96Miles
7–10Days
14,800 ftGain
ThruType
Permits
System
None — Scotland's Land Reform Act allows wild campingNo permit, no booking needed. Scotland's right-to-roam laws allow camping anywhere responsibly. Bothies (free mountain shelters) available on route.Apply or read more
Cost
Free
Bear storage
Not applicable — no bears in Scotland
Season
Best
May–September. Scottish weather is always unpredictable — prepare for everything.
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On trail
Water
Burns (streams) throughout Scotland. Filter all.
Resupply
Town every day — best resupply infrastructure of any major trail.
Notes
Scotland's most famous long-distance walk. Passes through the Trossachs, along Loch Lomond, across Rannoch Moor, and through Glencoe. Right-to-roam laws make it a genuine wild camping experience with pub culture in between.
Elevation
56 ftHigh 1,345 ft
Resupply towns
Milngavie
Drymen
Crianlarich
Tyndrum
Bridge of Orchy
Kingshouse
Kinlochleven
Fort William
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