Abriachan Trails (near Loch Ness)

[HighlandSC]

Date - Mon 06/06/2011
Title - Abriachan Trails
Route - Short clockwise circuit around forest trail
Weather - Cloudy but dry
People - Me
Time - 30 mins
Distance - 1.6km

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Found myself nearby with some time to spare so thought I’d go and have a look round the Abriachan Trails. It’s about 10 miles SW of Inverness, overlooking Loch Ness. The Walkhighlands route is a bigger loop that takes in the waymarked trails and all the features to see, plus extending the walk to the summit of Carn na Leitire before returning on a section of the Great Glen Way route. My walk was only a quick wander round the main trails close to the car park.

I’d imagine this place gets mobbed at weekends, but on a dull Monday afternoon I didn’t see a soul.

I started off from the car park and went past the toilets and the park on the excellent trails and boardwalks and made a short loop around the forest.

Turf roofed toilet


Play park


Path


Boardwalk


“Wee Tree House”.






Wildlife hide overlooking Loch Laide






Through the forest some more and branching off to a dead end quiet spot with a bench in memory of Judith Mary Bowles 1932-2008 (not sure who she is)






Tiny shelter


A more luxurious forest fort








Reconstruction of a bronze age hut


Dragonfly

[ChrisW]

Looks a great wee spot for the family, someone put a lot of effort into that bench. Love that shot from inside the wildlife hide

[rocket-ron]

great report. i love taking the dogs up there