- Great Glen Way
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Name=Great Glen Way
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Caption=Loch Linnhe viewed from Fort William lies on the trail
Location=Scotland
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Length=Convert|73|mi|0
Start/End Points= Fort WilliamInverness
Use=Hiking
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Hazards=The Great Glen Way is a
long distance footpath inScotland . It follows theGreat Glen , running from Fort William in the west toInverness in the east, covering 73 miles (117 kilometres). It was opened in 2002 and is one of Scotland's four long distance routes. The Great Glen Way is generally walked from west to east to follow the direction of the prevailing wind.Route description
Beginning at the Old Fort in Fort William the Great Glen Way skirts the shores of
Loch Linnhe toCorpach , and theCaledonian Canal . The eight locks of Neptune's Staircase takes the canal to 19.2m above sea level. The route passes various canal features untilLoch Lochy when forest tracks take it along the western shore before rejoining the canal at Laggan Locks. A detour to bag a couple ofMunro s is an option here, but it is likely to take the best part of the day.From Laggan Locks the route follows the towpath through Laggan Avenue to the Laggan Swing Bridge. Crossing the A82 it then joins the eastern shores of
Loch Oich by way of a dismantled railway. Then back to the canal towpath for the next section into Fort Augustus.From
Fort Augustus the route climbs away from the canal and the lochs up into the forest. There are views from the high level forest track which eventually drops intoInvermoriston and out by a steep climb. High level forest track leads into the village ofGrotaig then out of the village until a path heads off through Clunebeg Wood to the banks of theRiver Coiltie and Borlum Bridge. Then into Nessie country, the home of the legendDrumnadrochit . The Great Glen Way ascends a forest track giving good views traversing through the forest. Leaving the road atBlackfold , the waymarking indicates forest track at Craig Leach Forest which eventually emerges at a reservoir.Further Reading
* "The Great Glen Way", Paddy Dillon. Cicerone 2007 ISBN 978 1 85284 503 2
External links
* [http://www.greatglenway.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.adventurejournal.com/Great_Glen_Way/ A personal account of walking and camping the Great Glen Way] Including the MunrosMeall na Teanga andSròn a' Choire Ghairbh
* [http://www.greatglenway.fsnet.co.uk/ A useful unofficial site]
* [http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/uswalks/greatglenway/index.html Great Glen Way page on 'Undiscovered Scotland' website]
* [http://www.roomsinscotland.com/Walks/GreatGlenWay.htm Great Glen way information]
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