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Glen Nevis Forest – tree felling and civil engineering works
Forestry and Land Scotland will be undertaking tree felling and civil engineering works in the Glen Nevis forest and at locations as indicated on the map. These works will involve the use of...
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Glen Nevis/Lundavra diversion due to windblown trees
**UPDATE 5TH FEB**: the trees have been cleared and the diversion removed. Due to recent storms, there are multiple windblown trees in the Glen Nevis section of the West Highland Way blocking the...
View ArticleTree Down – Ardleish Burn Bridge
**UPDATE 9th FEBRUARY** – this has now been cleared. We have received a report of a tree down over a bridge at Ardleish. The situation is being assessed and an update will be provided with further...
View ArticleWindblown trees blocking Conic Hill path
**UPDATE 8TH MARCH** – the windblown trees have now been cleared and the path is passable with care. Some further work will still be required to repair damage to the path. Update 26th January – The...
View ArticleKilandan Burn & Burn of Mar bridges – approach to Conic Hill
**UPDATE 29 MARCH** – work to replace these two bridges is expected to complete today and be open from 30 March subject to final checks and safety fencing being removed. Once the diversion signs are...
View ArticleGaradhban Forest Diversion
**UPDATE 23 APRIL** this work has now been completed and the diversion removed. Forestry and Land Scotland will be carrying out extraction works at Garadhban Forest from 15th April, for approximately...
View ArticleEvents 2024
2024 Events 27 April 2024 – Highland Fling 53 mile ultra from Milngavie to Tyndrum 3-4 May 2024 – Scottish Pre ’65 Motorcycle Trial, Motorcycle Trials, Kinlochleven/Fort William. Short stretches of the...
View ArticleFootway along B837 Milton of Buchanan to Balmaha (Conic diversion)
Please take extra care if following the WHW diversion to avoid Conic Hill (down Creityhall Road and along B837 into Balmaha) as the footway along the side of the road is muddy following recent heavy...
View ArticleConic Hill Update 2023-24
**UPDATE 25 April**: due to the good weather, the helicopter uplifts have finished early and the Conic Hill Path has now reopened. 450 bags have been lifted onto the hill ahead of the summit path being...
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Livestock on the WHW / Lambing 2024
Lambing times: Conic Hill: 10th April until 31st May 2024 inclusive. During this time, there is no through access to Conic Hill with dogs (please follow signs which show lambing fields and alternative...
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Allt a’ Chlair Bridge diversion
Work is underway to repair Allt a’ Chlair Bridge in Argyll & Bute. Please follow diversion signs past Loch Tulla and Black Mount whilst the work is being completed (marked in red). The work...
View ArticleThank you to the SSDT
Thank you to the Edinburgh and District Motor Club, organisers of the Scottish Six Days Trial (SSDT), for another donation made towards the maintenance of the West Highland Way. The Scottish Six Days...
View ArticleThank you to the Highland Fling Race
Thank you to the Highland Fling Race for making a very generous donation to support the maintenance of the West Highland Way. The 53 mile Ultra Trail Marathon from Milngavie to Tyndrum took place on...
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Glen Nevis/Lundavra diversion due to windblown trees
**UPDATE 5TH FEB**: the trees have been cleared and the diversion removed. Due to recent storms, there are multiple windblown trees in the Glen Nevis section of the West Highland Way blocking the...
View ArticleThank you to the Devil o’ the Highlands Footrace
Thank you to the Devil o’ the Highlands Footrace for making a donation to support the West Highland Way. 415 participants started and 394 finished the 42 mile Ultramarathon from Tyndrum to Fort...
View ArticleWild camping
The Scottish Outdoor Access Code (SOAC) gives the following advice on wild camping: Be considerate – keep groups small, quiet and well away from buildings and roads. If it’s busy, go elsewhere. Do not...
View ArticleThank you to the WHW Race
Thank you to the West Highland Way Race for making a donation to support the maintenance of the West Highland Way. 2024 was the 38th running of this 95 mile race, taking place this year on the 22...
View ArticleB821 improvements near Carbeth
Stirling Council has created a storymap to explain how a footpath was created to make the West Highland Way safer for walkers on a 500m stretch of the B821 near Carbeth. A feasibility study was...
View ArticlePath between Inversnaid & Inverarnan
The section of the West Highland Way north of Inversnaid is considered by many to be the most challenging terrain of the entire route where the path winds along the side of Loch Lomond between trees...
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