Great Glen Way

Highlands
One of the original four officially designated Long Distance Routes in Scotland, and now one of the family of Scotland's Great Trails, links the west coast at Fort William, the end of the West Highland Way, with the east coast at Inverness via the Great Glen and Loch Ness. Use is made of forestry tracks, the towpath of the Caledonian Canal and various minor lanes and tracks with very little use made of the main A82.

The updated guide published in 2014 by Rucksack Readers includes two new more scenic route alternative sections to the original main route - Great Glen Way High Route that links from Fort Augustus at a higher level above Loch Ness to rejoin the main route above Alltsigh, and Great Glen Way Invergarry Link Route that traverses along Loch Oich on the western side between Laggan and Aberchalder passing close to Invergarry, while the main route keeps to the east of this Loch. Both variants are more scenic but more demanding and provide alternatives if forestry operations close the main route. They are also shown on the OutdoorHighlands website below. The mapping below shows them by selecting the Show Variants option.

Strider News - August 2017 (Publication Update)

There is a new guide by Jim Manthorpe from Trailblazer Publications, listed below.

Details:

Path Type

Scotland's Great Trails

Waymark

Thistle within hexagon

Attributes

Canal; Forest/Woodland; Lake/Reservoir/Loch

Start

NN104742 - Fort William, Highlands

Finish

NH666452 - Inverness, Highlands

Open Date

2002

Web Sites

OutdoorHighlands.co.uk - Great Glen Way

 

Undiscovered Scotland - Specific Walks

 

Scotland's Long Distance Walking Routes - Walk Highlands

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Route Profile:

121.4 Km (75.4 miles)
2,753 m (9,032 ft) ascent
382 m (1,253 ft)  maximum height

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