West Highland Way

Anthony Burton is the author of a number of books in the National Trail Guides series for Aurum, including The West Highland Way, Hadrian's Wall Path, The Cotswold Way and The Ridgeway, as well as a biography of Richard Trevithick and Thomas Telford and numerous other works of industrial history. He lives in Stroud.

• How to use this guideDistance checklistKey mapsPart One: Introduction Walking the West Highland Way • Geology and scenery • Wildlife • Rob Roy MacGregor • Military roads • The Massacre of Glencoe • The West Highland RailwayPart Two: The West Highland Way 1 Milngavie to Drymen 2 Drymen to Rowardennan 3 Rowardennan to Inverarnan 4 Inverarnan to Tyndrum 5 Tyndrum to Kingshouse 6 Kingshouse to Kinlochleven 7 Kinlochleven to Fort William Part Three: Useful Information Transport • Accommodation • Tourist Information Centres • Useful addresses • West Highland Way Countryside Ranger Service • Ordnance Survey maps covering the West Highland Way • Bibliography • Places to visit on or near the West Highland Way

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