West Highland Way: Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy

Walking The Way: Day 5 & 6

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June 7th 2008
Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy: 7 miles Before heading out, I bought a roll of bandaids and some breakfast. My total was $7. The 7 miles from Tyndrum to Bridge of Orchy was very level (only taking 3.5 hours to complete), running parallel to some railroad tracks. Because it was level my knee was good (until the descent at the end), but, of course, it’s always something. My big toe (on ... read more

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