Long Distance Walks
The West Highland Way
The
West Highland Way
links Scotland’s greatest:
from its largest city, by its largest loch to the foot of its highest mountain,
the West Highland Way
journeys through some of the finest scenery that Scotland
has to offer, running the length of the eastern shore of Loch
Lomond and crossing the National Park from south to north.
Starting from the outskirts of Glasgow, the Way
passes through the heart of the National Park, by woodland and glen, moorland
and mountain finally to reach the crowning glory of Ben
Nevis.
The West
Highland Way is Scotland’s first official long
distance route. It measures 155.2km (95 miles) from Milngavie to Fort William.
Over 15,000 walkers manage to walk the entire Way every year. Many ‘day
walkers’ visit the route, choosing to combine a shorter section of the Way with
a cruise on Loch Lomond - visit www.ardlui.com
for cruise and ferry details.
For more information contact:
The West Highland Way Office, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, Carrochan, Carrochan Road, Balloch, G83 8EG. Tel:01389 722600, email:
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or visit www.west-highland-way.co.uk.
The Rob Roy Way
This long distance walk offers a varied and attractive route
from Drymen in the Loch Lomond area of the National Park to the Perthshire town
of Pitlochry.
The Rob Roy Way
is a weeks walk and covers 148km or 92.5 miles. For more information visit www.robroyway.com
The Cowal Way
The
Cowal
Way is a long distance footpath running the length of
the Cowal
Peninsula. It starts in the
South-West at Portavadie beside Loch Fyne and finishes in Inveruglas by Loch
Lomond. It is 92km or 57 miles long, and climbs
1540m/5050 feet on the way. The route can
now be linked by ferry to the Kintyre Way and the West Highland
Way. For
more information visit http://walking.visitscotland.com/walks/argyllisles/cowal-way.