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Country - Scotland
One of the most spectacular long-distance walks in the UK, the West Highland Way is 152km (95 miles) long. The walk links Milngavie to Fort William - from the outskirts of Scotland’s largest city to the foot of its highest mountain, following the shores of its largest freshwater loch.
Starting in the attractive little shopping precinct in Milngavie, the route quickly crosses into moor and woodland, onwards into the Blane Valley where it picks up a dismantled railway line with fine views of the Campsie Hills. Shortly after Drymen is the first major ascent to Conic Hill, from the shoulder of which can be seen the splendour of Loch Lomond.
For the next 20 miles, this magnificent loch is in almost constant view on the left, while on the right looms Ben Lomond, the most southerly of Scotland’s Munros and one of the most popular. Towards the northern end of Loch Lomond the scenery becomes wilder and increasingly dramatic. Soon you pass the historic Drover's Inn and six more miles bring you to the halfway point, just above Crianlarich.
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