Fort William To John O'Groats

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 328.54 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 103h 00 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 3,198 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 3,174 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 379 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 56.820918° / W 5.107771°
  • ⚑
    End: N 58.637279° / W 3.068598°
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(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

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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. 1 m - Start on
  2. 2 : km 0.07 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  3. 3 : km 0.08 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto An Aird Road
  4. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 1 m - At roundabout, take exit 3
  5. 5 : km 0.2 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Great Glen Way
  6. 6 : km 0.57 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  7. 7 : km 0.62 - alt. 1 m - Turn right onto Camanachd Crescent
  8. 8 : km 0.63 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  9. 9 : km 0.71 - alt. 0 m - Turn left
  10. 10 : km 2.05 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  11. 11 : km 2.14 - alt. 2 m - Keep left
  12. 12 : km 2.38 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Kilmallie Road, B8006
  13. 13 : km 4.04 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  14. 14 : km 4.08 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  15. 15 : km 4.66 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
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  17. 17 : km 14.87 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto B8004
  18. 18 : km 14.96 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto B8005
  19. 19 : km 15.83 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  20. 20 : km 18.41 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto B8005
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  25. 25 : km 33.36 - alt. 38 m - Start on
  26. 26 : km 33.38 - alt. 38 m - Keep right
  27. 27 : km 33.67 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  28. 28 : km 33.7 - alt. 31 m - Turn left
  29. 29 : km 35.25 - alt. 39 m - Turn left onto A82
  30. 30 : km 36.12 - alt. 35 m - Turn right onto Invergarry Station Road
  31. 31 : km 38.35 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  32. 32 : km 40.37 - alt. 38 m - Turn right
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  36. 36 : km 50.92 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto A82
  37. 37 : km 51.17 - alt. 22 m - Keep right onto A82
  38. 38 : km 51.97 - alt. 26 m - Turn left onto Old Main Road
  39. 39 : km 51.99 - alt. 27 m - Turn slight left onto Old Main Road
  40. 40 : km 52.03 - alt. 27 m - Turn right
  41. 41 : km 52.34 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  42. 42 : km 53.21 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  43. 43 : km 53.81 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
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  45. 45 : km 62.13 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Dalcataig Road
  46. 46 : km 62.65 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  47. 47 : km 62.96 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto A887
  48. 48 : km 63 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto A82
  49. 49 : km 63.07 - alt. 45 m - Turn left
  50. 50 : km 63.09 - alt. 46 m - Turn left
  51. 51 : km 63.11 - alt. 46 m - Start on Achnaconeran Road
  52. 52 : km 63.12 - alt. 46 m - Turn right
  53. 53 : km 63.14 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto A82
  54. 54 : km 63.21 - alt. 41 m - Turn right onto A887
  55. 55 : km 63.3 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Achnaconeran Road
  56. 56 : km 63.84 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Achnaconeran Road, C1655
  57. 57 : km 64.2 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp right
  58. 58 : km 65.19 - alt. 199 m - Keep left
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  67. 67 : km 83.71 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight right onto Bunloit Road, U1640
  68. 68 : km 83.91 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  69. 69 : km 84.3 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A82
  70. 70 : km 85.35 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto A82
  71. 71 : km 87.34 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  72. 72 : km 92.33 - alt. 305 m - Turn slight left
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  75. 75 : km 96.18 - alt. 274 m - Turn left onto C1072
  76. 76 : km 99.26 - alt. 274 m - Turn left
  77. 77 : km 99.27 - alt. 274 m - Start on
  78. 78 : km 99.28 - alt. 274 m - Turn left onto C1072
  79. 79 : km 102.02 - alt. 296 m - Turn sharp right
  80. 80 : km 102.41 - alt. 307 m - Keep left
  81. 81 : km 108.6 - alt. 106 m - Turn slight left onto C1102
  82. 82 : km 109.39 - alt. 29 m - Turn left onto C1100
  83. 83 : km 112.2 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight left onto A862
  84. 84 : km 116.04 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Balmanach Court
  85. 85 : km 116.07 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto A862
  86. 86 : km 116.11 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
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  88. 88 : km 116.17 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left onto Croyard Road, C1104
  89. 89 : km 117.08 - alt. 25 m - Turn left onto C1104
  90. 90 : km 118.11 - alt. 85 m - Turn right
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  92. 92 : km 122.36 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  93. 93 : km 122.41 - alt. 35 m - Turn slight right onto Corry Road
  94. 94 : km 122.44 - alt. 35 m - Turn sharp right
  95. 95 : km 122.51 - alt. 34 m - Turn right
  96. 96 : km 122.53 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  97. 97 : km 122.62 - alt. 34 m - Turn right onto Fairmuir Road
  98. 98 : km 122.68 - alt. 33 m - Turn left onto Seaforth Road
  99. 99 : km 122.69 - alt. 33 m - Turn right onto Balvaird Road
  100. 100 : km 123.8 - alt. 70 m - Turn left
  101. 101 : km 124.18 - alt. 63 m - Turn right
  102. 102 : km 124.66 - alt. 80 m - Turn slight left
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  105. 105 : km 126.36 - alt. 116 m - Turn left
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  107. 107 : km 127.61 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto A862
  108. 108 : km 129.04 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto School Road, B9163
  109. 109 : km 129.13 - alt. 23 m - Turn left
  110. 110 : km 129.42 - alt. 11 m - Start on
  111. 111 : km 129.43 - alt. 11 m - Turn left
  112. 112 : km 130.01 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto High Street, A862
  113. 113 : km 131.55 - alt. 10 m - Keep right onto Proby Street, A862
  114. 114 : km 131.58 - alt. 10 m - Enter roundabout
  115. 115 : km 133.32 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Station Road, C1214
  116. 116 : km 133.63 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Ferry Road
  117. 117 : km 133.64 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Achany Road
  118. 118 : km 133.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto St James' Street
  119. 119 : km 133.83 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Castle Street
  120. 120 : km 134.04 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto U5197
  121. 121 : km 134.15 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto U5197
  122. 122 : km 134.64 - alt. 0 m - Turn right onto Tulloch Street, C1214
  123. 123 : km 134.9 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto A862
  124. 124 : km 135.39 - alt. 7 m - Turn left
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  126. 126 : km 136.5 - alt. 74 m - Turn right onto C1023
  127. 127 : km 143.69 - alt. 32 m - Keep left onto Drummond Road, C1023
  128. 128 : km 144.16 - alt. 23 m - Keep left
  129. 129 : km 144.22 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Balconie Street, B817
  130. 130 : km 144.87 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
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  148. 148 : km 155.25 - alt. 90 m - Turn right onto B9176
  149. 149 : km 156.8 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto C1016
  150. 150 : km 157.57 - alt. 118 m - Start on C1016
  151. 151 : km 157.59 - alt. 117 m - Turn right onto B9176
  152. 152 : km 169.74 - alt. 205 m - Turn right
  153. 153 : km 175.54 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto A836
  154. 154 : km 179.85 - alt. 9 m - Keep left
  155. 155 : km 179.89 - alt. 9 m - At roundabout, take exit 1
  156. 156 : km 183.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Cuthill Links Road
  157. 157 : km 183.75 - alt. 8 m - Turn left onto A9
  158. 158 : km 184.39 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
  159. 159 : km 184.43 - alt. 6 m - Start on
  160. 160 : km 186.49 - alt. 10 m - Keep right
  161. 161 : km 186.49 - alt. 10 m - Turn sharp right onto Cuthill Links Road
  162. 162 : km 189.62 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Evelix Road, A949
  163. 163 : km 189.81 - alt. 9 m - Turn left onto Deans Lane
  164. 164 : km 189.84 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto St Gilbert Street
  165. 165 : km 189.85 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Elders Lane
  166. 166 : km 189.91 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight left onto High Street, C1151
  167. 167 : km 189.98 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Gilchrist Square
  168. 168 : km 190.04 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Gilchrist Square
  169. 169 : km 190.12 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Station Road, C1026
  170. 170 : km 193.59 - alt. 45 m - Turn right
  171. 171 : km 194.72 - alt. 15 m - Turn left onto Gate Street
  172. 172 : km 194.84 - alt. 14 m - Keep left onto King Street
  173. 173 : km 194.94 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Back Street
  174. 174 : km 194.97 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
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  176. 176 : km 196.69 - alt. 10 m - Keep left
  177. 177 : km 197.51 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight right onto C1026
  178. 178 : km 198.45 - alt. 8 m - Keep right onto C1026
  179. 179 : km 205.93 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto Kirkton Road
  180. 180 : km 207.28 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  181. 181 : km 208.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Ferry Road
  182. 182 : km 210.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Church Street
  183. 183 : km 211.23 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  184. 184 : km 211.25 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Main Street, A9
  185. 185 : km 211.27 - alt. 2 m - Turn left onto Church Street
  186. 186 : km 211.29 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight left onto Shore Street
  187. 187 : km 211.31 - alt. 1 m - Start on Main Street, A9
  188. 188 : km 211.33 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right onto Church Street
  189. 189 : km 211.35 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Main Street, A9
  190. 190 : km 212.3 - alt. 9 m - Turn right onto Duke Street
  191. 191 : km 212.44 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
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  194. 194 : km 213.83 - alt. 1 m - Turn slight right
  195. 195 : km 214.11 - alt. 30 m - Turn left
  196. 196 : km 214.5 - alt. 54 m - Turn right onto A9
  197. 197 : km 221.33 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto Harbour Road, C1030
  198. 198 : km 221.35 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  199. 199 : km 221.35 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Harbour Road, C1030
  200. 200 : km 221.37 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto North Brae, A9
  201. 201 : km 222.75 - alt. 13 m - Turn left onto Clynelish Road, C1098
  202. 202 : km 222.81 - alt. 13 m - Turn sharp left onto Victoria Road, A9
  203. 203 : km 239.09 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  204. 204 : km 239.67 - alt. 3 m - Start on
  205. 205 : km 239.95 - alt. 12 m - Turn right onto C1148
  206. 206 : km 240.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto Dunrobin Street, A897
  207. 207 : km 240.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Lilleshall Street
  208. 208 : km 240.29 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto Old Caithness Road, C1019
  209. 209 : km 240.5 - alt. 24 m - Turn left onto Navidale Road, A9
  210. 210 : km 241.41 - alt. 46 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A9
  211. 211 : km 268.08 - alt. 62 m - Turn right
  212. 212 : km 268.09 - alt. 62 m - Turn left onto Latheronwheel Village Road
  213. 213 : km 268.13 - alt. 63 m - Turn right onto Latheronwheel Harbour Road
  214. 214 : km 268.16 - alt. 64 m - Start on Latheronwheel Harbour Road
  215. 215 : km 268.17 - alt. 64 m - Turn right onto A9
  216. 216 : km 269.62 - alt. 77 m - Turn slight right onto A99
  217. 217 : km 271.87 - alt. 70 m - Turn left onto Nottingham Mains Road
  218. 218 : km 271.89 - alt. 70 m - Turn sharp left onto A99
  219. 219 : km 273.44 - alt. 66 m - Turn sharp right onto Achastle Shore Road
  220. 220 : km 273.46 - alt. 66 m - Turn right onto A99
  221. 221 : km 290.36 - alt. 73 m - Turn right onto Stewart Crescent
  222. 222 : km 290.39 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right onto A99
  223. 223 : km 296.58 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp right onto Thurso Street, A882
  224. 224 : km 296.69 - alt. 12 m - Start on Thurso Street, A882
  225. 225 : km 296.79 - alt. 12 m - Turn sharp left onto Cliff Road, A99
  226. 226 : km 297 - alt. 6 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A99
  227. 227 : km 297.08 - alt. 0 m - Turn left
  228. 228 : km 297.13 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Macleay Lane
  229. 229 : km 297.23 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto St. Fergus Road
  230. 230 : km 297.39 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto St. Fergus Road
  231. 231 : km 297.47 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto A99
  232. 232 : km 297.93 - alt. 23 m - Keep left onto North Road, A99
  233. 233 : km 302.19 - alt. 44 m - Turn right onto A99
  234. 234 : km 317.37 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  235. 235 : km 320.11 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  236. 236 : km 324.95 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  237. 237 : km 325.49 - alt. 55 m - Turn slight left
  238. 238 : km 325.5 - alt. 51 m - Turn sharp right onto Duncansby Head Road
  239. 239 : km 327.6 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight left onto Duncansby Road, C1061
  240. E : km 328.54 - alt. 25 m

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