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WHW Aftermath Day 3:  Goodbye, Scotland

WHW Aftermath Day 3: Goodbye, Scotland

by Paty | Oct 10, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way

Monday 10/9/2023 Start:   Fort William, Scotland End:  London, England Distance Traveled: 629 miles (122 miles by bus + 400 miles by train + 7 miles by Tube)  After two days of sitting around Fort William waiting for the record-breaking rainfall to end, I...
WHW Aftermath Day 2: Nowhere to go

WHW Aftermath Day 2: Nowhere to go

by Paty | Oct 9, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way

Sunday 10/8/2023 Start:   Fort William, Scotland End:  Fort William, Scotland Distance Traveled: 0 miles  After the unfortunate news from the CityLink bus driver at 7 pm last night, I had some work to do. Not only would I be unexpectedly...
WHW Aftermath Day 1: The Deluge

WHW Aftermath Day 1: The Deluge

by Paty | Oct 8, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way

Saturday 10/7/2023 Start:   Fort William, Scotland End:  Fort William, Scotland Distance Traveled: 0 miles  Two inches of rain fell in across Scotland over the past 24 hours and several more inches were expected to fall today. Despite...
WHW Day 8: Racing the Rain to Fort William

WHW Day 8: Racing the Rain to Fort William

by Paty | Oct 7, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way

Friday Oct. 6, 2023 Start:   Kinlochleven (mile 81.4) End:  Fort William (mile 96.8) Distance Hiked: 16.4 miles (15.4 mile on the WHW + 1 mile detour to Dun Deardail) After seeing the weather forecast for today, with 1.72 inches of rain...
WHW Day 7: The Devils Staircase

WHW Day 7: The Devils Staircase

by Paty | Oct 6, 2023 | Scotland, Trail Journals, West Highland Way

Thursday Oct. 5, 2023 Start: Kingshouse (mile 72.4) End:  Kinlochleven (mile 81.4) Distance Hiked: 9 miles  After last night’s dinner, it time for me to head to the bunkroom, where I was sharing a room with three other hikers. The...
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