A pleasant leg stretcher through forestry, with a short section of riverside. This walk only has glimpses of the nearby mountain scenery as it is mainly in the trees.
Bog Factor
Waymarked, excellent paths and tracks; also used by mountain bikers.
Nevis Range car park (summer charge).
Regular bus (41) from Fort William to Nevis Range car park.
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The walk starts in the north west corner of the car park at the furthest point from the Nevis Range visitor centre and gondola - next to the High Wire Adventure course. Here there is a sign pointing the way into the woods, soon bearing right to cross over a footbridge over the river and bearing left through the mixed woodland - with the obstacles of the High Wire course high in the trees above.
Stay on the main undulating path until it joins a track, then bear left along this. Eventually a section the route follows more open ground with some open views of the nearby hills, including a glimpse of Ben Nevis.
This track is also shared with mountain bikers so watch out for riders. Eventually a left turn leads onto a path which crosses the river again on a footbridge. The path swings right and leads through a gap in an old stone wall. Ignore a path leaving to the right, keeping straight ahead instead. The route is now in pine forestry and soon reaches a forestry track. Turn left here, ignoring the narrow mountain bike route coming down from the right and follow the wide track.
Keep straight ahead on this track, ignoring a turning to the right, and eventually crossing a stream on a bridge. Soon the car park is reached, the path continues to the bottom of the main mountain bike track near the Nevis Range Centre although there are a number of places where you can turn left to return to the car park at the foot of the Nevis Range gondola, which is actually on the slopes of Aonach Mòr .
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