Great Glen Walk

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 117.49 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 37h 45 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,468 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,483 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 423 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 57.475557° / W 4.225512°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.822208° / W 5.106177°
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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. 18 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.03 - alt. 15 m - Turn right onto View Place, C1184
  3. 3 : km 0.17 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Ness Place
  4. 4 : km 0.22 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Ness Bank, C1201
  5. 5 : km 0.9 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  6. 6 : km 1.2 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 1.24 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  8. 8 : km 1.28 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  9. 9 : km 1.4 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right
  10. 10 : km 1.55 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 1.61 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  12. 12 : km 1.72 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  13. 13 : km 1.77 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 1.94 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 1.97 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Bught Road, U3823
  16. 16 : km 2.21 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  17. 17 : km 2.4 - alt. 12 m - Turn slight right onto Bught Lane, U4690
  18. 18 : km 2.43 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  19. 19 : km 2.47 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 2.54 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  21. 21 : km 2.58 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight left
  22. 22 : km 2.72 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto Glenurquhart Road, A82
  23. 23 : km 2.8 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto U4075
  24. 24 : km 3.27 - alt. 17 m - Turn left
  25. 25 : km 3.66 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto U5252
  26. 26 : km 4.19 - alt. 33 m - Turn left
  27. 27 : km 4.93 - alt. 86 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 5.08 - alt. 94 m - Turn left onto Forester's Way
  29. 29 : km 5.93 - alt. 161 m - Turn right
  30. 30 : km 6.6 - alt. 194 m - Turn right
  31. 31 : km 6.78 - alt. 204 m - Turn left
  32. 32 : km 11.47 - alt. 299 m - Keep right
  33. 33 : km 14.04 - alt. 304 m - Turn right onto C1060
  34. 34 : km 17.84 - alt. 301 m - Turn right
  35. 35 : km 20.17 - alt. 298 m - Turn slight left
  36. 36 : km 20.66 - alt. 332 m - Keep left
  37. 37 : km 22.53 - alt. 341 m - Keep right
  38. 38 : km 23.2 - alt. 305 m - Turn slight right
  39. 39 : km 28.2 - alt. 25 m - Turn right onto A82
  40. 40 : km 30.19 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight left onto A82
  41. 41 : km 31.22 - alt. 36 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A82
  42. 42 : km 31.64 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto Bunloit Road, U1640
  43. 43 : km 31.84 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  44. 44 : km 34.13 - alt. 184 m - Turn slight left
  45. 45 : km 34.21 - alt. 194 m - Turn right onto Bunloit Road, U1640
  46. 46 : km 39.01 - alt. 183 m - Keep left
  47. 47 : km 39.39 - alt. 160 m - Turn slight left
  48. 48 : km 39.81 - alt. 127 m - Turn left
  49. 49 : km 40.46 - alt. 177 m - Keep right
  50. 50 : km 44.3 - alt. 295 m - Turn right
  51. 51 : km 48.09 - alt. 235 m - Keep left
  52. 52 : km 48.29 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 50.57 - alt. 239 m - Turn right
  54. 54 : km 51.56 - alt. 176 m - Turn right
  55. 55 : km 51.7 - alt. 167 m - Turn right
  56. 56 : km 51.73 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp left onto Achnaconeran Road, C1655
  57. 57 : km 52.09 - alt. 120 m - Turn right onto Achnaconeran Road, C1655
  58. 58 : km 52.64 - alt. 45 m - Turn left onto A887
  59. 59 : km 52.73 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto A82
  60. 60 : km 53.04 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp right onto Dalcataig Road, U1766
  61. 61 : km 53.56 - alt. 53 m - Turn left
  62. 62 : km 53.79 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp left
  63. 63 : km 61.92 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  64. 64 : km 62.52 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight left
  65. 65 : km 63.4 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp left
  66. 66 : km 63.72 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto U1671
  67. 67 : km 64.53 - alt. 28 m - Keep right
  68. 68 : km 64.58 - alt. 22 m - Turn slight right onto A82
  69. 69 : km 64.67 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto A82
  70. 70 : km 64.84 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Canal Side, U1774
  71. 71 : km 65.43 - alt. 24 m - Keep left
  72. 72 : km 71.85 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  73. 73 : km 73.39 - alt. 34 m - Keep right
  74. 74 : km 79.62 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left
  75. 75 : km 79.83 - alt. 32 m - Turn slight left
  76. 76 : km 80.53 - alt. 39 m - Turn right
  77. 77 : km 82.07 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  78. 78 : km 82.11 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto U1035
  79. 79 : km 82.4 - alt. 38 m - Turn slight left onto U1035
  80. 80 : km 82.54 - alt. 39 m - Turn slight left onto U1035
  81. 81 : km 83.35 - alt. 53 m - Keep right
  82. 82 : km 83.96 - alt. 61 m - Keep right
  83. 83 : km 84.05 - alt. 66 m - Keep right
  84. 84 : km 84.4 - alt. 72 m - Keep left
  85. 85 : km 86.68 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
  86. 86 : km 94.23 - alt. 47 m - Turn left onto B8005
  87. 87 : km 97.44 - alt. 37 m - Keep left
  88. 88 : km 100.02 - alt. 55 m - Turn left onto B8005
  89. 89 : km 100.03 - alt. 56 m - Turn right
  90. 90 : km 100.58 - alt. 56 m - Turn right onto B8005
  91. 91 : km 100.94 - alt. 31 m - Turn left onto B8004
  92. 92 : km 101.02 - alt. 30 m - Turn right
  93. 93 : km 103.47 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  94. 94 : km 111.25 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right
  95. 95 : km 112.78 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp left
  96. 96 : km 112.79 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 113.35 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  98. 98 : km 113.46 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Glenkingie Street, U1166
  99. 99 : km 114.38 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Kilmallie Road, B8006
  100. 100 : km 115.36 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  101. 101 : km 115.39 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 115.49 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  103. 103 : km 115.5 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  104. 104 : km 115.62 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  105. 105 : km 116.97 - alt. 0 m - Turn right
  106. 106 : km 117.04 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Camanachd Crescent, U2749
  107. 107 : km 117.06 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Camanachd Crescent
  108. 108 : km 117.11 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Great Glen Way
  109. 109 : km 117.48 - alt. 1 m - Turn sharp left
  110. E : km 117.49 - alt. 1 m

Useful Information

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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