I'm a 42 year old mostly-fit (head-strong, at least!) mom, wife, and vagina designa heading over to Scotland on my own, to walk the 96 mile West Highland Way (over 7 days). I've booked accommodation along the way (well, the fabulous Julie (from Gemini Walks) booked them for me, and I'm wisely making use of the included inn-to-inn baggage transfer service. I'll be spending 3 full days at the end of the walk in Fort William, and my husband is treating me to a caravan stay in my favourite place ever, Glen Nevis. While there, fingers crossed my knees will carry me up Sgurr a'Mhaim for a day trip, and I'm aiming for Beinn na Lap (remember the scene in Trainspotting?) as an 'easy' day (hahah I'll be dead). My last day in Glen Nevis will be spent lifting Guinness, eating chips, and doing nothing. What a trip it will be :)

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What's in my luggage (work in progress)

Day pack kit list (work in progress)

Arrive Glasgow airport, 9.30am

Grab SIM card

Shuttle to Glasgow Central Station to meet up with in-laws

Do lunch and stuff

Wind my way to Milngavie ("Mull-guy")

Check-in to b+b for 4pm.

Shop: Tesco for snacks + Irn-Bru for few days, pack extras in case

Dinner:

Milngavie > Drymen

19.25km (12 miles)

AM: Stop in at Tesco for fresh packed lunch

Glengoyne Distillery "Wee tasting tour"

Lunch: bought that morning

Check-in 4pm Drymen b+b

Shop:

Drymen > Rowardennan

AM: buy lunch, and lunch for Day 3

Conic Hill summit route

Lunch: Balmaha?

Check-in 2pm Rowardennan hotel

NO SHOP

Dinner: Rowardennan hotel

Dinner: Inn pub

*No shops or restos along this section*

Shop: Green Welly Stop

Dinner: Real Food Cafe?

Tyndrum > Kingshouse

Pre-Walk: Green Welly Stop, buy lunch

Lunch: bought that morning, or Bridge of Orchy

* Rannoch Moor *

Descend to see Buachaille Etive More

Feed deer, have pint at Kingshouse, then call the pre-paid taxi to get to the b+b in Glencoe

Kingshouse > Kinlochleven

Arrange for taxi to drop-off at Lost Valley car park, hike into Coire Gabhail, then walk to rejoin WHW trail at Altnafeadh (Buachaille Etive Mor) additional 12km?

Devil's Staircase and down into Kinlochleven

Stop by Ice Factor, take a peek

Dinner:

Kinlochleven > Fort William

When passing Glen Nevis lobby, ask if can drop pack

Alt end route past caravan, around Cow Hill to Finish line.

Steall Falls walkabout?

Corrour

Fort William - Corrour Station train (50mins)

Walk up Beinn na Lap (munro)

* boots for this, boggy *

Ben Nevis?

Bus to Glasgow airport

Check in to Holiday Inn Express

Ungodly hour check-in at GLA

Back to hotel for breakfast

Hame