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THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY
Slighe na Gàidhealtachd an Iar
Scotland’s first official long distance route links Milngavie to Fort William – a distance of 154km (96 miles) - from the northern outskirts of Glasgow, to the foot of Ben Nevis at Fort William.
The Route passes through Mugdock Country Park, follows the shores of Loch Lomond, passing Ben Lomond, through Glen Falloch and Strathfillan, crossing Rannoch Moor, past Buachaille Etive Mor to the head of Glencoe, climbing the Devil’s Staircase, descending to sea level to cross the River Leven at the head of Loch Leven before entering Lairigmor and Glen Nevis.
The terrain ranges from lowland moors, dense woodland and rolling hills, to high mountainous regions in the Scottish Highlands. These environments provide habitats for a diverse range of wildlife species, both flora and fauna.
Get on your boots and have some fun !
Join the celebrations to mark the official opening of the new end to the West Highland Way in Fort William which completes the ‘Routes West’ Fort William town centre enhancement project.
A draft programme can be found on the events page. There will also be a ‘Find the Missing Boot’ competition (more details to follow) and we are working with the licensees and catering sector to encourage them to welcome WHW ‘musicians’ and offer WHW ‘specials’.
NO PARKING will be available for participants in this event at the Ben Nevis Woollen Mill. Please leave your car in one of the many town centre car parks and it will be much handier for you at the end of the day! We appreciate your co-operation in this matter.
Please e mail gordon.forrester@lochlomond-trossachs.org if you are coming and if bringing your fiddle, guitar, pipes or vuvazala(no,no!).The day of celebration is Saturday 11 September. A car parking map will be available nearer the date of the event.
SUPPORTING THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY
A lot of people who have walked the West Highland Way have expressed a desire to ‘give something back’ for the wonderful experience. This journey to remember has been in existence for 30 years and we have some specific projects that could do with your support. Projects that you can help with are at Manse Bay (£35,000), Conic Hill (£150,000) and Auch Bridge (£65,000).
Support the route that provides such an inspiring experience by pressing the DONATION BUTTON on the home page.
The Guestbook provider has formally stopped providing the service. Please use our contacts link if you have any route enquiries.
SHOP and SUPPORT THE WEST HIGHLAND WAY
The ONLINE SHOP has an electronic payment facility and ALL profits from the ONLINE SHOP go back into projects on the whole route. Donations and online shop payments are processed through the PayPal Secure Payment system. CLICK HERE FOR DETAILS
VIDEOS
Songs of Praise - Special Journeys- 22nd August 2010 http://bbc.co.uk/i/tl3lf/
http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/ww_video.asp.
E- POSTCARD
Select a picture from one of our galleries then go to the bottom of the page and click on the link- Send this image as a postcard.
http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/photodisplay.asp?id=481&grpid=32
