Tales of walking, running and mood dependent, maybe other random stuff!
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
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 set off fairly sharp after breakfast and followed the road up and out of Drymen. It was a pleasure to leave the road behind and head onto the trails. There weren’t many views at the start of the day; this one was pretty consistent throughout as I’m usually bringing up the rear. We saw … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 2: Drymen to Rowardennan
Up bright and early, we set off from our accommodation which was ideally situated just a few hundred metres from both the train station and the start of the Way. We stopped at the monument for the obligatory photo, then headed down to drop our bags at the Travel-Lite van. We were officially on our … Continue reading West Highland Way Day 1: Milngavie to Drymen
Clare, happiest outdoors! 