JOGLE 6 Day 2 Thu 9 May 13

Departed at 0840 hrs. Arrived at 15.30 hrs. Fort William to Kinlochlevan-13 Miles. A good walk in the shadow of Ben Nevis to start with followed by a steep climb over the second highest point on the West Highland Way. The weather was fine at the start of the day but became progressively cooler as a cold wind blew in combined with some rain. Most of the walking was on good track and along the Old Military Road. We met a lot of people walking from South to North in various states of discomfort, some positively hacking along and others just enjoying the “stroll”! We managed some shelter (the only shelter) in a very ruined croft house to eat our lunch. The views all along this route are stunning and well worth the effort. We stayed at the Forest Lodge B&B which is right on the West Highland Way path and our host Paddy was very welcoming. I managed to get chatting to some people walking the West Highland Way for charity whose feet were worse for wear.  They were extremely grateful for my administration of the Sexton blister treatment kit. The local pub provided a very good evening meal and appears to be the centre of Kinlochleven activity.