Distance: 30km
Leaving Inverrannen
This was a lengthy, but very easy 30km. Most of the trail was dirt paths - soft on the feet and easy on the knees.
On the trail
We passed through Tyndrum on the way, which seemed like nice town with
great amenities. Our guidebook suggested stopping but as we knew we had a
long walk ahead, we decided to keep going. In hindsight, I think it
would have been a good idea to stop, as it would have broken up a very
long day.
After Tyndrum the trail ran parallel to the train tracks, through a grassy plain. At
this point we were getting super tired - and though the hiking was very
easy it seemed to drag on. It was also getting late in the day and we
had our first experience being surrounded by midges. Luckily the Avon
Skin so Soft we were wearing seemed to do the trick as neither of us got
any bites.
Arriving at the Bridge of Orchy
We were wiped out when we arrived at Bridge of Orchy so we
decided to splash out on a lux cottage and big meal at the Bridge of
Orchy Hotel - our other options would have been to stay at the very
rustic West Highland Way Sleeper (bunks in a converted train station) .
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