Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
Knowing it was quite a long day, we set off around 8:30 am. One of the fun things about this final day is that pretty much everyone is doing the same route so folks are like ants on the trail when it opens up. As always, the initial climb out of Kinlochleven was pretty brutal. … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 7: Kinlochleven to Fort William
Having slept really well last night at Inveroran we were ready for an earlier start. We’d opted for 7:30 am breakfast to allow us to get out early ahead of a long day. Still living on last night’s dinner (I added a delicious lemon meringue tart to my main course), I didn’t feel ready for … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 6: Inveroran to Kinlochleven
After a good night’s sleep at Bridge of Orchy and the best breakfast of the Way thus far (scrambled eggs and smoked salmon), we caught the bus back along to Tyndrum to walk back past Bridge of Orchy again on route to Inveroran. This was our planned hill day but due to a fair bit … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 5: Tyndrum to Inveroran
Picking up where we left off yesterday, we caught the bus back to Crianlarich this morning, pleased to learn that the Ember bus left Inverarnan earlier than Citylink, thus buying us an extra 45 minutes to dodge the rain / sleet / hail due to begin early afternoon. An additional bonus was that I got … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 4: Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy
The planned walk for today was Inversnaid to Inverarnan, staying at Beinglas. However, watching the weather with Storm Dave incoming at the weekend, we (Bruce) figured that it might be best to add a few miles on today and cut tomorrow’s walk down. We started the day with a gentle downhill on the road from … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 3: Inversnaid to Crianlarich
After a slightly restless night, despite a very comfortable bed, my body wondering what on earth I’d done, I woke feeling much refreshed. After a hearty breakfast we hit the road again. Loch Lomond: The Bonnie Banks Our walk began pretty much on the shore of Loch Lomond, beautiful on a cold, crisp morning. The … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 2: Balmaha to Inversnaid
We decided to walk the West Highland Way again as April weather can be hit or miss in the hills. Therefore, a straightforward walk from bed to bed keeps things simple, no choice but to go each day particularly when you’ve started by driving to Fort William and leaving the car. Yesterday saw us at … Continue reading 2026 West Highland Way Day 1: Milngavie to Balmaha
With a windy forecast for the mountain tops we opted for a ‘rest’ day. For reasons that currently escape me as I sit post walk with mighty sair feet, we decided to take the bus to the Glencoe Mountain Resort and hoof it back to Tyndrum, stopping for refreshment at Bridge of Orchy. Don’t get … Continue reading Glencoe Mountain Resort to Tyndrum on the West Highland Way
After our long hill day yesterday we decided to opt for something a little easier and lower level to stay out of the wind. We caught the morning train to Kingussie, taking around 15 minutes from Aviemore, and walked back taking quite a bit longer! Kingussie to Kincraig This was the longest section of the … Continue reading Speyside Way: Kingussie to Aviemore
Our final day. It’s hard to conceive that the idea for this trip was formed during Bruce’s recovery from a hip replacement. He set himself a goal of walking the West Highland Way again and here we are, 15 months post second hip replacement and not only has he done the West Highland Way but … Continue reading Great Glen Way Day 5: Drumnadrochit to Inverness
Clare, happiest outdoors! 