Highland walks
glenaffric

GLEN AFFRIC TO BEAULY

By common consent, Glen Affric is the finest of all Scotland's glens. It features a fabulous variety of scenery and is deservedly popular with walkers. The glen begins amongst the steep, bare mountains of Kintail far in the west. A little further downriver is beautiful Loch Affric, at the foot of the highest mountains north of the Great Glen. The middle part of the Glen is a National Nature Reserve, magnificently wooded with Scots Pine - one of the last remnants of the original Caledonian Forest.

From the village of Cannich the glen changes once more, becoming known as Strath Glass as the river winds through the now wider, gentler and more fertile glen, and the river is joined by another flowing from Strathfarrar. At the foot of these glens is the town of Beauly, centred on an ancient priory.



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Reelig Glen, Moniack grade 1.5km 1 hour
River Affric and Am Meallan, Glen Affric grade 1.5km 45 minutes
Plodda Falls, near Tomich grade 2.5km 1 hour
Cnoc Croit na Maoile (Ord Hill), Muir of Ord grade 4km 1.5 hours
Phoineas Hill, near Beauly grade 4km 1 - 1.5 hours
Dog Falls and Coire Loch, Glen Affric grade 6km 1.5 - 2.5 hours
River Beauly and Lovat Bridge circuit grade 8km 2 - 2.5 hours
Alltbeithe walk-in from Glen Affric gradegrade 14km 3 – 5 hours
Loch Affric Circuit gradegrade 18km 4.5 - 6.5 hours
Beinn a' Bha'ach Ard gradegradegradegrade 16km 6 - 7 hours
Toll Creagach and Tom a' Choinich, Glen Affric gradegradegradegrade 17km 6 – 8 hours
Sgurr nan Ceathreamhnan and neighbours, Alltbeithe gradegradegradegrade 20km 9 – 11 hours
Glen Strathfarrar Munros circuit gradegradegradegrade 25km 7 – 10 hours
Carn Eige and Mam Sodhail gradegradegradegrade 29.5km 10 – 13 hours
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Accommodation links for this area:
Hotels around Glen Affric and Beauly
B&B around Glen Affric and Beauly
Glen Affric and Beauly self catering cottages
Hostels in Loch Ness and Glen Affric



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