Not The West Highland Way

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Published

21 Sep 2010

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First

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9781852846152

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17.2 x 11.6 x 1.7cm

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300g

Pages

224

Originally Published

21 Sep 2010

Not the West Highland Way

by Ronald Turnbull

The West Highland Way is one of the UK’s finest long distance walks, but the path runs close to a busy main road and avoids the mountain tops. NOT The West Highland Way describes alternative routes over mountains, smaller hills or high passes to all but one of the Way's nine stages. With add-on day trips over Ben Lomond or Beinn Dorain. More...

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Seasons

April to October, with May, June and September as the best months of all; a few routes have some Read More... access limitations during stag stalking from August to October; winter months are also enjoyable for tough types

Centres

Loch Lomond, Taynuilt, Crianlarich, Tyndrum, Bridge of Orchy, Kinlochleven, Corrour Station, Fort Read More... William

Difficulty

Moderate day walks over small hills and pathed Munros; pathless but grassy ridges and high passes; Read More... treks of two or three days on valley paths; a rough crossing of Rannoch Moor; map reading and compass/GPS skills needed on the more serious routes; some non-technical scrambling

Must See

Loch Lomond from overhead; sunrise from the summit corrie of Ben Lui; woods and waterfalls of Read More... River Leven; long, lonely Loch Etive; Glen Nevis from its bleak head down to its Himalayan-style gorge