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Fort William and Glen Nevis

Fort William and Glen Nevis

Fort William is the largest settlement on the whole western coastline of the Highlands, its stunning location having enabled it to become the self-styled 'Outdoor Capital' for all kinds of adventure activities. It is a cross-roads of major long-distance walking routes, a convenient base for scores of mountain ascents or easy forest, woodland and canalside walks.

Fort William is most famous as being at the base of the highest peak of them all, mighty Ben Nevis. The town is also the gateway to Glen Nevis, one of the most picturesque of all glens. This leads not just along the foot of the Ben itself but past the stunning ridges of the Mamores and through the dramatic Nevis Gorge to Steall Falls - surely one of the most dramatic destinations for a shorter walk in all Scotland.

Accommodation


Walk Grade Length Time
River Lundie walk, Leanachan Forest grade3.5km 1 hour
The Lower Falls and Achriabhach Forest, Glen Nevis grade3.5km 1.5 - 2 hours
Nevis Range Gondola viewpoint walks grade4km 1 - 2 hours
Neptune's Staircase and the Canal, Banavie grade4.5km 1 - 1.5 hours
The Old Fort and Inverlochy Castle, Fort William grade4.5km 1 - 1.5 hours
River Nevis short walk grade4.5km 1 - 1.5 hours
Steall Falls and the Nevis Gorge gradegrade3.5km 1.5 - 2 hours
Dùn Deardail fort, Glen Nevis gradegrade10km 2.5 - 3.5 hours
The North Face of Ben Nevis & Allt a' Mhuilinn gradegrade10.25km 3.5 - 4 hours
Cow Hill circuit, Fort William gradegrade11km 3 - 4 hours
Glen Nevis and Polldubh Falls gradegrade13km 3 - 5 hours
Ben Nevis by the Mountain Path gradegradegrade17km 7 - 9 hours
Aonach Mòr and Beag via the Gondola gradegradegradegrade9.5km 4.5 - 5.5 hours
Stob Ban (Mamores) and Mullach nan Coirean gradegradegradegrade13km 6 - 8 hours
Aonach Beag and Aonach Mòr from Glen Nevis gradegradegradegrade16.5km 7 - 10 hours
The Ring of Steall, Mamores gradegradegradegradegrade16km 9 - 12 hours
Ben Nevis by the Càrn Mòr Dearg Arête gradegradegradegradegrade17.5km 10 - 11 hours
The Great Glen Way 117km 6 Stages
The West Highland Way 150km 8 Stages
The East Highland Way 134km 7 Stages
Cape Wrath Trail376km2-3 weeks

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