West Highland Way Map
The West Highland Way app that shows exactly where you are on Scotland's 96-mile trail—even when your phone says "No Service".
Never wonder if you're still on the path
The route is built into the app when you download it, and your phone finds its position from satellites rather than phone masts. So on the rough stretch north of Rowardennan or out across Rannoch Moor, you can still see where you are and where the Way goes next.
Android has the map built in. On iPhone the terrain is drawn by Apple Maps, so it may not appear without a signal — but your position and the route line still show, which is all you need to walk yourself back on track.
Read how it works on the West Highland Way app for iPhone or on Android.
On iPhone
Includes day and night mode
Map and live position
Daily goals
What to pack
Journal
Day and night mode
On Android
Includes the built-in map and elevation profiles
Map and live position
Daily goals
What to pack
Journal
Elevation profile
Built for where the signal dies
Wander off at a junction and the app points you back to the route line. Same in the morning if your bed for the night was a mile off the trail—it walks you back to where you left the Way.
What the West Highland Way app includes
Six things every walker on the Way actually uses, plus a couple that depend on the phone in your pocket.
Know where you are without a signal
The route is built into the app and your phone finds its position from satellites, not phone masts. You can see exactly where you are on the West Highland Way even with no signal at all.
Set a goal for each day
Tell the app where you are walking to each day — Drymen on day one, Rowardennan on day two — and it guides you there. You always know how far is left today and how far remains of the whole walk.
Find your way back to the route
Took a wrong turn, or staying somewhere off the trail? The app shows you the way back to the route line, so you can rejoin it where you left off or head straight to it in the morning.
What to pack
A ready-made packing list you can edit to suit your walk. Tick items off as they go into the rucksack so nothing gets left behind.
Keep a journal of your walk
Write up each day and add your own photographs as you go. When you are home, export the whole journal as a PDF to print or share.
Walk it in either direction
Heading north from Milngavie to Fort William, or south from Fort William to Milngavie? Switch direction and the guidance, distances and daily goals all follow the way you are actually walking.
Map built into the app
The Android version includes the map itself, so the terrain around you draws whether or not you have a signal.
Android only
Elevation profiles
See the climbs and descents for the full walk and for each section, so you know which days will be the toughest before you set off.
Android only
Day and night mode
Switch between a light and a dark view for early starts, late finishes and bright days on the hill.
iPhone only
Or explore the trail guide and FAQ.
Don't set off without it
Download West Highland Way Companion for iPhone or Android. A one-off purchase for less than a paper map, no subscription—you'll have it for every trip.