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Great Glen Way & Loch Ness

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Your Self-Guided Hiking Tour Includes:

  • Top Accommodation
  • Route Notes & GPS Tracks via HiiKER app
  • Baggage Transfer
  • Top Accommodation with Breakfast
  • Local Tips & Historical Facts to enrich your walk
  • 24/7 Support
  • Hillwalk Tours Account for on-the-go documents
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  • Day 1 Arrival in Invermoriston

    From your point of arrival, use the public transport information we provide to make the journey to Invermoriston.

  • Day 2 Invermoriston - Drumnadrochit

    High Route 13.5 miles / 22 Km 6-8 Hrs 2430ft / 740 Metres Low Route 14.5 miles / 23 Km 6-8 Hrs 1640ft / 500 Metres

    HIGH ROUTE

    A steep climb from Invermoriston leads you into the hills along remote woodland paths and across open moorland, offering some of the best views of Loch Ness on the entire Great Glen Way. Interpretation boards, wildlife sightings, and scenic viewpoints add interest before the trail meets the low route. A little farther on, you can pause for a break at a charming pottery café. From there, a long stretch of road walking and a final descent on a track bring you down into Drumnadrochit.

    LOW ROUTE

    The low route stays lower and keeps to sheltered forestry over the first 9km. This offers easier navigation and a quieter atmosphere than the high route. Interpretation boards, wildlife sightings, and scenic viewpoints still offer points of interest and the trail eventually rises to meet the high route. A little farther on, you can pause for a break at a charming pottery café. From there, a long stretch of road walking and a final descent on a track bring you down into Drumnadrochit.

  • Day 3 Drumnadrochit - Inverness

    19.5 or 20 Miles / 31 or 32 Km 7-9 Hrs 1570 or 1800ft / 480 or 550 Metres

    Today’s hike begins with excellent views over Loch Ness and Urquhart Castle before leading through quiet forest, open moorland, and the community-run Abriachan Forest. An optional High Route offers wider Highland panoramas. Approaching Inverness, the trail becomes easier underfoot, following greenways, canal paths, and riverside walkways into the city centre.

  • Day 4 Departure from Inverness

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