A guide to the long distance walk from Glasgow to Fort William, and nicely produced, with very detailed pen and ink drawings and a few colour photos. It gives lots of extra information on Glasgow and the other places the walk passes through.
The West Highland Way passes through some of the most spectacular scenery in all of Britain. From the outskirts of Glasgow it winds for 96 miles (154.5km) along the wooded banks of Loch Lomond, across the wilderness of Rannoch Moor, over the mountains above Glencoe to a dramatic finish passing Ben Nevis - Britain's highest mountain - into the centre of Fort William.
Includes: 4 large-scale town plans, 8 overview maps and 53 large-scale walking maps - at just under 1:20,000 - showing route times, places to stay, places to eat, points of interest and much more. These are not general-purpose maps but fully-edited maps drawn by walkers for walkers. Also incudes, itineraries for all walkers whether walking the route in its entirety or sampling the highlights on day walks, information on camping, bunkhouses, hostels, B&Bs, pubs and hotels, where to stay, where to eat, what to see, public transport information - for all access points and climbing Ben Nevis. Plus notes on flora and fauna, green hiking and GPS waypoints.
By Charlie Loram and Henry Stedman.
Card cover, 18cm x 12cm, 222 pages.
Eighth edition published 2024 by Trailblazer.
ISBN: 978-1-912716-29-6.