Winter SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS TREK w/ Ben Nevis (includes thru hikes of the Great Glen Way & West Highland Way trails and a ascent/descent of Ben Nevis) February 1-22/23, 2026

$1500!!! (ALL INCLUSIVE W/ AIRFARE to London, Edinburg,, Ground Transportation, hostels, hotels, transfers, group dinners and a absolute blast!!!! LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! BABY

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DATES: February 1-23, 2026

ALL-INCLUSIVE ONLY $1500 to do this!! (Includes Round Trip airfare, from New York City. (Transportation or flights from your destination to NYC NOT included), ground Transportation, including London trains, Scottrail, and buses, lodging in hostels and hotels. A few group dinners. Scotland and UK is one of the most expensive places on the globe. NO trail/bear bags FOOD included. You can get food to cook along the way. Will provide all fuel if you want to cook hot meals or make coffee, etc, Feel free to bring your own food/snacks as well).DOES NOT INCLUDE SNACK OR DRINK STOPS OR BOOZE IF 18+).

I have done these trail multiple times, and the pictures on this page are a few months ago, where a couple of us did both Scottish National Trails. Inspired by the person above in the photos, he suggested how cool it would be to do the Scottish Highlands in the winter. How pristine, quiet, people free, and surreal it would be. So here it is. We will do the Great Glen Way first to get our feet wet, literally, and then do the West Highland Way. At the end we will do a big rest day, and then a ascent/descent of Ben Nevis, the UK's largest mountain.

the Great-Glen Way

the West Highland Way

We will fly into (most likely London or Paris), then either an overnight in those cities for a short flight to Edinburgh the next day. From there we will take the train to Inverness, and begin the Great-Glen Way, right at the official start at the base of Inverness Castle. After we complete the Great Glen Way, we will take a day at the hiking town of Fort William, and its very cool, with a giant sprawling commercial downtown. Then from there, we take the train to Milngavie for a big resupply, and start on the official national hiking trail of the West Highland Way. We finish back in Fort Williams, after some very remote hikes, and some great loch beach stays at campsites along the way. Most places take contactless and cards, but having British pounds before you head out, cant hurt. Please note the following below

It will be comfortably cold and minimally wet, as opposed to the summer where it rains every day...and most likely we will see snow. Can provide snow spikes if you need them which you can keep.
Be prepared for rugged winter conditions. NO bitching or complaining, except from me :)
It is February, so it is the driest month to hike in Scotland, but it will rain regardless and temps are a comfy 45F in day time, and into the very low 30's at night. PERFECT hiking and camping weather.
It is your responsibility to have all the necessary items to travel: passport, and EITAS form, which you can do yourself HERE
It will be your responsibility to get to NYC airports. Can scoop you from either Newark (preferred), JFK (preferred) or Laguardia. Will tell you exact day to fly down by October 1.
We will all meet the day before departure to London in Manhattan as a group to discuss the winter trek and any other gear you might need you can get in NYC at REI or equivalent.

(All pictures here are our own that we or our participants have taken of our treks in the past are not stock photos *unless indicated as such)

GREAT GLEN WAY v

WEST HIGHLAND WAY v

ITINERARY

Meet NYC Jan 31 or Feb 1, 2026
One night NYC - explore - casual group dinner
JFK to London Flight
(one night potentially in London)
London to Edinburgh, Scotland flight
Sightsee Edinburgh in winter. Tour of Edinburgh Castle if you all want to
Train or Bus to Inverness (Supply up for trail)
Thru hike of the Great Glen Way
Great Glen Way will take 4-5 days depending on the trail conditions
Finish in Fort William
Overnight Fort William (Group Dinner)
Train or Bus to Glasgow
Explore Glasgow, one night in Glasgow to resupply and/or train to Milngavie (Start of the WHW) Resupply.
Thru hike of the West Highland Way
West Highland Way will take 7 days. Weather permitting.
Group Celebratory dinner and overnight stay near Ben Nevis (possibly two nights to store gear)
Ascent the highest mountain in UK, Ben Nevis. Casually come back to camp as we finish.
Bus to Edinburgh airport for flight back to London, or Paris
Depart Back to NYC.

OTHER IMPORTANT INFO

You may sign up by yourself, with a friend, your entire family, a group, a troop or crew, or your grandfather
Anyone, of any age, or gender, 18+ is allowed to sign up. If you are 16+, you can come solo, and will quickly find you will fit right in. (Parental permission of course anyone 17 or under is required for this trek)
If you are signing up outside the United States, the price will change with airfare, so please reach out before signing up so we can go over a set price, with or without airfare included.
Once you sign up, please go HERE, or at your earliest convenience to get a new ETA authorization to enter the UK. It will be good for two years. This is a new mandatory entrance requirement even for US Citizens. You can download the app, available for both Android and IOS. Reach out to me for any questions in regards to the application. The application fee is 16 pounds,(20 bucks) and is good for two years for multiple entries into the UK.
We hike until we are tired, and don't have waypoints necessarily or arrange mileage for each day. We stop as a group when we are tired. Also note doing major miles is not wise, as we will be stuck having to stay in very expensive lodgings if we plow through the trail system. If you want a more detailed day to day itinerary, this is not for you.
Cowboy camping or free camping in Scotland, is part of Scottish Law,
There will be group discounts for more than one person, or if you are bringing a friend
This trek needs to be paid in full since departure is less than 6 months away. If it is not plausible for you to do that, please send a deposit of 4-500 to cover your airfare, which will secure your spot and I know you are serious and wont bail. Apple Pay, Venmo, Zelle (I Need to send invoice first), CashApp, check, or cash in person.
All treks are non-refundable for any and every reason, unless the trek is completely cancelled for lack of interest.
We must have at least 3 to sign up for group dynamics. CONTACT ME to bring friends if you can vet them.
Trek itinerary can change at any time, for any reason, and may be related, but not limited to covid restrictions changing while on trek, acts of God, trail conditions, injuries, or for safety reasons. Every effort will be made to get around any situations which may prevent us from completing the trek. Alternate routes and the like will be discussed with the group, if for any reason we need to adjust the itinerary from which you have signed up for.
BE FLEXIBLE. NO DRAMA. NO COMPLAINING. BE PREPARED. DON'T BE A DOUCHE