Great Glen Way

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 115.43 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 37h 35 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 1,608 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 1,598 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 379 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 3 m
  • ⚐
    District: Highland 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 56.84071° / W 5.106068°
  • ⚑
    End: N 57.475792° / W 4.225783°
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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. 3 m
  2. 1 : km 0.15 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Kilmallie Road, B8006
  3. 2 : km 0.62 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Caol Industrial Estate, U1665
  4. 3 : km 0.63 - alt. 3 m - Turn slight right onto Caol Industrial Estate, U1665
  5. 4 : km 0.66 - alt. 3 m - Keep left onto Caol Industrial Estate, U1665
  6. 5 : km 0.69 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Caol Industrial Estate, U1665
  7. 6 : km 0.71 - alt. 3 m - Turn right
  8. 7 : km 0.76 - alt. 7 m - Turn slight left
  9. 8 : km 8.99 - alt. 28 m - Keep left
  10. 9 : km 10.97 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto B8004
  11. 10 : km 11.05 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto B8005
  12. 11 : km 11.4 - alt. 56 m - Turn left
  13. 12 : km 11.95 - alt. 56 m - Turn left onto B8005
  14. 13 : km 11.96 - alt. 55 m - Turn right
  15. 14 : km 14.51 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right onto B8005
  16. 15 : km 17.7 - alt. 47 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 18.15 - alt. 39 m - Keep right
  18. 17 : km 29.32 - alt. 39 m - Keep left onto U1035
  19. 18 : km 32.23 - alt. 44 m - Keep left
  20. 19 : km 32.35 - alt. 45 m - Turn slight left
  21. 20 : km 34.37 - alt. 128 m - Keep right
  22. 21 : km 34.72 - alt. 101 m - Turn left
  23. 22 : km 35.76 - alt. 58 m - Turn sharp right onto Mandally Road
  24. 23 : km 36.71 - alt. 65 m - Turn left onto A82
  25. 24 : km 37.05 - alt. 46 m - Turn left onto A87
  26. 25 : km 37.26 - alt. 51 m - Turn right
  27. 26 : km 37.63 - alt. 107 m - Turn slight right
  28. 27 : km 39.63 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  29. 28 : km 42.24 - alt. 34 m - Turn left onto A82
  30. 29 : km 42.4 - alt. 32 m - Turn left
  31. 30 : km 43.12 - alt. 30 m - Keep right
  32. 31 : km 49.74 - alt. 24 m - Keep right
  33. 32 : km 50.12 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto A82
  34. 33 : km 50.38 - alt. 22 m - Keep left
  35. 34 : km 50.43 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left onto Bunoich Brae, U1671
  36. 35 : km 51.24 - alt. 27 m - Turn left
  37. 36 : km 51.56 - alt. 73 m - Turn sharp right
  38. 37 : km 52.42 - alt. 67 m - Turn slight right
  39. 38 : km 53.01 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  40. 39 : km 61.08 - alt. 98 m - Turn sharp right
  41. 40 : km 61.31 - alt. 53 m - Turn right onto Dalcataig Road, U1766
  42. 41 : km 61.83 - alt. 37 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  43. 42 : km 62.13 - alt. 41 m - Turn left onto A887
  44. 43 : km 62.22 - alt. 45 m - Turn right onto Achnaconeran Road, C1655
  45. 44 : km 62.76 - alt. 120 m - Turn left onto Achnaconeran Road, C1655
  46. 45 : km 63.12 - alt. 167 m - Turn sharp right
  47. 46 : km 64.11 - alt. 199 m - Keep right
  48. 47 : km 64.23 - alt. 191 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 64.74 - alt. 135 m - Turn left
  50. 49 : km 69.6 - alt. 108 m - Turn slight right
  51. 50 : km 70.13 - alt. 138 m - Keep left
  52. 51 : km 75.7 - alt. 177 m - Turn slight left
  53. 52 : km 75.87 - alt. 176 m - Turn left
  54. 53 : km 75.97 - alt. 184 m - Keep left
  55. 54 : km 81.32 - alt. 194 m - Turn left
  56. 55 : km 81.4 - alt. 184 m - Keep right
  57. 56 : km 83.65 - alt. 34 m - Turn slight left onto Bunloit Road, U1640
  58. 57 : km 83.85 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left onto A82
  59. 58 : km 84.24 - alt. 35 m - At roundabout, take exit 2 onto A82
  60. 59 : km 85.29 - alt. 33 m - Turn slight right onto A82
  61. 60 : km 87.28 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  62. 61 : km 92.26 - alt. 305 m - Turn slight left
  63. 62 : km 94.77 - alt. 332 m - Turn slight right
  64. 63 : km 95.26 - alt. 298 m - Turn slight right
  65. 64 : km 97.58 - alt. 301 m - Turn left onto C1060
  66. 65 : km 101.37 - alt. 304 m - Turn left
  67. 66 : km 103.93 - alt. 299 m - Turn sharp right
  68. 67 : km 104.04 - alt. 293 m - Turn left onto C1060
  69. 68 : km 107.69 - alt. 69 m - Turn slight left onto A82
  70. 69 : km 111.18 - alt. 20 m - Turn left onto General Booth Road, C1118
  71. 70 : km 111.77 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  72. 71 : km 111.8 - alt. 20 m - Turn right onto U5252
  73. 72 : km 111.89 - alt. 20 m - Turn right
  74. 73 : km 112.28 - alt. 17 m - Turn right onto Kinmylies Road, U1132
  75. 74 : km 112.75 - alt. 17 m - Turn left onto A82
  76. 75 : km 112.83 - alt. 17 m - Turn right
  77. 76 : km 112.97 - alt. 15 m - Turn slight right
  78. 77 : km 113.01 - alt. 14 m - Turn left
  79. 78 : km 113.07 - alt. 12 m - Turn left
  80. 79 : km 113.14 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right
  81. 80 : km 113.15 - alt. 11 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Bught Lane, U4690
  82. 81 : km 113.25 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  83. 82 : km 113.46 - alt. 5 m - Turn left onto Bught Road, U3823
  84. 83 : km 113.49 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  85. 84 : km 113.51 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  86. 85 : km 113.67 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  87. 86 : km 114.78 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto U5263
  88. 87 : km 114.88 - alt. 3 m - Turn sharp left onto Ness Bank, C1201
  89. 88 : km 115.19 - alt. 3 m - Turn right onto Ness Place
  90. 89 : km 115.24 - alt. 7 m - Turn left onto Haugh Road, B862
  91. 90 : km 115.26 - alt. 7 m - Keep right onto View Place, C1184
  92. 91 : km 115.35 - alt. 13 m - Keep left
  93. E : km 115.43 - alt. 15 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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