History
The West Highland Way was the first long-distance route to open in Scotland, and one of the country's four original official Long Distance Routes. Its development was approved in 1974, and it was opened on 6 October 1980.
It runs from Milngavie, on the edge of Glasgow, to Fort William.
Facts
- Code
- UK 010 (provisional)
- Distance
- 96.0 miles (154 km). We measure 95.3 miles
- Sections
- 8
- Type
- Linear
- Opened
- 6 October 1980
- Designation
- One of Scotland's Great Trails
- Looked after by
- NatureScot (Scotland's Great Trails) / West Highland Way Management Group
- Nations
- Scotland
- Total ascent
- Still to be measured