Bridge of Orchy Hotel
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
Small four-star hotel on the trail at Bridge of Orchy, 11 km from Tyndrum, with a bar and restaurant. Dogs welcome; book direct.
West Highland Way · Stage 6 of 8
Tyndrum to Kingshouse
Stage 6 of the West Highland Way covers 30.0 km from Tyndrum to Kingshouse, with 583 m of ascent and 567 m of descent. The highest point is 447 m. Allow about 9 hours of walking, plus breaks.
30.0 kmdistance
583 mascent
567 mdescent
~9 hwalking time
harddifficulty
447 mhighest point
≈ 4.5 L
≈ 2,410 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to sleep and eat on this stage
Bridge of Orchy
West Highland Way Sleeper
- Rooms
- Seasonal — call ahead
- Listed by a tourism directory — call first
Bunkhouse on the platform of Bridge of Orchy station, with a ten-bed bunk room and a private four-bunk room; guests make up their own beds. Its website still mentions the 2024 season, so call to check.
Inveroran
Inveroran Hotel
- Rooms
- Meals
- Shop
Old drovers inn on the trail 4 km beyond Bridge of Orchy, with nine rooms, evening meals (booking essential) and a small shop. Wild camping is allowed in an area about 400 m past the hotel, with no facilities.
Kingshouse
Kingshouse Hotel
- Rooms
- Meals
- Restaurant
Hotel on the trail at the east end of Glen Coe with 57 bedrooms, a restaurant, the Way Inn bar and a bunkhouse (£44 a bed, £54 with breakfast; no dogs). Phone number from the Glencoe Mountain Resort listing.
White Corries
Glencoe Mountain Resort
- Rooms
- Camping
- Meals
- Café
Ski and bike centre a few hundred metres up its access road from the trail on Rannoch Moor, with 16 microlodges (bring a sleeping bag), 20 tent pitches and a café open 8am to 8pm. Open all year.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed by a tourism directory" are on OpenStreetMap or a local tourism listing but could not be fully confirmed on their own website. Many hostels and campsites open only from about April to October, and small villages have few beds: book ahead for May to September.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 999 or 112 (ask for Police, then Mountain Rescue). Non-urgent medical help: NHS 24 on 111. Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Belford Hospital, Fort William (A&E) · Fort William · 24/7 emergency
+44 1397 702481 · Map - Lorn and Islands Hospital, Oban (A&E) · Oban · 24/7 emergency
+44 1631 789000 · Map
On or near the trail
- ATMs: Tyndrum
- Shops: Tyndrum
- Bus stops: Kingshouse
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Tyndrum to Kingshouse with Outest
The full stage works offline in Outest, with the route, elevation, water and village points, and a trail guide you can ask about conditions and the next place to sleep.