Attractive and peaceful Loch Lundie, approached through fine mixed woodland, makes an excellent destination for a short walk from Invergarry.
Forest tracks, can be muddy in places.
Invergarry is well served by buses.
Glengarry Community Hall, Invergarry.
There is parking, toilets and a seasonal cafe at the Glengarry Community Centre, reached off the A87 in Invergarry. Begin the walk by following the path which leads directly from the front of the centre up to the main road. Briefly turn right along the pavement before crossing the road and turning off it to the left by two whitewashed cottages - before the road reaches a bridge. Follow a track which leads up between the two cottages.
The grassy track passes through a gate and climbs gently through mixed woodland, soon passing a pebble-dashed building. Continue on the track, which can be a little muddy in places. There are many beautiful silver birches and the busy road is soon forgotten. When the track reaches a t-junction, turn right (taking a note of this junction so you don't miss the turning on the way back).
After passing through a gateway, ignore a track coming up from the right (linking to a hydro). The trees become more widely spaced, permitting more extensive views as the track continues. It soon reaches another junction with a larger track - go left here. The route passes under a couple of sets of pylons - keep left at another junction. Soon the route leads through another gate. The shapely cone of Ben Tee is prominent looking back over to the left, reflected in a tiny lochan.
Soon you reach the wooden boathouse on the shores of Loch Lundie, down to the left. This is worth the short detour to the water's edge, where there is a stony slipway giving good views out across the water. The sprawling slopes of the Corbett Meall Dubh rise across the loch, its upper parts dotted with the great turbines of the Millenium Wind Farm.
Return back to the track. The return to Invergarry is the same way, though it is worth continuing a little further along the track for more open views across the loch. Those intent on a much longer walk could continue on the track and either walk through to Fort Augustus, or perhaps head to the Bridge of Oich and return to Invergarry on the route of the Glen Glen Cycleway.
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