WHW Day 1: Starting the West Highland Way

WHW Day 1: Starting the West Highland Way

Friday Sept. 29, 2023 Start: Glasgow, Scotland End: Dryman (mile 12.1) Distance Traveled: 7.4 miles from Glasgow to Milgavnie (via ScotRail) Distance Hiked: 13.7 miles (12.1 miles on WHW, 1-mile detour to/from Mugdock Castle, 0.5 miles to Drymen) I was awake before...
WHW Day 0: Getting to Glasgow

WHW Day 0: Getting to Glasgow

Thursday, Sept. 28, 2023 Start: London, England End: Glasgow, Scotland Distance Traveled: 403 miles (via train) One of the downsides of taking a 10-day trip to the UK and Ireland immediately preceding West Highland Way is that I ended up getting sick. I’m not sure if...
Prepping for Scotland… in Ireland

Prepping for Scotland… in Ireland

My decision to hike the West Highland Way came in a rather roundabout way this year. I really wanted to take a ‘sister trip’ with Amy after the kids returned school in September. Originally, the idea was to head to Spain’s Basque Country, which is...