But a cozy night in the cabins behind Macdonald Hotel set us on the right track for our last day on the Way. We woke up to rain on our final day, a 15-mile trek to Fort William.

When Robert Marshall first walked the West Highland Way in 1993, he completed the 96-mile route in just three days - but he barely had time to take in the dramatic scenery that makes it famous.

For years I’ve wanted to explore Scotland in depth, so when I learned about the West Highland Way route through western Scotland to Ben Nevis (the UK’s highest mountain), I was sold. Having ...

The West Highland Way stretches from Milngavie – north of Glasgow – for 96 miles up to Fort William in the western Scottish Highlands. I wanted to do it solo, wild camping and self-supported.

Day 2 of the Mark Lorenzoni's West Highland Way hike was a challenging 16-mile stretch that offered stunning views of Scotland's Loch Lomond. ... a hot shower and a good night’s sleep.

The West Highland Way is just as beautiful in winter (Alastair Gill) Graeme, the duty manager at the YHA hostel in Crianlarich, raises an eyebrow as I dump my dripping pack by the door.

Editor’s note: Over the next several Saturdays, Mark Lorenzoni will be writing about his eight-day hike on the West Highland Way, a 96-mile path that runs along the lochs and Highlands of Scotland.

The West Highland Way is Scotland's most famous long-distance walking route but it is not for the faint-hearted. The 96-mile route from the outskirts of Glasgow to Fort William usually takes ...

“You’re the first West Highland Way walker I’ve seen for over two weeks,” he says, on learning that I’m walking the 96-mile trail from Glasgow to Fort William in early January.