Great Glen Way

Highland
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.

Two alternative route sections complement the original main route: Great Glen Way High Route links Fort Augustus at a higher level above Loch Ness to rejoin the main route above Alltsigh; and Great Glen Way Invergarry Link 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. The mapping below shows them by selecting the Show Variants option.

Details:

Path Type

Scotland's Great Trails

Waymark

Thistle within hexagon

Attributes

Scotland's Great Trails; Canal; Forest/Woodland; Lake/Reservoir/Loch

Start

NN104742 - Fort William, Highland

Finish

NH666452 - Inverness, Highland

Open Date

2002

Web Sites

Scotland's Great Trails

 

Walk Highlands - Scotland's Long Distance Walking Routes

 

SCSupport Ltd - Great Glen Way

 

Great Glen Way - Leaflets & Maps Downloads

 

Great Glen Way Official Site

 

Independent Hostels UK - Great Glen Way Accommodation

 

Annierak - Great Glen Way

Publications, Badges and Certificates:

Paperback

Great Glen Way: Fort William to Inverness (Trailblazer Publications - 2017)

Paperback

Great Glen Way: Fort William to Inverness Two-Way Trail Guide (Cicerone Walking Guide) (Cicerone Trail Guides) (Cicerone Press - 2016)

Guidebook

Great Glen Way : walk or cycle the Great Glen Way (Rucksack Readers - 2014)

Certificate

Certificate for National Trails (Long Distance Walkers Association - 2009)

Paperback

Great Glen Way: Paperback (Challenge Publications - 2003)

Booklet

Great Glen Way accommodation and services guide (Highland Council - Great Glen Way Office - 2016)

General Interest Book

Big Walks of the North (Summersdale Publishers - 2010)

General Interest Book

Big walks of Great Britain (Summersdale Publishers - 2007)

Guidebook

Great Glen Way : a low-level walking route from Fort William to Inverness (Mainstream Publishing - 1997)

Guidebook

The Caledonian Canal (Aurum Press (an imprint of Quarto) - 1998)

External PDF

Accommodation and Service Guide (Highland Council - Great Glen Way Office - 2016)

Certificate

Certificate of Completion Great Glen Way (Highland Council - Great Glen Way Office)

E-Book

Great Glen Way (Cicerone) (Amazon Media Group - 2016)

Guidebook

National trails : complete guide to Britain's National Trails (Cicerone Press - 2015)

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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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