Before the first leg of the West Highland Way walk Let the adventure begin! (Milngavie to Drymen, 13.1 miles)
Lindsey set the pace as we traversed pastures and woodlands on our way Drymen.
One of the most common sights in Scotland, sheep!
Sam approves of haggis. “Tastes like goetta!”
Excited to tackle day 2! (Drymen to Rowardenan, 16.5 miles)
Our spirits were still high as we ascended Conic River Hill. This was two hours into our eight hour monsoon hike.
We arrived at the historic Rowardennan Hotel as a puddle. Not pictured is our room, which was filled all our stuff hung from every possible place trying to dry it out.
We were tired, but ready for day 3 (Rowardennan to Inverarnan, 16 miles)
The gentle woodland stroll was a brief reprieve from the most technical and remote leg of our walk. It was a rough day for Sam due to food poisoning.
All smiles after a rough night. (Inverarnan to Tyndrum, 12.5 miles)
Day 5 – It’s day 5! (Tyndrum to Inverornan, 9.4 miles)
Lindsey took the lead as we descended into Inverornan.
We arrived at the Inverornan Hotel as the sun came out for the first time in days. We had some of our favorite food in all of Scotland here. Luckily Sam’s stomach recovered enough to enjoy it.
Day 6. As you can see from Sam’s hair, the forecast was downpours with a side of drizzle. (Inverornan to Kingshouse, 9.8 miles)
After breakfast, we decided to sit down for “a few minutes” and wait for the torrential rain to slow. We woke up a half hour later… it was still pouring with no sign of stopping, so we hit the road.
A brief rainbow brightened our soggy spirits as we crossed Rannoch Moor into Kingshouse.
Day 7 included a trek through Glencoe and up “Devil’s Staircase” before descending into Kinlochleven (Kingshouse to Kinlochleven, 9.0 miles)
The Buachaille looms over a lonely homestead in Glencoe.
Today is the final day! (Kinlochleven to Fort William, 15.9 miles)
Lindsey hit her stride on the last day. Her trail name is now Rockhopper.
Ben Nevis, the tallest mountain in Scotland
The driest stretch of trail and the most sun we experienced the entire walk.
We arrived at the official WHW finish in Fort William, and took our seat next to the “Weary Walker” statue. We were happy to have completed the walk but sad it was over.