Walks you can reach from Rannoch by train

Recommended: Great scenery for much of the route; some good views of the mountains around lower Glen Etive. A long, remote and committing walk on forestry and estate paths along Loch Etive and up Glen Kinglass, climbing to nearly 300 metres. The higher sections are rugged with wet boggy ground, slippery rocks, numerous stream crossings and a couple of rickety bridges and before joining the rocky West Highland Way to Bridge of Orchy. Sheep and cows along the way; can be very exposed in poor weather. Joins the West Highland Way for the final section over the hill from the Inveroran Hotel to Bridge of Orchy. Wild-camping spots exist beside the river near the Glen Kinglass junction, by Loch Dochard and near the Inveroran Hotel. Reviewer suggests starting at Bridge of Orchy puts the harder terrain early. The Oban and West Highland lines have infrequent services.

Time: 11h30–22h30

Lunch: No facilities along the way; come fully provisioned.

Warnings: A long, exposed and committing route with no escape options if bad weather hits; good footwear and full weather kit essential. Wet boggy sections, slippery rocks, multiple stream crossings and a rickety bridge or two on the higher ground. Cows with calves graze some fields, so keep dogs under close control. Sparse, infrequent train services at both ends need careful planning. Can be muddy.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

The views, it almost goes without saying, are wonderful; a spectacular route; Beautiful scenery; lovely; the colours were really gorgeous. A short, simple and relatively undemanding walk following a section of the West Highland Way, mostly flat through fields with generally good or very good surfaces. The route tracks the A82 and the railway line through spectacular Highland scenery at the base of two mountains and swapping sides via sheep tunnels and bridges. A few cows at one point. Follows a section of the West Highland Way, signposted along the way. The 914/915 Citylink bus connects the two ends but should be booked in advance. The railway crosses two small viaducts on a loop.

Time: 3h–6h

End-of-walk reward: Tyndrum has several stores and restaurants, including the Green Welly.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Reverse direction: ScotRail.

A long, remote route with little habitation; the first half largely follows a dismantled tramway and coming close to the A86 about halfway along.

Time: 16h–32h

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Mostly excellent walking on lovely quiet forest tracks and a separated cycle/walking path into Fort William and spoiled only by the first kilometre out of Spean Bridge along a busy A road.

Time: 4h–8h

Warnings: Follows a busy road for a quarter of the walk. The first kilometre out of Spean Bridge runs along a busy A road with no pavement, though there is a verge to walk on.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Time: 6h–11h30

Warnings: Follows a busy road for half of the walk.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Marvellous views along Strathfillan; the first real sense of the highlands ahead. A West Highland Way section, mostly on fire roads and good gravel trails so easy going, through mossy forestry land with some elevation gain early on, frequent views back towards Crianlarich and then almost flat to Tyndrum past wildflower meadows and along the river. Muddy in places with considerable erosion on steeper sections; recently fallen trees near Crianlarich. Follows the West Highland Way past the Glenbruar Viaduct and Strath Fillan. Information boards cover the area's wildlife and history, from missionaries to gold-mining. Facilities are limited out of season except in Tyndrum; great wild-camping spots beyond Tyndrum.

Woodland: half under tree cover.

Time: 3h–6h

Lunch: A seasonal cafe at Strath Fillan; otherwise limited until Tyndrum, which has the Real Food Cafe, the Tyndrum Inn, the Ben Lui Restaurant and the Green Welly Stop with a shop.

1 end-of-walk reward: Real Food Cafe

Warnings: Crossing the A82, a fast and fairly busy road, at a well-marked good-visibility point with prominent road signs. Erosion on steeper sections.

Walk details: Slow Ways.

Reverse direction: ScotRail.