The West Highland Way (Scottish Gaelic: Slighe na Gàidhealtachd an Iar) is a linear long distance footpath in Scotland, with the official status of Long Distance Route. It is 154.5 km (96.0 mi) long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands.

https://www.westhighlandway.org/
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1West Highland Way (WHW-1)
Mugdock Park
2 miles
2West Highland Way (WHW-2)
Mugdock Park
2 miles
3West Highland Way (WHW-3)
Mugdock Park
5 miles
4Gartness Road (WHW)
gartness
3 miles
5West Highland Way (WHW-5)
Drymen
1,289 ft
6West Highland Way (WHW-6)
Drymen
1,539 ft
7Access Road (WHW-6)
Drymen
1 mile
8Access Road (WHW-7)
Conic Hill
2 miles
9Access to Conic Hill (WHW-8)
Conic Hill
1 mile
10Conic Hill Climb (WHW-8)
Conic Hill
1 mile
11Conic Hill Descent (WHW-9)
Conic Hill
1,752 ft
12Down the Steps (WHW-9)
Conic Hill
3,114 ft
13Access Road (WHW9a)
Conic Hill
971 ft
14Trail (WHW-9b)
Ben Lomond
2,595 ft
15Trail (WHW-10)
Ben Lomond
4,409 ft
16Trail (WHW-11)
Ben Lomond
784 ft
17Trail (WHW-12)
Ben Lomond
1,703 ft
18Trail (WHW-13)
Ben Lomond
3,392 ft
19Trail (WHW-14)
Ben Lomond
906 ft
20Trail (WHW-15)
Ben Lomond
653 ft
21Trail (WHW-16)
Ben Lomond
3 miles
22West Highland Way (WHW-17)
Stirlingshire
909 ft
23West Highland Way (WHW-18)
Stirlingshire
4 miles
24West Highland Way (WHW-19)
Inversnaid
3 miles
25West Highland Way (WHW-20)
Inversnaid
7 miles
26Access Road (WHW-21)
Argyll and Bute
5,072 ft
27West Highland Way (WHW-22)
Inverarnan
5 miles
28West Highland Way (WHW-23)
Crianlarich
3 miles
29Access Road (WHW-24)
Crianlarich
1,827 ft
30West Highland Way (WHW-25)
Tyndrum
3,081 ft
31Access Road (WHW-26)
Tyndrum
1,906 ft
32West Highland Way (WHW-27)
Tyndrum
3,045 ft
33Access Road (WHW-28)
Tyndrum
515 ft
34Access Road (WHW)
Tyndrum
3 miles
35West Highland Way (WHW-30)
Tyndrum
5,197 ft
36West Highland Way (WHW-32)
Tyndrum
1,135 ft
37Access Road (WHW-33)
Tyndrum
436 ft
38Access Road (WHW-34)
Tyndrum
653 ft
39WHW: Tyndrum to Loch Lyon Access (WHW35)
Tyndrum
3 miles
40Access Road (WHW-36)
Bridge Of Orchy
1 mile
41Access Road (WHW-37)
Bridge Of Orchy
2 miles
42Lower Station Road (WHW)
Tyndrum
630 ft
43West Highland Way (WHW-39)
Bridge Of Orchy
2 miles
44West Highland Way (WHW-40)
Bridge Of Orchy
8 miles
45Access Road (WHW)
Glencoe Mountain Resort
3,839 ft
46West Highland Way (WHW-42)
Glencoe
3,379 ft
47Access Road (WHW-43)
Glencoe
581 ft
48Access Road (WHW-44)
Glencoe
1 mile
49West Highland Way (WHW-45)
Glencoe
2 miles
50Devil's Staircase (WHW-46)
Kinlochleven
1 mile
51Old Military Road (WHW-47)
Kinlochleven
3 miles
52Access Track (WHW-48)
Kinlochleven
6 miles
53WHW (WHW-49)
Kinlochleven
1 mile
54West Highland Way (WHW-50)
Kinlochleven
6 miles
55West Highland Way (WHW-51)
Fort William
3 miles
56Access Road (WHW-52)
Cow Hill
3 miles
57Access Road (WHW-53)
Cow Hill
1,119 ft
58High Street
Fort William
1,962 ft
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Access Road (WHW-6)
Jun 9, 2022 @ 1:10am
Jun 9, 2022
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West Highland Way (WHW-2)
Feb 19, 2022 @ 7:29am
Feb 19, 2022
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Conic Hill Descent (WHW-9)
Oct 15, 2021 @ 6:28am
Oct 15, 2021
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Down the Steps (WHW-9)
Oct 15, 2021 @ 6:28am
Oct 15, 2021
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Access Track (WHW-48)
May 22, 2021 @ 3:24am
May 22, 2021
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Total Trails
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Total Distance
98 miles
Total Descent
-10,097 ft
Total Climb
12,070 ft
Avg: 5 (1 votes)
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Jun 11, 2010
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