - Start on Douglas Street
  2. 2 : km 0.05 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Riverside
  3. 3 : km 0.07 - alt. 50 m - Turn left
  4. 4 : km 0.45 - alt. 58 m - Turn left
  5. 5 : km 0.48 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 0.72 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight right
  7. 7 : km 1 - alt. 58 m - Keep right
  8. 8 : km 1.3 - alt. 85 m - Turn slight left
  9. 9 : km 1.45 - alt. 82 m - Keep left
  10. 10 : km 2.33 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight left
  11. 11 : km 2.44 - alt. 83 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 3.28 - alt. 109 m - Turn sharp left onto Broadmeadow Road
  13. 13 : km 3.32 - alt. 105 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 5.45 - alt. 126 m - Keep right
  15. 15 : km 6.19 - alt. 124 m - Turn left onto Ballachalairy Yett, B821
  16. 16 : km 6.65 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 7.25 - alt. 111 m - Keep left
  18. 18 : km 7.3 - alt. 105 m - Turn slight left
  19. 19 : km 8.78 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  20. 20 : km 8.79 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  21. 21 : km 9.06 - alt. 26 m - Turn left
  22. 22 : km 11.29 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  23. 23 : km 12.33 - alt. 20 m - Keep left
  24. 24 : km 12.93 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 13.68 - alt. 25 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 15.36 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 15.46 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left
  28. 28 : km 16.12 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right
  29. 29 : km 16.37 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  30. 30 : km 16.65 - alt. 30 m - Keep left
  31. 31 : km 16.68 - alt. 27 m - Keep right
  32. 32 : km 16.83 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 17.94 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  34. 34 : km 18.24 - alt. 68 m - Keep left
  35. 35 : km 18.85 - alt. 43 m - Turn right
  36. 36 : km 19.24 - alt. 59 m - Turn right
  37. 37 : km 19.28 - alt. 60 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 20.6 - alt. 119 m - Turn left
  39. 39 : km 21.75 - alt. 160 m - Turn left
  40. 40 : km 21.78 - alt. 157 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 24.55 - alt. 137 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 26.14 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto B837
  43. 43 : km 29.14 - alt. 13 m - Turn left
  44. 44 : km 29.23 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  45. 45 : km 29.68 - alt. 11 m - Turn right
  46. 46 : km 31.29 - alt. 11 m - Turn left onto Rowardennan Road
  47. 47 : km 31.8 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  48. 48 : km 32.18 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 32.69 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 33.7 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight left onto Rowardennan Road
  51. 51 : km 33.71 - alt. 20 m - Keep right
  52. 52 : km 33.99 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 34.19 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Rowardennan Road
  54. 54 : km 35.24 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  55. 55 : km 36.73 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 37.26 - alt. 16 m - Keep right
  57. 57 : km 40.77 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Rowardennan Road
  58. 58 : km 41.01 - alt. 9 m - Keep right onto Rowardennan Road
  59. 59 : km 41.04 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  60. 60 : km 41.29 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  61. 61 : km 41.56 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  62. 62 : km 41.94 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight left
  63. 63 : km 43.2 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  64. 64 : km 43.83 - alt. 37 m - Keep right
  65. 65 : km 46.96 - alt. 44 m - Keep right
  66. 66 : km 52.5 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  67. 67 : km 52.57 - alt. 15 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 63.02 - alt. 18 m - Keep right
  69. 69 : km 64.63 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 67.17 - alt. 108 m - Turn sharp right
  71. 71 : km 67.46 - alt. 140 m - Turn sharp left
  72. 72 : km 67.73 - alt. 118 m - Keep right
  73. 73 : km 68.48 - alt. 122 m - Turn right
  74. 74 : km 70.16 - alt. 204 m - Turn slight right
  75. 75 : km 72.8 - alt. 254 m - Turn left
  76. 76 : km 75.96 - alt. 203 m - Turn slight left
  77. 77 : km 77.17 - alt. 166 m - Keep right onto West_Highland_Way
  78. 78 : km 77.53 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight left
  79. 79 : km 77.62 - alt. 169 m - Turn left
  80. 80 : km 78.51 - alt. 182 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 78.95 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  82. 82 : km 79.06 - alt. 170 m - Turn left
  83. 83 : km 79.44 - alt. 174 m - Turn left
  84. 84 : km 79.97 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight right
  85. 85 : km 80.02 - alt. 179 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 80.06 - alt. 179 m - Turn sharp right
  87. 87 : km 80.53 - alt. 198 m - Turn right
  88. 88 : km 82.09 - alt. 222 m - Turn sharp left onto Lower Station Road
  89. 89 : km 82.25 - alt. 230 m - Turn sharp right
  90. 90 : km 84 - alt. 296 m - Turn slight right
  91. 91 : km 84.07 - alt. 300 m - Keep left
  92. 92 : km 85.78 - alt. 291 m - Turn slight right
  93. 93 : km 88.14 - alt. 202 m - Turn left
  94. 94 : km 92.88 - alt. 189 m - Keep right
  95. 95 : km 93.38 - alt. 152 m - Turn left
  96. 96 : km 96.96 - alt. 177 m - Turn left onto C63
  97. 97 : km 99.48 - alt. 214 m - Keep left
  98. 98 : km 106.37 - alt. 351 m - Keep left
  99. 99 : km 111.29 - alt. 290 m - Keep left
  100. 100 : km 111.34 - alt. 290 m - Keep right
  101. 101 : km 112.37 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 112.42 - alt. 247 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 112.6 - alt. 243 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 112.87 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 113.8 - alt. 249 m - Turn right onto Old Military Road
  106. 106 : km 117.03 - alt. 285 m - Keep right
  107. 107 : km 117.26 - alt. 289 m - Turn right
  108. 108 : km 123.02 - alt. 307 m - Turn left
  109. 109 : km 126.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 126.77 - alt. 13 m - Turn right onto Lochaber Road, B863
  111. 111 : km 127.33 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  112. 112 : km 129.04 - alt. 244 m - Turn slight left onto Old Military Road
  113. 113 : km 133.27 - alt. 300 m - Keep right
  114. 114 : km 143.65 - alt. 254 m - Keep left
  115. 115 : km 143.69 - alt. 263 m - Turn slight right
  116. 116 : km 143.89 - alt. 268 m - Turn slight right
  117. 117 : km 144.33 - alt. 224 m - Turn left
  118. 118 : km 146.66 - alt. 54 m - Turn slight left
  119. 119 : km 147.26 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  120. 120 : km 147.61 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Glen Nevis Road, C1162
  121. 121 : km 147.74 - alt. 15 m - Keep left onto Glen Nevis Road, C1162
  122. E : km 149.36 - alt. 11 m

Useful Information

Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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