West Highland Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 149.34 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 50h 05 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,586 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,535 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 546 m
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    Lowest point: 4 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. 4 m - Start on High Street
  2. 2 : km 0.43 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  3. 3 : km 0.57 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  4. 4 : km 0.61 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Middle Street
  5. 5 : km 0.66 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto A82
  6. 6 : km 1.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 3.31 - alt. 19 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 3.52 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 3.52 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Glen Nevis Road
  11. 11 : km 3.66 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  12. 12 : km 3.8 - alt. 20 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  13. 13 : km 4.01 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  14. 14 : km 4.6 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  15. 15 : km 6.87 - alt. 224 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  16. 16 : km 7.5 - alt. 263 m - Keep right
  17. 17 : km 7.5 - alt. 263 m - Turn sharp right onto West Highland Way
  18. 18 : km 12.39 - alt. 181 m - Turn slight left onto Old Military Road
  19. 19 : km 14.09 - alt. 235 m - Turn sharp right
  20. 20 : km 14.09 - alt. 235 m - Turn right onto Old Military Road
  21. 21 : km 17.83 - alt. 300 m - Turn right
  22. 22 : km 17.87 - alt. 300 m - Turn slight right onto Old Military Road
  23. 23 : km 22.06 - alt. 244 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  24. 24 : km 23.72 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto B863
  25. 25 : km 24.27 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  26. 26 : km 24.54 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Wades Road
  27. 27 : km 24.87 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  28. 28 : km 24.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto West Highland Way
  29. 29 : km 25.08 - alt. 27 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  30. 30 : km 27.93 - alt. 308 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  31. 31 : km 33.55 - alt. 295 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  32. 32 : km 33.59 - alt. 289 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  33. 33 : km 33.8 - alt. 285 m - Turn slight left onto Old Military Road
  34. 34 : km 34.06 - alt. 284 m - Turn right onto Old Military Road
  35. 35 : km 37 - alt. 249 m - Turn left
  36. 36 : km 37.93 - alt. 249 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  37. 37 : km 38.21 - alt. 243 m - Turn left
  38. 38 : km 39.47 - alt. 290 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 40.09 - alt. 311 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  40. 40 : km 40.58 - alt. 340 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  41. 41 : km 52.34 - alt. 174 m - Keep left
  42. 42 : km 52.45 - alt. 168 m - Turn left
  43. 43 : km 52.52 - alt. 168 m - Turn left onto Victoria Bridge
  44. 44 : km 52.67 - alt. 173 m - Keep left
  45. 45 : km 53.83 - alt. 177 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  46. 46 : km 57.33 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  47. 47 : km 57.34 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  48. 48 : km 57.49 - alt. 152 m - Turn right
  49. 49 : km 57.87 - alt. 184 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 57.95 - alt. 184 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  51. 51 : km 58 - alt. 189 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  52. 52 : km 62.73 - alt. 202 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  53. 53 : km 65.08 - alt. 291 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  54. 54 : km 66.78 - alt. 300 m - Turn slight right onto West Highland Way
  55. 55 : km 66.84 - alt. 295 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  56. 56 : km 68.11 - alt. 237 m - Turn left onto A82
  57. 57 : km 68.63 - alt. 224 m - Turn right
  58. 58 : km 68.69 - alt. 221 m - Turn left
  59. 59 : km 68.76 - alt. 220 m - Turn right
  60. 60 : km 68.82 - alt. 217 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  61. 61 : km 70.19 - alt. 198 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  62. 62 : km 70.42 - alt. 189 m - Keep right
  63. 63 : km 70.57 - alt. 179 m - Turn slight left
  64. 64 : km 70.6 - alt. 179 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  65. 65 : km 71.13 - alt. 174 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  66. 66 : km 72.05 - alt. 182 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  67. 67 : km 72.93 - alt. 169 m - Turn slight right onto West Highland Way
  68. 68 : km 73.38 - alt. 166 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  69. 69 : km 73.67 - alt. 169 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  70. 70 : km 77.66 - alt. 254 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  71. 71 : km 80.28 - alt. 204 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  72. 72 : km 80.61 - alt. 159 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  73. 73 : km 81.94 - alt. 122 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  74. 74 : km 82.4 - alt. 141 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  75. 75 : km 85.4 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  76. 76 : km 85.49 - alt. 54 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  77. 77 : km 87.01 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left onto West Highland Way
  78. 78 : km 95.23 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  79. 79 : km 97.31 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  80. 80 : km 108.5 - alt. 11 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  81. 81 : km 108.69 - alt. 14 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  82. 82 : km 108.75 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left
  83. 83 : km 109.23 - alt. 15 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  84. 84 : km 110.33 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  85. 85 : km 110.38 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight right onto Rowardennan Road
  86. 86 : km 112.81 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  87. 87 : km 112.95 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  88. 88 : km 113 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  89. 89 : km 113.12 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 113.14 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto Rowardennan Road
  91. 91 : km 115.44 - alt. 12 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  92. 92 : km 115.64 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto West Highland Way
  93. 93 : km 115.93 - alt. 20 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  94. 94 : km 116.92 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight right
  95. 95 : km 116.93 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right onto Rowardennan Road
  96. 96 : km 117.48 - alt. 16 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  97. 97 : km 117.8 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto Rowardennan Road
  98. 98 : km 118.3 - alt. 11 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  99. 99 : km 119.52 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  100. 100 : km 119.63 - alt. 14 m - Turn right onto Rowardennan Road
  101. 101 : km 120.18 - alt. 13 m - Keep left onto B837
  102. 102 : km 123.17 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto Creityhall Road
  103. 103 : km 124.74 - alt. 137 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  104. 104 : km 127.48 - alt. 157 m - Turn left
  105. 105 : km 127.51 - alt. 160 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  106. 106 : km 127.81 - alt. 146 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  107. 107 : km 128.65 - alt. 119 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  108. 108 : km 129.53 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  109. 109 : km 129.56 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 129.56 - alt. 70 m - Turn right onto A811
  111. 111 : km 129.99 - alt. 59 m - Turn sharp left onto West Highland Way
  112. 112 : km 130.37 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 130.39 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
  114. 114 : km 132.91 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 132.96 - alt. 39 m - Turn sharp right
  116. 116 : km 133.2 - alt. 48 m - Keep right
  117. 117 : km 133.79 - alt. 36 m - Keep left
  118. 118 : km 133.92 - alt. 39 m - Turn left
  119. 119 : km 133.98 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  120. 120 : km 134 - alt. 38 m - Turn left
  121. 121 : km 134.02 - alt. 38 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  122. 122 : km 135.69 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  123. 123 : km 136.43 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  124. 124 : km 138.06 - alt. 24 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  125. 125 : km 140.28 - alt. 26 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  126. 126 : km 140.3 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  127. 127 : km 140.47 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Dumgoyach Bridge
  128. 128 : km 140.5 - alt. 28 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  129. 129 : km 142.19 - alt. 105 m - Keep right onto West Highland Way
  130. 130 : km 142.24 - alt. 111 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  131. 131 : km 142.84 - alt. 131 m - Turn sharp left onto Ballachalairy Yett
  132. 132 : km 143.3 - alt. 124 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  133. 133 : km 144.02 - alt. 126 m - Turn slight left onto West Highland Way
  134. 134 : km 146.14 - alt. 105 m - Turn right onto Broadmeadow Road
  135. 135 : km 146.18 - alt. 102 m - Turn left
  136. 136 : km 147 - alt. 83 m - Turn slight right onto West Highland Way
  137. 137 : km 147.11 - alt. 82 m - Turn slight right onto West Highland Way
  138. 138 : km 147.57 - alt. 81 m - Turn right
  139. 139 : km 148.34 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp left onto West Highland Way
  140. 140 : km 148.41 - alt. 58 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  141. 141 : km 148.68 - alt. 55 m - Keep left onto West Highland Way
  142. 142 : km 148.93 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto West Highland Way
  143. 143 : km 148.95 - alt. 58 m - Turn right onto West Highland Way
  144. 144 : km 149.34 - alt. 50 m - Turn right onto Riverside
  145. E : km 149.34 - alt. 50 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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