West Highland Way (Scotland)

by Megarry, Jacquetta

• ISBN13: 9781898481096
• ISBN10: 1898481091
• Edition: Spiral
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-09-01
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

A new and innovative series of guidebooks for long-distance walkers.

Written by walkers, each 64-page book includes:
-- detailed fold-out map showing the entire route
-- over 60 striking, full-color photos
-- summaries of distance, terrain, and food & drink stops
-- concise background on the history and wildlife
-- planning information and much more...

Author Biography

Jacquetta Megarry is a professional author and publisher, whose career up to 1999 focused on education and training

Table of Contents

Long Distance Routes in Scotland	4	(1)
Planning to walk the Way	5	(58)
How long will it take?	6	(1)
Planning your travel	7	(2)
When is the best time of year?	9	(1)
Combining the Way with other activities	9	(1)
The Country Code	10	(1)
Dogs	10	(1)
Camping and low-cost accomodation	11	(1)
What to bring	12	(1)
Notes for novices	13	(1)
Daily mileage	13	(1)
Preparing to walk the Way	14	(1)
The right gear	15	(3)
Packing checklist	18	(2)
Miles and km, feet and metres	20	(1)
Background information
Loch Lomond	21	(5)
Historical background	26	(3)
Munros, Corbetts and Grahams	29	(2)
Habitats and wildlife	31	(4)
The Way in detail
From Glasgow to Milngavie	35	(1)
Milngavie to Drymen	36	(3)
Drymen to Rowardennan	39	(4)
Rowardennan to Crianlarich	43	(5)
Crianlarich to Inveroran	48	(3)
Inveroran to Kinlochleven	51	(4)
Kinlochleven to Fort William	55	(3)
Fort William and Ben Nevis	58	(5)
Reference
Contact details	61	(1)
Acknowledgements	62	(1)
Index	63	(1)
Drop-down map of the Way (1:100,000)	64