West Highland Way & Trekking Poles
End of West Highland Way
Recently, I had the opportunity to hike the West Highland Way in Scotland with my wife and nephew on vacation. The West Highland Way is 95 miles (152) kms and involved eight days of hiking with an average of 10-14 miles a day. The most important piece of equipment on this hike for all three of us were the trekking poles. Next of course was the rain gear.
Trekking poles were used on the uphills, downhills, flats, crossing brooks & streams. With the amount of rain in Scotland, the poles were a godsend in helping us with our balance and crossing streams on the trail and brooks. I was amazed at my skill jumping rocks by planting my poles as I move forward.
At this year’s Hike the Highlands Festival, Nordic Walking Instructor Linda Murray, pointed out quite early in the workshop that Nordic poles are for everyone. My 27 year old nephew used his poles everyday and thanked me for this gift. Please find below a few pics with our poles.
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