Gold Final - Day 4 - UPDATED
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking -
Distance: 12.64 km -
Average duration: 5h 30 -
Difficulty: Not specified -
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Return to departure point: No -
Vertical gain: + 650 m -
Vertical drop: - 669 m -
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Highest point: 624 m -
Lowest point: 3 m
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Country:
United Kingdom
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District:
Highland -
Start: N 56.794414° / W 5.061997° -
End: N 56.816241° / W 5.114009° -
Hour-by-hour weather
Waypoints
- S : km 0 - alt. 27 m - Start on
- 2 : km 0.04 - alt. 28 m - Turn right onto Glen Nevis Road
- 3 : km 0.75 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
- 4 : km 0.8 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Youth Hostel Path
- 5 : km 0.82 - alt. 19 m - Keep left onto Youth Hostel Path
- 6 : km 1.48 - alt. 171 m - Turn right onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
- 7 : km 2.98 - alt. 516 m - Turn left onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
- 8 : km 3.72 - alt. 624 m - Turn left onto North Face Path
- 9 : km 4.11 - alt. 591 m - Turn left
- 10 : km 4.93 - alt. 591 m - Turn right onto North Face Path
- 11 : km 5.32 - alt. 624 m - Turn right onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
- 12 : km 6.06 - alt. 516 m - Turn right onto Ben Nevis Mountain Path
- 13 : km 8.69 - alt. 45 m - Keep right
- 14 : km 8.75 - alt. 37 m - Turn slight right
- 15 : km 8.81 - alt. 36 m - Keep right
- 16 : km 8.84 - alt. 36 m - Turn slight right onto Achintee Road
- 17 : km 10.26 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
- 18 : km 10.44 - alt. 9 m - Turn slight left onto Achintee Road
- 19 : km 10.46 - alt. 9 m - Turn left
- 20 : km 10.54 - alt. 7 m - Turn right
- 21 : km 10.69 - alt. 11 m - Turn slight right onto Glen Nevis Road
- 22 : km 11.09 - alt. 10 m - Turn left
- 23 : km 11.1 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto Glen Nevis Road
- 24 : km 11.86 - alt. 8 m - Keep left onto A82
- 25 : km 11.94 - alt. 7 m - Keep left
- 26 : km 12 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 27 : km 12.04 - alt. 6 m - Turn left
- 28 : km 12.18 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto High Street
- 29 : km 12.62 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Station Square
- 30 : km 12.63 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Gordon Square
- E : km 12.64 - alt. 6 m
Other walks in the area
Steall Falls, Ben Nevis area
Association or club 
1.97 km
+90 m
-23 m
0h 50
Moderate
Departure from Highland
A nice walk up the valley nearby Ben Nevis to enjoy Steall Falls.
Neptune's Staircase Locks and Caledonian Canal
Association or club 
1.65 km
+13 m
-19 m
0h 30
Easy
Departure from Highland
A little walk to visit Neptune's Staircase 8 Locks and Caledonian Canal.
Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag - two of the "Lochaber giants"
Walker 13.04 km
+1,358 m
-1,272 m
7h 35
Difficult
Departure from Highland
This walk in the mountains north of Fort William visits the summits of Aonach Mor and Aonach Beag, both of which exceed 4,000 feet above sea level. The views on a good day are stunning especially of Ben Nevis. The route contains plenty of ascent and you should remember that suitable clothing is essential so you can cope with rapid changes in weather. There are also snow cornices to be considered.
Grey Mares Tail Waterfall, Kinlochmore
Association or club 
0.96 km
+30 m
-30 m
0h 20
Easy
Departure from Highland
A gentle walk through the woods to discover Grey Mares Tail Waterfall.
The West Highland Way - Stage Five (Kinlochleven to Fort William)
Association or club 22.42 km
+497 m
-495 m
7h 50
Difficult
Departure from Highland
The West Highland Way is the most established of Scotland’s long-distance walking routes. This is the fifth of a five stage route, staying at prebooked accomodation along the way. A simple route, with some climbing but mostly sticking to streams and rivers to walk through the valleys whilst appreciating the high mountains from below.
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