West Highland Way Companion

The trail, on your phone.

Live GPS on all 96 miles of the West Highland Way — even when there is no signal. Daily goals, elevation, a packing list, and a photo journal. iPhone and Android.

Download on theApp Store Get it onGoogle Play

One-off purchase. No subscription. Less than a paper map.

Daily goals in West Highland Way Companion on iPhone

Map and live position in West Highland Way Companion on iPhone

See exactly where you are

The route lives in the app. Your phone finds you from satellites, not masts. North of Rowardennan or out on Rannoch Moor, you still see the Way and yourself on it.

Set tonight’s stop this morning

Tell the app where you are walking to today. It counts down the miles left to that goal, and to Fort William, so you always know how the day is going.

Trail diary in West Highland Way Companion on iPhone

Write it up as you walk

A journal for each day, with your own photographs. When you get home, export the whole thing as a PDF. There is a packing list too, ready to tick off.

Same walk. Two phones.

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.