Based on 7 days.
Day 4 Finish 🥾 Day 5 – Depart Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy
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🔹 Option 1 – Tyndrum → Kingshouse
(Main 7-day itinerary – shortest overall schedule)
Distance: 19 miles (30.5 km)
Time: 7.5 – 10 hours
Steady walking to Bridge of Orchy first.
Then climb up and cross Rannoch Moor.
Wide tracks and open ground. Very exposed in bad weather.
Big day. Big views.
You will feel like you are properly in the Highlands now.
Sleep in Kingshouse.
🔹 Option 2 – Tyndrum → Bridge of Orchy
Distance: 7 miles (11 km)
Time: 2.5 – 4 hours
Good wide paths and steady walking.
A shorter day if you are taking 8–10 days.
You may arrive before lunch and wonder what to do next.
Sleep in Bridge of Orchy.
🔹 Option 3 – Bridge of Orchy → Kingshouse (Split Over Two Days)
(Longer itineraries)
Bridge of Orchy → Kingshouse
12 miles (19.5 km)
5 – 7 hours
Climb out of Bridge of Orchy and cross Rannoch Moor.
Open landscape. Big sky. Little shelter.
If the weather is kind, it is unforgettable.
If it is not, you will still remember it.
Sleep in Kingshouse.
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🏕 Campsites / Glamping
Bridge of Orchy Pods
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🛏 B&B / Guest Houses & Bunkhouses
West Highland Way Sleeper
Greenstone Lodge
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🏨 Hotels / Inns
Bridge of Orchy Hotel
Inveroran Hotel
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