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Day 98: Fort Augustus to Invermoriston
As we were staying two nights in Fort Augustus, we had another day without rucksacks. We decided to opt for the high route, and without bags we easily…
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Day 97: Lagan Locks to Fort Augustus
Today should have been a relatively short walk of 11 miles, but when our taxi delivered us back to Lagan Locks to start our walk, we found that…
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Day 96: Spean Bridge to Lagan Locks
Apart from the three mile slog on the road from Spean Bridge back to Gairlochy, today’s walk was relatively easy. The route took us through woodland paths above…
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Day 95: Fort William to Spean Bridge
The Great Glen Way started beside our hotel, and we donned our raincoats and set forth. We soon left the city behind as we followed the Caledonian Canal.…
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Day 94 REST DAY
Today it was a case of divide and conquer: I decided to find a launderette to deal with the mound of smelly clothes we had accumulated, leaving David…
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Day 93: Kinlochleven to Fort William
We left early for the final stage of the West Highland Way, to find we were joining a queue for the long climb out of Kinlochleven. We allowed…
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Day 92: Kingshouse to Kinlochleven
As we were staying a second night in Kinlochleven, we were able to walk without bags today, which was a real bonus. Our taxi driver delivered us back…
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Day 91: Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse
Today was bright and sunny all day until the last mile, when it began to rain (and David stubbornly refused to stop and put on his raincoat)! We…
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Day 90: Crianlarich to Bridge of Orchy
The waitress at our hotel told us that our walk yesterday is the toughest section of the West Highland Way, and today would be ‘a doddle’! I’m not…
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Day 89: Loch Arklet to Crianlarich
Today was tough! The terrain was similar to yesterday, with more rocks to scramble over alongside Loch Lomond, so we made slow progress. But the sun shone and…
WALKING WITH GRAMPY 