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The famous West Highland Way links Milngavie, just outside Glasgow,
to Fort William in the Highlands; around 50,000 people walk parts
of it every year. It was officially opened in 1980, it was the first
long distance footpath in Scotland, stretching 95 miles from Milngavie
on the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William in the Highlands.
The West Highland Way is a wonderful out-of-doors experience and
can be a satisfying personal achievement for those who undertake
the adventure.
It skirts Killearn and the hotel on the stretch from Milngavie
via Glengoyne Distillery on the way to Balmaha at Loch Lomond. The
West Highland Way passes through the parish but the normal route
misses the village by about 1 mile. The four miles that pass thought
the parish gives pleasant and easy walking.
The 95 mile (154 km) trail starts just north of Glasgow, and takes
you through some of the most dramatic landscapes in the western
Highlands. A variety of forestry trails and historic drove roads
take you north, passing by Loch Lomond, Ben Dorain, Rannoch Moor
and Glencoe. The West Highland Way ends in Fort William, in the
shadow of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in Scotland. The whole
walk is a strenuous trek and should only be attempted by walkers
with a good level of fitness and stamina. Otherwise it can be easily
broken up into stages and sections, providing walking which is in
part pleasant and relaxing, in parts strenuous and rough, in parts
remote and exposed to the risk of wild weather.
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