Product Description

The West Highland Way (8th Edition) by Cordee Books is an all encompassing guide to walking this famous Scottish route that takes you from Milngavie (Glasgow) to Fort William. There is a map included that covers the whole route, and information is provided on accommodation, camping, food, travel to the start and much more.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #396074 in Books
• Brand: Cordee Books
• Published on: 2006-07-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 141 pages

Features

• full route on one map
• information on all you need to know
• 8th edition

Review
'If the objective of a guide book is to impart essential information, then this new guide to the West Highland Way achieves that and famously... an evocation of all that is best about Scotland and its countryside.' Bruce Sandison, The Herald 'An invaluable guide to planning and walking the West Highland Way ... Nothing can compare to the beauty that this path crosses.' A reader, Amazon.co.uk '26 years on from the first edition, this is version eight, with an entirely rewritten text, and including a dedicated Harvey map.' John Muir Trust Journal. 'This guide ambles along entertainingly, noting interesting flora and unusual geographic features and pausing now and then to offer many beautiful images of lochs and hills' The Scotsman 'An excellent feature is a specially prepared Harvey's strip map of the entire 95 mile route, which comes together with the book in a plastic wallet. ... a very well produced package.' High 'Packed with maps, photos, history and anecdote, this is the essential companion for the 100-odd miles of this classic journey...' Scottish Field. '...a must for keen walkers...' Burnley Express & News

Bruce Sandison, The Herald
'An evocation of all that is best about Scotland and its countryside.'

The Herald
"It is an evocation of all that is best about Scotland and its countryside."

Customer Reviews

An invaluable guide to planning and walking the WHW.
This publication comes in two parts, a beautifully illustrated guide and a detailed route map, contained in a handy plastic wallet. The guide contains useful information on equipment, accommodation and useful contact addresses as well as detailed route details. The photographs are well chosen and certainly whet the appetite for the forthcoming adventure. The route description is accurate, although the path along Loch Lomond has been upgraded since this book was written (May 2000). The historical and anecdotal information make the journey more interesting, although nothing can truly compare to the beauty of the country that this path crosses. Whilst solo walkers or lightweight campers may not care to take the written guide the map is sufficiently detailed as to make it the only necessary navigational aid to take. It is a strip map but contains enough detail either side of the route to allow for side excursions.

This is an excellent guide, as one would expect from the official guide and contains all the information one needs to plan and walk the West Highland Way.

well researched but not a good guide
although the guide is well researched, it is poorly layed out with little thought of linking the text with any map. this makes it hard to read and know where the authors are speaking of.

it is really not a guide book but an historical account of the path, and you should not buy it if you are looking for a guide to accommadation.

when you compared it with guides to other long distance paths this book is lacking and wanting in most areas.

on the whole it is very surprising that this is the official West Highland Way guide book.

A good book with all the information that you will need.
This is an excellent guide containing a separate map which shows the route of this amazing route. The guide itself gives useful information on how best to walk the West Highland Way and all the information that you need to truly enjoy the walk to its fullest. I would recommend this guide to anyone who decides to undertake this journey. An excellent read also if you just want to read about the area.