Kinlochleven to Fort William

This final section of the West Highland Way rounds the western end of the Marmore mountains, between Kinlochleven, an unbeautiful village deep at the head of the sea-Loch Leven, and busy Fort William.

This is a long (22+km) but generally very fine day, which Walkopedia would love to tackle one day. We walked the two prior WHW days in 2020, then rushed on to Skye. We’ll be back.

After a steady climb, some of it woodland, you emerge into the superb, lonely and well-concealed Lairig Mor glen, which you follow on another stretch of old military road, which you follow for some 9km. Across a low watershed, syou wing north, to leave the military road (which becomes paved here), just beyond a small loch where Macbeth is said to have lived. 

The WHW now makes a final crossing of the hills to lower Glen Nevis, much of it on a rough track in not specially lovely woodland, although you do get fine views of Ben Nevis and its surrounds. You can alternatively walk in to Fort William on the minor road, which ironically has better views.

Bravo to those who have finished the West Highland Way!!

See more, including practical information, at our West Highland Way and Ben Nevis and Glen Coe Area pages.