... could that be an age thing perhaps? im not sure as a fairly young person (23) i have always been able to read a map etc , though i do have very outdoorsy parents who made sure i could (making me go orienteering when i was younger etc) . but also most of my mates are ok at navigation but i do li...

I have mountain biked for years but all so coming from the world of fell running where many races like the mountain trial require map reading and GPS is band and defiantly cheating , the route changes every year and isnt released till the day so lots of nav required . i am always slightly amazed by ...

thanks that looks good , yea should be a good route linking the 2 together, have map and gpx file on my gps for the WHW i guess the GGW is dead easy to follow as well lots of sign posts and things or will i want a map etc for that part too ?

Got a date in about 4 weeks to do this now , thinkin of goin from Glasgow to fort William on whw then carrying on to Inverness on the great glen way seems a bit less brutal than goin for the whw dobble haha , thanks for all the info will tell U how i get on !

YUp im in first year of doing it exited yet nervous hahah !

i am interested in what people are using for this as well a i was thinking of just using my really light like 1-2 season bag and my big rab down jacket as that setup is smaller than my 3-4 season bag i use this set up for bike packing in the summer and spring but duo if will be too cold in october ....

Excellent. Really looking forward to this , better do some training haha...

Interesting, the reason behind my west highland way thinking is that i can get a lift up there to Glasgow with a member of my family who needs to be up there on the Friday after work. so i wont have to drive and ass that person is then going up to mallaig they can get me where ever i end up ( as uns...

whats the nature of the "hike a bike section of lock lomond" ?

ye thanks for the info, whether i manage a full there and back or just a there and back as far as i can get i dunno but worth a try but ye will see,

Hi, thinking of doing the west hildand way maby out and back over a weekend in the next month or so has anyone got any experience of it and any thoughts on what its like. woud probably just take a bivi bag/ tarp and stop for food at places like kings house tyndrum etc so just take cereal bars cold f...