Not the West Highland Way

NOT The West Highland Way describes alternative routes over mountains, smaller hills or high passes to all but one of the West Highland Way's nine stages, providing alternatives away from the main roads. With add-on day trips over Ben Lomond or Beinn Dorain. Includes 2 two-day routes for warm-up trips.

IntroductionThe High Road and the LowWhen to goSafety in the mountainsMapsHow to use this bookA Winter Not the West Highland WayPart 1 The High Road and the LowMilngavie to Drymen1 Hill Option: the Campsie FellsDrymen to RowardennanRowardennan to Inversnaid2 Rowardennan Outing: Ben Lomond3 Hill Crossing: Ben Lomond to InversnaidInversnaid to Inverarnan4 Hill Crossing: Beinn a' Choin5 Inverarnan Outing: Beinn ChabhairInverarnan to Tyndrum6 Hill Crossing: Ben Lui7 Crianlarich Outing: An Caisteal and Beinn a' ChroinTyndrum to Inveroran8 Hill Crossing: the Back of Beinn Dorain9 Inveroran Outing: Ben Inverveigh and Meall TairbhInveroran to Kings House10 Hill Crossing: Black MountKings House to Kinlochleven11 Hill Crossing: Beinn a' Chrulaiste and the BlackwaterKinlochleven to Fort William12 Hill Crossing: Mamores13 Hill Crossing: More Mamores14 Fort William Outing: Ben Nevis by the CMD Ar&##xea;tePart 2 Beginnerish BackpackingThe excitement is in tentsMidges are unpleasantMay is the monthShoulder-strengthening short tripsThe off-route food-fetching formulaStuff, stuffsacks, and throwing it all away15 A mostly gentle two-day: the Back of Ben Nevis16 A wilder two-day: Taynuilt to Bridge of OrchyPart 3 Away from the Way17 Dumbarton Start18 Wrong side of the Loch: the Arrochar Alps19 The Etive Trek20 Blackwater and the Lairig Leacach21 Routes of RannochPart 4 Roads to the Deep North22 Corrour to Dalwhinnie23 Fort William to Inverie24 Spean Bridge to Cluanie and even Cape WrathAppendix 1: AccessAppendix 2: Useful informationAppendix 3: Further reading