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We recently had a lovely relaxing (non-walking) long weekend in Fort William and couldn't resist having a short stroll before our long drive back to Aberdeen. We decided to wander the path through Glen Nevis to Steall Falls. The weather was very overcast, with low cloud and some light, west coast drizzle.
The drive in was amazing and we kept stopping to admire the ever changing view.
We arrived at the car park at the end of the road at 1030am and set off along the well-trodden path.
The path started to gain a little bit of altitude as we walked along the edge of the hill, with a very fast flowing river below us. Waterfalls were everywhere and we soon came to a crossing where we had to climb up to a waterfall and jump across the fast flowing water.
The path kept winding its way along the river, before opening up into the moors where we got our first look at the magnificent Steall Falls.
Even with a strong wind blowing from behind us, we could still hear the waterfall from a good distance away. We reached a fork in the path which leads to the wire bridge, but it was busy there, so we admired the falls from this spot, before turning back to start our journey home.
Steall Falls by
Rick Ellerman Photography, on Flickr
Halfway back, we met a group of people including a fellow Australian, a Kiwi, a Portugese and two Asian girls. We stopped and had a quick chat about the weather and our cameras and took photos for each other, so hello again if you are here on this website
We arrived back at the car after an hours walking and headed back up the Glen Nevis road where we were lucky enough to come across a herd of Highland Cows grazing next to a car park. We stopped, got out and mingled with them for a few minutes and got some nice photos. They truly are gentle beasts and very photogenic.
Its Only A Heilan' Coo by
Rick Ellerman Photography, on Flickr
Highland Cow Grazing 1 by
Rick Ellerman Photography, on Flickr
Highland Cow Grazing 2 by
Rick Ellerman Photography, on Flickr
Smiling Coo by
Rick Ellerman Photography, on Flickr
A brilliant wee leg stretcher and we will definately be back to Lochaber for longer to explore the region.