Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy on the West Highland Way
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ก.ย. 2023
- A hike on the West Highland Way, starting in Tyndrum and ending at the Bridge of Orchy. The walk's only around 7 miles and there are no big hills or mountains to climb.
There are, of course, lots of views of mountains. Indeed, this has to be one of the best scenic highlights on the West Highland Way, in that the view of Beinn Dorain by Auch is breathtaking.
The West Highland Way follows an old military road at this location, passing under Beinn Odhar and offering the sort of views towards and beyond Beinn Dorain that Scotland is quite rightly famous for.
During the walk we spend a little time talking about the Legend of the Stone Gatherer and how walkers should be very careful when walking in the dark because the Stone Gatherer never likes to be disturbed as he gathers small boulders and places them in piles.
If ever you're wondering about tackling the West Highland Way but plan to try just one day to see what it's like, then this is the section for you. Bus and train services are available at Tyndrum and Bridge of Orchy, although the service is infrequent and some planning is required. Hotels and other accommodation is available at both locations.
A Scottish hike on Scotland's first long-distance walking route that you will remember for the rest of your days.
❤❤❤ another eddy burns special....
You get around Ed, keep yourself fit and healthy, lovely video.
thanks Ed, keep the videos coming.
My memories of the WHW it started raining at Murdoch Park and didn't stop raining until we arrived in Fort William.........ah the memories.........as usual Ed enjoyed that
I managed to get a good day between the wet stuff that was forecast.
One of my favourite bits to walk of the WHW.
Did this walk in 2016 probably my favourite section for the WHW!
one of my favourite sections of the WHW.
I agree about that part of the WHW being an excellent walk. Its been a while since I was there and I must pay it another visit. Its amazing to think that was once the main road! Great video. 👍👍
Thanks 👍
Very entertaining.
Splendid video Ed. Very happy that you continue posting these lovely explorations! The helicopter flying over the mountains was a nice addition. Perfect timing. And if I'm lucking enough to pass you on a path I'll try not to say HI YA. I'll wink instead☺ Blue skies
Yes, winking's acceptable.
Enjoyed this walk Eddy, especially the music. Thanks, Lynn 😎
Cheers Lynn.
Cool thnx 😊
Our beautiful Scotland 🐶🏴☀️🌲
Absolutely. 👍
So pleased you are continuing your adventures. Once again enjoyed your wit and the grand scenery
Hard to go wrong with such a stunning landscape.
One of my favourite sections of the WHW too. Great video Ed 🙂
Thanks 👍
love this section, it's where the WHW goes from being lovely to breathtaking.
Absolutely.
A lovely entertaining video Eddy!
You visit some truly stunning parts of Scotland, and we do appreciate your adventures and experiences.
I do remember many years ago, spending some time in the beautiful Glen Orchy area, on the way to Glencoe, and then back to Oban.
I recall walking by a trio of waterfalls, not very high, as well as the breathtaking countryside!
I am amazed that some folk don’t recognise you on your hikes!
Take care Eddy, you deserve to have upwards of 200k subscribers.
Best regards, Rob.
Cheers Rob.
what a stunning place.....
Did this walk a few months back, but the opposite way from Bridge of Orchy to Tyndrum. Hope the chap that asked you about the video watches this and leaves a comment 😎
ED.....a video or two back you contemplated stopping these videos.....Are You Mad?
Last Friday I returned home after two weeks in the Highlands walking tracks that friends and I walked in the 70's for the first time. I've been round the world and back. Always return to Scotland. So at 70 I thought I had a good fill this time....knees, back, whining pissing and moaning body ( not me... my ancient friends!👀 ) and then your video and I need to book another flight.
The first time I visited Scotland was in 1976. Was it the fall that left a dull impression on my mind or just the Raw Beauty...the funny SOB's I met along the way....the Genuine Hospitality and Curiosity of Being Human (did I mention Funny AND Fun? ).
Love your videos Ed. This one made me nostalgic for something I was in the middle of a week ago! I must be getting soft!
Many thanks.
My grandfather used to walk 🚶i heard my father say he walked from Invermoriston to Inverness which is only 28 miles that was in the old days when it was said to be only horse 🐎and cart then the bus came and changed everything but its amazing to think even back then that people had no choice but to either walk it or horse n cart it its very changed days now and i think we really do take a lot for granted...how easy it is for the young people of today they have no stamina to do what we do well done Ed and yet again beautiful scenery nice walk that...
Many thanks.
Hi Eddie, thanks again: another walk I know well and love. First did the WHW in the late 80's, tins of beans and all, just like yourself. Did I hear you splutter, 'Gordon Bennett', through a mouthful of sandwich? My lads tell me I'm the only person they've ever heard utter that phrase...
Hi John. Yes, that was a 'Gordon Bennett'. Not sure where it came from, but I do probably use it on occasion.
Another great video edd. Stunning part of scotland with what i think are the most dramatic mountains! Ive stopped many a time at the green welly heading up to oban on the sportsbikes👍 fast piece of road! Ps i think youve got a new german subscriber!😂👍
Cheers Andy. That curved slope of Beinn Dorain is out of this world.
Another good one ED... I'm just like you. ED strangers are just a bloody problem...
I am glad you are out and about again Ed...and your sense of humour is as good as ever..you make me laugh out loud..with the stone gathering... protection ritual..
Pity you don't have an amulet to ward away the stranger danger?
Take care my friend.
I had visions of some huge Big Friendly Giant sort of creature furtively collecting boulders in the dead of night.
Great video Ed, thanks for the info about the stone gatherer, I'll add that to my knowledge about the haggis having two legs longer than the other two. As you will know, that's so it can run across the hills and escape the haggis gatherers.
Scotland, land of legends.
Wish I was as fit as you
I love that section of the walk - you can really stride out along it, in contrast to the sections along Loch Lomond a little earlier in the trail.
It is indeed an old Military Road, which the Way pretty much follows most of the way to Fort William (with the exception of Rannoch Moor, where Telford's Road is preferred, and the descent into Glen Nevis, where the Military Road takes a more direct route down to approach Fort William from the south. The road was formally built under the command of General William Caulfield between 1748 and 1752, although the route was a well established drove road before then. As you noted in another video, the section over the Devil's Staircase was used by the troops that committed the Glencoe Massacre in 1692. The Military Road formed the main road from Stirling to Fort William until the 1930s, and to this day, the it forms the basis of the A84/A85 from Stirling to Tyndrum.
I can highly recommend "Walking the Scottish Highlands: General Wade's Military Roads" by Tom Ang and Michael Pollard, which gives a nice history of the surviving Military Roads. It was published in 1984, but you might still find a second-hand copy.
Cheers Dougie. I'll have a look out for that.
ohh heading up that way shortly, fishing on Loch Etive :)
Enjoy the trip.
Great Ed nice part of the whw no pie today
Couldn't see pies in the Green Welly Stop.
Lovely to see you on good form Ed, showing us such beautiful scenery and making us laugh. If those had been Bay leaves, instead of Bog Myrtle leaves, they might have been better at keeping the 'Stone Gatherer' at 'Bay' ....... As you were choking on your sandwich, (with great synchronicity I was also choking on a salad roll here in front of my big screen), it was reassuring to know that you couldn't possibly have died there, since who would have edited and posted the film? Phew. Can't wait for your next exploration.
Cheers Eilean.
Good to see you back 🫡
Cracking bit of music too - that would suit the title of The Stone Gatherer 🤘🏼😂
Hi Graham. I suspect some folk reckon nice scenic views shouldn't go with fuzzy guitars and rock music. I think they can at times go together pretty well.
Definitely Ed.
Btw, my band back at Clutha on Sat 23 Dec - Christmas show for your diary 🫡🫡🫡
Cheers. 👍
HI...Further on Down the Road.
Atb.ease..see.
3.34 the ppl looking back, dude you left your camera lol
I do like that section of the WHW and was last on that part back in June. Good decent track also. I think a lot of walkers a mistake they make on the 1st stage when leaving Milngavie. They underestimate the route and over commit by doing too much on the 1st. The WHW is for enjoying at your leisure not a force March like the red coats would have done . All the best Andy
I'd agree with that Andy. Cheers.
Too bad about the Scotch pie and a pint
nice one ed
Thanks 👍