The West Highland Way (Rucksack Readers)

When walking the West Highland Way, this book was my bible. With its drop-down map, lots of information on history, geology and wildlife and masses of photos, it's all you need in one handy package. The waterproofpaper is a great idea. I've used my book twice in all weathers over 4 years,and it's still in good condition.Dont leave home with out it

up to date (4/4 people found this helpful)

Have recently done whw using this guide.
Book is tough enough to survive 8 days in rucksack.
Information is acurate and up to date, but would suggest new walkers check amount of up and down on each leg.
Some days are more strenuous than they appear from the guide.

Good in some ways. Bad in others (5/10 people found this helpful)

While this book is pretty good for a basic map and gives a lot of information about certain things (luggage couriers, highly detailed [albeit mostly unnecessary] guide to the walking) it is woefully inadequate in other respects. For example there is very little to suggest any difference between Kinlochleven and Altna Feadh. On the map they are marked identically and there is no text on either. Kinlochleven is a relatively large town with multiple YHs, pubs, a chip shop etc. Altna Feadh is a car park.

We went and ended up doing little sections here and there and for this the book was next to useless. If you stick rigidly to your plan and stop at places that are detailed in the book you will be fine.

Review of West Highland Way (3/3 people found this helpful)

I recently purchased a copy of the second edition West Highland Way to replace a loaned copy of the first edition. The first thing noticed is how much better the appearance of the second edition is. It has a hard wearing, glossy look and feel. (Although both editions are waterproof, the second looks as though it could stand a good soaking without coming to any harm).
Although many of the photographs from the first edition have been used again in the second, the overall layout and presentation feels more professional. The text has also been given a good overhaul and updated where appropriate, and even has limited information on the first stage of the Great Glen Way, should you feel inclined to continue walking from Fort William.
Possibly the biggest single change that will appeal to European purchasers is that all distances are now shown in miles AND kilometres.
There is now a lot more contact datails and web site addresses of other organisations who can help you plan and book your walk.
Overall, I thought it would be difficult to improve on the existing edition. The second however has manged to do just this.

Wonderful format, useful content (1/2 people found this helpful)

I just completed the WHW (thankyou, thankyou) and enjoyed this book as a companion to the Cicerone and official HMSO guides. The format is great - ringbound and the same size as one fold of an OS map so that it can go in a map case. The content is an interesting and useful supplement to an OS map in one hand, but by no means a substitute. This is a great book to take with you but not one to rely on as your only source: however, its illustrations are superior to any of the other books on the same route. If you can only afford one guide, however, buy the HMSO combined guidebook and strip map which give all the information you could wish for - and please visit the WHW official website, which gives up-to-date information on accommodation and other essential topics.

The West Highland Way (Rucksack Readers)

Jacquetta Megarry

Reader Reviews:

When walking the Way, this book was my bible (2/2 people found this helpful)

up to date (4/4 people found this helpful)

Good in some ways. Bad in others (5/10 people found this helpful)

Review of West Highland Way (3/3 people found this helpful)

Wonderful format, useful content (1/2 people found this helpful)

Similar Products

Categories