Inverness To The Top Of The British Isles

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 149.84 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 50h 25 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 2,659 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 2,651 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 1,341 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 57.476996° / W 4.227566°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.795226° / W 5.140647°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 2 m - Start on Ness Bridge, B861
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right onto Young Street, B861
  3. 3 : km 0.04 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Castle Road, B862
  4. 4 : km 0.23 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto Ness Bank, C1201
  5. 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.36 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  7. 7 : km 1.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Island Bank Road, B862
  8. 8 : km 3.57 - alt. 20 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto B862
  9. 9 : km 4.82 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  10. 10 : km 8.63 - alt. 20 m - Turn slight right
  11. 11 : km 8.76 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left
  12. 12 : km 11.83 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp right onto B862
  13. 13 : km 14.37 - alt. 18 m - Turn right
  14. 14 : km 14.43 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto B862
  15. 15 : km 17.53 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  16. 16 : km 27.7 - alt. 211 m - Turn right onto U1004
  17. 17 : km 27.79 - alt. 212 m - Turn left
  18. 18 : km 33.05 - alt. 74 m - Turn slight right
  19. 19 : km 33.98 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto B852
  20. 20 : km 34.09 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Inverfarigaig Pier Road, U1236
  21. 21 : km 34.7 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto B852
  22. 22 : km 34.82 - alt. 41 m - Turn right
  23. 23 : km 34.94 - alt. 48 m - Turn right
  24. 24 : km 38.92 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right onto B852
  25. 25 : km 39.29 - alt. 137 m - Turn right
  26. 26 : km 39.3 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 39.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp left
  28. 28 : km 39.42 - alt. 115 m - Turn sharp right
  29. 29 : km 39.54 - alt. 135 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 39.55 - alt. 137 m - Turn right onto B852
  31. 31 : km 41.04 - alt. 180 m - Turn slight right onto B852
  32. 32 : km 43.71 - alt. 162 m - Turn right onto B862
  33. 33 : km 51.95 - alt. 391 m - Turn right
  34. 34 : km 54.49 - alt. 293 m - Turn left onto General Wade's Military Road, B862
  35. 35 : km 57.13 - alt. 166 m - Turn slight left onto B862
  36. 36 : km 58.83 - alt. 142 m - Turn slight left onto B862
  37. 37 : km 59.88 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto General Wade's Military Road, B862
  38. 38 : km 60.77 - alt. 17 m - Turn slight left onto General Wade's Military Road, B862
  39. 39 : km 61.07 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto A82
  40. 40 : km 61.16 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Canal Side Road South, U1778
  41. 41 : km 61.35 - alt. 18 m - Turn right onto A82
  42. 42 : km 61.43 - alt. 22 m - Turn left onto Glendoe Road, B862
  43. 43 : km 61.73 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp left
  44. 44 : km 62.53 - alt. 17 m - Turn sharp right onto General Wade's Military Road, B862
  45. 45 : km 62.83 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto A82
  46. 46 : km 62.96 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Canal Side, U1774
  47. 47 : km 63.56 - alt. 24 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 70.7 - alt. 32 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  49. 49 : km 70.76 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  50. 50 : km 71.59 - alt. 34 m - Turn sharp right
  51. 51 : km 75.74 - alt. 44 m - Turn slight right
  52. 52 : km 77.56 - alt. 36 m - Turn left onto Invergarry Station Road, U1223
  53. 53 : km 77.98 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  54. 54 : km 78.19 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left
  55. 55 : km 78.89 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 80.48 - alt. 32 m - Turn right
  57. 57 : km 80.6 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto U1035
  58. 58 : km 80.85 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  59. 59 : km 80.88 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto U1035
  60. 60 : km 81.17 - alt. 38 m - Continue slight left onto U1035
  61. 61 : km 82.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn slight right
  62. 62 : km 82.73 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight right
  63. 63 : km 82.83 - alt. 66 m - Turn slight right
  64. 64 : km 83.17 - alt. 72 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 85.45 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right
  66. 66 : km 93.01 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto B8005
  67. 67 : km 96.21 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto B8005
  68. 68 : km 99.2 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto B8004
  69. 69 : km 99.28 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  70. 70 : km 99.41 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto B8004
  71. 71 : km 99.47 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  72. 72 : km 100.1 - alt. 31 m - Continue left onto B8004
  73. 73 : km 100.18 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight left
  74. 74 : km 100.78 - alt. 30 m - Turn slight right onto B8004
  75. 75 : km 103.26 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  76. 76 : km 111.04 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right onto Road to the Isles, A830
  77. 77 : km 111.84 - alt. 6 m - Turn slight right onto A830
  78. 78 : km 111.87 - alt. 6 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A830
  79. 79 : km 112.47 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto B8006
  80. 80 : km 113 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  81. 81 : km 113.16 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  82. 82 : km 113.25 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  83. 83 : km 114.61 - alt. 0 m - Turn right
  84. 84 : km 114.68 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Camanachd Crescent, U2749
  85. 85 : km 114.7 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Camanachd Crescent
  86. 86 : km 114.75 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Great Glen Way
  87. 87 : km 115.12 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp left
  88. 88 : km 115.14 - alt. 1 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Camanachd Crescent
  89. 89 : km 115.18 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto Camanachd Crescent
  90. 90 : km 115.19 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight left onto Camanachd Crescent
  91. 91 : km 115.22 - alt. 1 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit
  92. 92 : km 115.46 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 115.88 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Cameron Square, U1968
  94. 94 : km 115.94 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  95. 95 : km 116 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto High Street, C1204
  96. 96 : km 116.24 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Station Square, C1198
  97. 97 : km 116.25 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto High Street, C1204
  98. 98 : km 116.42 - alt. 4 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Lundavra Road, C1164
  99. 99 : km 117.66 - alt. 4 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 1st exit onto Achintore Road, A82
  100. 100 : km 120.34 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 120.38 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  102. 102 : km 120.42 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
  103. 103 : km 120.46 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto A82
  104. 104 : km 123.12 - alt. 3 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A82
  105. 105 : km 123.28 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight right onto A82
  106. 106 : km 123.95 - alt. 1 m - Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto A82
  107. 107 : km 124.22 - alt. 8 m - Turn slight right onto Belford Road, A82
  108. 108 : km 126.81 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight left onto Glen Nevis Road, C1162
  109. 109 : km 126.88 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 126.9 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  111. 111 : km 126.95 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  112. 112 : km 126.98 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  113. 113 : km 126.99 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  114. 114 : km 126.99 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  115. 115 : km 127 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  116. 116 : km 127.07 - alt. 14 m - Turn sharp left
  117. 117 : km 127.16 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  118. 118 : km 127.46 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight right onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  119. 119 : km 130.83 - alt. 624 m - Turn right onto Ben Nevis Mountain path
  120. 120 : km 133.6 - alt. 1,154 m - Turn slight left onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  121. 121 : km 134.87 - alt. 1,341 m - Turn left onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  122. 122 : km 134.91 - alt. 1,341 m - Turn right onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  123. 123 : km 136.19 - alt. 1,154 m - Turn slight right onto Ben Nevis Mountain path
  124. 124 : km 138.96 - alt. 624 m - Turn left onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
  125. 125 : km 141.2 - alt. 171 m - Turn left onto Youth hostel Path
  126. 126 : km 143.13 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left
  127. 127 : km 143.21 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left
  128. 128 : km 143.28 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  129. 129 : km 143.28 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  130. 130 : km 143.29 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  131. 131 : km 143.3 - alt. 15 m - Turn right
  132. 132 : km 143.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn sharp right
  133. 133 : km 143.33 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  134. 134 : km 143.38 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  135. 135 : km 143.39 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Glen Nevis Road, C1162
  136. 136 : km 143.68 - alt. 15 m - Turn left
  137. 137 : km 143.91 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight right
  138. 138 : km 143.92 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left
  139. 139 : km 144.03 - alt. 18 m - Turn slight left
  140. 140 : km 144.11 - alt. 18 m - Turn left
  141. 141 : km 144.18 - alt. 12 m - Turn left onto Glen Nevis Road, C1162
  142. 142 : km 144.57 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left
  143. 143 : km 145.67 - alt. 49 m - Turn sharp left
  144. 144 : km 145.94 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  145. 145 : km 146.07 - alt. 61 m - Turn slight left onto Douglas Place, U2201
  146. 146 : km 146.12 - alt. 65 m - Turn right onto Kennedy Road, U2193
  147. 147 : km 146.49 - alt. 46 m - Turn sharp left onto Argyll Road, U1914
  148. 148 : km 147.2 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Lundavra Road, C1164
  149. 149 : km 147.22 - alt. 32 m - Turn left onto Grange Road, U2081
  150. 150 : km 147.59 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Ashburn Lane, U1928
  151. 151 : km 147.74 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Achintore Road, A82
  152. 152 : km 149.78 - alt. 2 m - Turn left
  153. 153 : km 149.82 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
  154. E : km 149.84 - alt. 11 m

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Always stay careful and alert while following a route. Visorando and the author of this walk cannot be held responsible in the event of an accident during this route.

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