For more details on daily distances, the level of ascent and the terrain the trail crosses; refer to the itinerary page of each individual tour.1. Therefore, the sooner you send us this confirmation, the sooner we can start to book your tour.3.
Transfer to Bridge of Orchy Hillwalk Tours took all of the stress out of planning a hike in an unfamiliar country. Be sure to check out all of our great West Highland Way content including Type on the field below and hit Enter/Return to searchGet the lowdown on all of the need-to-know West Highland Way essentials in order to kickstart your trip planning. For those who have trekked in the United Kingdom before you’ll likely have used Ordnance Survey maps. It’s an organic project and we welcome any contribution to the accuracy or features of this map; please email us directly or tweet us with any suggestions. There will be more climbs in a day but harder days are generally followed by easier ones. The West Highland Way. Please note that your real time location marker may not be exact 100% of the time and is at the mercy of Google geolocation. For 5 – 8 people, two hiking packs will be sent, etc.The contents of your hiking pack (route notes, accommodation information, history, etc.) To make your decision easier, we have drawn up a menu of Gentle, Moderate and Challenging hiking tours.Before we explain the difference between the various grades, it is important to note that each hiking tour within a specific region follows the same official hiking trail. It is one of Scotland’s official Great Trails. The Way crosses a variety of landscapes, including rocky headland, seashore and sandy beach, moorland, farmland and forest, all providing a continually changing picture of Bute. Total aggregate ascent over the whole route is approximately 3,900m, and there are a number of sustained and quite steep climbs, especially near Glencoe. A ‘double’ room has just one large bed (for two people).– Route notes (prepared by a member the Hillwalk Tours team who has walked every step of your tour)You will find GPS coordinates for the all overnight accommodation on your tour in your personalised itinerary, which you will receive upon booking. They offer the longest daily hikes with more elevation gain and will often test your endurance by having you walk all day. Fully Geo-referenced, these tiles can be dropped into a GIS package or GPS unit to help plan your route. See our Find out distances between more locations along the West Highland Way using the mileage chart lower down the page.The following two links are to the official guides of the West Highland Way, both of which have comprehensive maps:Latest updates: https://www.westhighlandway.org/notices/ Please Think, Check and Plan ahead.
Many B&B’s along the trail do not have single rooms and are simply unwilling to take solo walkers in their double/twin rooms, unless they are part of a larger group (e.g.
However, don’t worry, you will find these animals are actually quite timid. Your tour finishes on the seventh day when you check out of your last B&B.A single supplement is an additional charge for walkers booking single accommodation (a room for one person). These cookies do not store any personal information.Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies.
We will still be offering walking holidays for solo walkers in all of our other regions in Scotland, England and Ireland.A self-guided hiking tour gives you the freedom to enjoy the wonderful Scottish countryside at your own pace. Rain falls throughout the year and April, May and June are normally the driest months.