This is a feed for RSS West Highland Way news. http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/news.asp http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1209 Why get loaded down with all camping and walking equipment when Highland Trek can supply it for you. Why not letthem take the stress and strain out of your holiday. The companyhire out all equipment including tents that can even be erect for you at your chosen camp site. They cater for all...From single people or groups wanting to do the West Highland Way to families on a family holiday. WHY BUY WHEN YOU CAN HIRE ? Highland Trek also have an on-line shop supplying all essential equipment for walking, camping and survival. Click here to visit Highland Trek website. Thu, 7 Feb 07/02/2008 GMT http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1208 The West Highland Way Connection (SFF004) Featuring Scottish artists including Shooglenifty, Midge Ure, The Vatersay Boys, Daimh and Skipinnish. Splendid tunes and songs performed by a variety of artists who really know their stuff. You’ll love it! (Jimmie Macgregor MBE). All profits go to charity-Lochaber Hydrotherapy. Available at all good record shops and on-line at http://www.musicscotland.com/whwc for further details visit www.sffrecords.com Fri, 3 Aug 03/08/2007 GMT http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1168 Mugdock country park is situated on the first few miles of the West Highland Way. The job of ranger at Mugdock country park is multi-faceted ranging from concerns to do with bio-diversity, education, fixpoint photography to coutryside events. This article will cover the countryside events organised by rangers at Mugdock. Among the events organised by rangers at Mugdock are walking events. A walking festival takes place in September which gives people the chance to experience various levels of walk. Looped walks are arranged from Mugdock and the recent famous walk to the Carbeth Huts took place at the end of May. These huts were put up because people had no money during the Depression and were erected during and after the 2nd World War. Schools may want to specifically walk a section of the West Highland Way. Older children would be interested in activities such as mini beast hunting and the Woodlands, whereas the younger children would be interested in events to do with Open Spaces. There are volunteer groups which clean up the West Highland Way. One event to do with this is taking place on 14th June from 6.30pm-8.30pm. More details can be found at the Park Office on 0141 956 6100. Finally, community groups such as junior nature club (8-12 yrs) and junior rangers (12 and over) hold events at Mugdock country park. Tue, 1 Aug 01/08/2006 GMT http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1211 Please be advised that with effect from Tuesday 15th April 2008until Thursday 15th May 2008, inclusive, dogs are not permited into the two lambing fields on Drymen side of Conic Hill. Users of the West Highland Way who are accommpanied by dogs are requested to turn left at the forestry road cross roads, NS456916, and proceed down to the B837 and follow this road to Balmaha. Access to Conic Hill with dogsunder close controlis permitted from Balmaha, but please do not proceed into the lambing fields beyond Burn of Mar, NS445925 Thu, 3 Apr 03/04/2008 GMT http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1210 I’ll be walking the WHW from North to South starting on 4/4/08, enjoying the mountains, the cool air and quieter track that we have this time of year. I’m going “Fast and Light”. That doesn’t mean I’ll be running, I’ll be lightweight backpacking along the lines of what I cover in my Trail Magazine column as their Lightweight Correspondent. I’ll be carrying 6kg total weight, and that’s all the regular stuff we all carry including the rucksack itself, camping gear, safety kit, warm clothes and food. I’ll be showing that it can be easier and more fun this way. Lighter on my feet I’ll have more time to look at the views, less fatigued there will be less chance of injury or incident. There’s an element of being kinder to the environment as well, as it’s thought that lightweight hiking causes much less erosion to the trail. I’m walking solo and for safety and as an added dimension I’ll be carrying the new SPOT Satellite Tracker. This will allow my progress to be followed on Google Maps. It also means I won’t be able to hop on a train if I get tired of course. I’ll be carrying a variety of other new equipment to test from tent to sleeping bags to waterproofs, we’ll see how well it stands up to late winter Scottish weather. All the details on how to follow my progress and read all about the outcome of the kit testing will be available from www.petesy.co.uk The live-map web address is http://www.adventuretradingpost.co.uk/WestHighlandWay.html. Tue, 1 Apr 01/04/2008 GMT http://www.west-highland-way.co.uk/newsarticle.asp?id=1212 The West Highland Way website has recently been transferred to a new server. As a result not all orders for official merchandise are reaching the order processing point at the moment. If you have place an order recently and you have not received been contacted in response please sent an e-mail to mike.mcmanus@lochlomond-trosssachs.orggiving details of the items required. Wed, 16 Apr 16/04/2008 GMT