by Paty | Oct 22, 2023 | Gear, Scotland, West Highland Way
This particular packing list looks very different from the ones I’ve created for my backcountry hiking trips. This shift is because I didn’t intend to camp a single night on the West Highland Way (WHW). Instead, I hiked this 96-mile trail in Scotland as an...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
