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The West Highland Way is a long distance cross country route for walkers.
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2. The West Highland Way is in the west of Scotland U.K.
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3. The West Highland Way ( WHW ) is 95 miles / 152 kilometers long.
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Walking about 13 miles / 21km a day the WHW can be walked in one week.
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The WHW begins in the central belt of west Scotland at Miningavie just north of Glasgow.
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6. It ends at the sea side garrison town of Fort William in the western Highlands.
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7. The WHW is considered a 'moderate route' with easy stretches, suitable for most walkers.
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8. Although the WHW is a very safe route, always keep presence of mind and pay attention to your own personal safety and the safety of those in your group. Avoid the temptation to swim in the lochs along the route, many of them have treacherous underwater currents and the water is normally very cold even on hot days. Don't go too near the edge of cliffs, watch your footing especially in wet weather, get your drinking water from safe sources or buy bottled water. Taking water from streams is not advisable, but if you do, it must be purified, or thoroughly boiled to kill harmful bacteria.
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9. It is a popular route with over 50,000 walkers completing at least part of the Way annually.
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There are excellent bus and train services into Milngavie from Glasgow, the largest city in the west of Scotland. Glasgow is an international Airport destination along with its sister airport of Preswick.
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11. Summer has the best weather with June July and August being the most popular months. To avoid the worst of the midge season walk the WHW during or before May, or during and after September, but the weather then can be very varied.
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12. Walkers are free to walk any stages or group of stages in the walk.
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13. Midges are very active in Scotland in the peak summer season - how troublesome midges are varies with each individual.
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14. The best midge repellent is the one that works for you - so the 'best one' may vary from one group of individuals to another. Trial and error is the only way for a walker to find the repellent that works best. When asked for our advice Albawest recommends a Scottish DEET free product called 'Shoo' - a highly effective Scottish midge repellent for most folk.
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15. Because the Way was constructed as a footpath, bikes would tend to churn up the surface and produce muddy areas, therefore bikes are discouraged on the WHW to minimise damage to the path.
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16.  Dog access info here
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17. Camping is not allowed on any section of the West Highland Way other than on recognised campsites or designated backpacking sites.
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All cooking should be on gas canister stoves.
 Fires are not allowed on the WHW except in emergency situations.
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There are a number of companies who will ferry your heavy gear to your next overnight stop.
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Numbers of walkers do trek from Fort William south to Milngavie, but the simple reason for traveling North is that the sun is behind you, and the prevailing wind is at your back or rear left flank, not in your face, so if it does get windy and the wind carries rain ( as it frequently does in Scotland ), you won't find the experience too unpleasant.
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21. Contacted info for Rangers at the southern section of the WHW :
West Highland Way Ranger
Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Lomond Park Centre
Balmaha, near Drymen
Stirlingshire G63 0JQ
Tel: 01360 870 502 or Fax: 01360 870 471
email: info@west-highland-way.co.uk
Contacted info for Rangers at the northern section of the WHW :
Countryside Ranger Service Highland Council, Ionad Nibheis,
Glen Nevis, Fort William PH33 6PF
Tel: 01397 705 922 or Fax 01397 706 278
email:
ranger@w-high-way-north.demon.co.uk
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