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West Highland Way (in 6 days) – Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven 34km/21miles

Day five was another beast. Somehow we got up again, put the shoes on, had a hearty breakfast at our lovely b&b and off we went. It was a beautiful morning and we actually saw a deer as we were climbing a hill just outside of Bridge of Orchy. The Way started with a big climb but the views were incredible. To be honest day five was epic! The views were insane the whole day. We decided to do a lot of little stops on this day as we had 34km to cover plus a few big climbs ahead of us. We stopped for a few minutes outside Inveroran hotel and made a few friends there. There was an American lady and it was her 60th while doing the walk, so Calum wasn’t alone.


West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

The next hour took us through woodland and a steady increase, which was lovely and we slowly entered stunning boggy area called Rannoch Moor which is one of the most dangerous parts of the way because in a bad weather there is nowhere to hide and it gets bad very quickly. But we got sunshine! After a few hours winding up and down the hills we were approaching Glencoe. The plan was to stop at Glencoe ski lodge for a hot chocolate and lunch. It was great actually! Exactly what both of us were after. 


West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.

West Highland Way. Day 5. Bridge of Orchy to Kinlochleven.