Day 5 Finish 🥾 Day 6 – Kingshouse & Rannoch Moor
West Highland Way
Scotland
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ℹ️ Kingshouse & Rannoch Moor
This is a beautiful and popular section of the West Highland Way, so accommodation can book up in advance.
There are two main places directly on the trail:
Kingshouse Hotel and Glencoe Mountain Resort.
If they are full, it is not a problem.
Many walkers stay in Glencoe or Ballachulish and take a short taxi to and from Kingshouse. It’s very normal for this stage.
You can also choose to stay at Bridge of Orchy and plan your distances slightly differently.
This part of the trail is open, remote and stunning. It just needs a little forward planning.
If you would like help sharing a taxi or coordinating this section, our West Highland Way Tips & Tricks Facebook community is the largest dedicated West Highland Way group in the world and directly linked to this website.
Walkers regularly connect there, share lifts, and help each other.
You are not doing this alone.
🔹 Option 1 – Bridge of Orchy → Kingshouse
(Main 7-day itinerary – shortest overall schedule)
Distance: 12 miles (19.5 km)
Time: 5 – 7 hours
Climb out of Bridge of Orchy early.
Then cross Rannoch Moor on wide tracks.
Open landscape. Big sky. Very exposed in bad weather.
This is one of the most famous sections of the trail.
If it is sunny, it is beautiful. If it is windy, you will walk faster.
Sleep in Kingshouse.
🔹 Option 2 – Tyndrum → Kingshouse
(Longer push – some 7-day walkers do this)
Distance: 19 miles (30.5 km)
Time: 7.5 – 10 hours
Steady walk to Bridge of Orchy first.
Then continue across Rannoch Moor.
Long but steady underfoot.
Big day. Big views. Big appetite later.
Sleep in Kingshouse.
🔹 Option 3 – Bridge of Orchy → Inveroran → Kingshouse (Split Option)
(Longer itineraries)
Bridge of Orchy → Inveroran
2 miles (3 km)
45 minutes – 1 hour
Inveroran → Kingshouse
10 miles (16 km)
4 – 6 hours
Very small split, but useful if you want a gentler pace.
Most walkers continue through in one day.
Sleep in Kingshouse.
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🏕 Campsites / Glamping
Glencoe Mountain Resort (pods)
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🛏 B&B / Guest Houses & Bunkhouses
Kingshouse Hotel & Bunkhouse
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🏨 Hotels / Inns
Glencoe Mountain Resort
Kingshouse Hotel & Bunkhouse
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