WEST HIGHLAND WAY | Rucksack Readers hiking guide

hiking guide

The West Highland Way is the first, and remains the most famous, of Scotland’s Great Trails, running for 96 miles (154 km) through superb scenery. Starting from the outskirts of Glasgow, it passes through Scotland’s first National Park, along the shores of beautiful Loch Lomond, across the wilds of Rannoch Moor and ends in Fort William at the foot of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain.

This sixth edition of our popular rucksack-friendly guidebook has been revised for 2024 with various updates. It has more pages, fresh photos and  mapping at 1:42,500 on 15 pages, yet thanks to robust perfect binding (glued and sewn) it’s lightweight, pocketable and rainproof.

This guidebook contains all you need to plan and enjoy the West Highland Way:

• the Way in sections, with summaries of distance, terrain and altitude profiles
• where to find food and drink, accommodation and how to split the distance
• concise background on the history, heritage and wildlife
• information about side-trips, e.g. Ben Lomond and Ben Nevis
• background information about Loch Lomond, history, habitats and wildlife
• planning information for travel by car, train, bus or plane
• 15 pages with detailed route mapping at 1:42,500
• in full colour, with 120 photographs
• rucksack-friendly and on rainproof paper.