https://grantstracks.com/categories/scotland/Recent content in Scotland on Grant's TracksHugo -- gohugo.ioen© 2026 Grant S WilsonMon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-waymarkders/Mon, 13 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-waymarkders/The West Highland Way is a very well-marked trail, and I tried to capture photos of some of the waymarkers that caught my eye as I went.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day7/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day7/The last leg of the West Highland Way turned out to be both miserable and thoroughly fulfilling at different times during the day.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day6/Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day6/After a needed day’s rest today’s hike offered grand views, a slog up the Devil’s staircase to the highest point on the West Highland Way, and a long descent into Kinlochleven.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day5/Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day5/A head & chest cold had thoroughly sapped my energy, so I took a rest day and traveled to Kingshouse Hotel by bus.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day4/Thu, 09 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day4/This was the first day when both the rain and wind and my head and chest cold became factors.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day3/Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day3/The hike today is usually billed as the most strenuous of the entire West Highland Way. It started tamely enough but eventually turned into more of a careful crab crawl than a hike.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day2/Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day2/The main obstacle of today’s leg was the ascent and descent of Conic Hill.https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day1/Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/whw-day1/Starting out into the unknown on the relatively tame first leg of the West Highland Way.https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day3/Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day3/Today set out to see the most “touristy” spots in Edinburgh and later in the afternoon took a spontaneous tram ride to Newhaven Harbour.https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day2/Sat, 04 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day2/Anything and everything was new to me in Edinburgh, so I let geocaches determine the general route while exploring parts of the city today.https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day1/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://grantstracks.com/posts/edinburgh-day1/Despite a grueling “day” of travel from Western Canada to Edinburgh, Scotland, I managed mini-tour of a picturesque area before crashing into bed with serious jetlag.