Google Earth has always offered a unique view of our surroundings and a handy glimpse of what to expect when we go travelling.
Now Google Earth has been added to Google Maps and while you may still have to install a plugin for your browser, you do not have to install a separate application.
You get a good view of the West Highland Way on Google Earth though of course, it helps if you know where to look. If you don’t, you may want to start by zooming in to some of the more obvious and populated areas such as Fort William.
You can also tour Fort William now via Google Streetview. When you call up a Google Map of the town – for example this view – and drop the little yellow man near the roundabout on that map, he will take you right to the end point of the West Highland Way.