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Encyclopedia: West Highland Way

The West Highland Way is a long distance footpath in Scotland. It is 152 km (95 mi) long, running from Milngavie north of Glasgow to Fort William in the Scottish Highlands, with an element of hill walking in the route. It is managed jointly by West Dunbartonshire Council, Stirling Council, Argyll & Bute Council and Highland Council and Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority. About 50,000 people use the path every year.

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Milngavie

Milngavie , ( pronounced Mill-Guy ), is a middle-class town on the outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland, UK. It lies approximately seven miles from Glasgow city centre and marks the start of the legendary West Highland Way. Its primary function is as a commuter suburb, with the vast majority of the...

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Ben Lomond

the Munros. The West Highland Way runs along the western base of the mountain, by the loch... Lomond , 974 m (3196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is east of Loch Lomond, and is...

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East Dunbartonshire

Milngavie Places of interest Campsie Fells West Highland Way United Kingdom | Scotland... of 32 unitary authority areas in Scotland. It borders onto West Dunbartonshire, the City of Glasgow... Renfrewshire | Edinburgh | Falkirk | Fife | Glasgow | Highland | Inverclyde | Midlothian | Moray | North...

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National Trails

Scotland South Downs Way in England South West Coast Path (South West Way) in England - the UK's longest Speyside Way in Scotland Thames Path in England The Ridgeway in England West Highland Way in... Cleveland Way round the edge of the North York Moors National Park in England Cotswold Way in...

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Kinlochleven

hostels popular with walkers following the West Highland Way. The building which housed the smelter... cutting into the western Scottish Highlands. To the north lie the Mamore range of mountains; to the south... Highlands) and 27m high, creating the Blackwater Reservoir. It was built at an elevation of over 305m...

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Highland

Glen Orchy Glen Spean Loch Linnhe Loch Lochy Rannoch Moor Tor Castle West Highland Way See Scottish... This article is about the Highland administrative region in Scotland. For other uses of the name see Highland (disambiguation). Highland Geography Area: - Total - % Water Ranked 1st...

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Long-distance footpaths in the UK

South Downs Way in England South West Coast Path (South West Way) in England - the UK's longest Speyside Way in Scotland Thames Path in England The Ridgeway in England West Highland Way in Scotland... Valley Path Hampshire and Wiltshire Beacon Way, West Midlands/ Staffordshire [1] Biddulph Valley Way...

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Scottish Highlands

Castle Glen Coe Glen Lyon Loch Rannoch Loch Katrine West Highland Way Eilean Donan Historic names of... The Scottish Highlands are considered to be the mountainous regions of Scotland north of the Highland Boundary Fault. The area is generally sparsely populated, with many mountain ranges dominating...

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