On the rooftop of Great Britain: Ben Nevis

A very good walk.
Done in April, we started at 9am at the Visitor Centre car park (£5 a day at the time). The Braveheart car park, supposedly free, was inaccessible. ) with a temperature of 10 degrees, but at the top it was 0 degrees with 20 cm of snow, so don't skimp on warm clothing if you want to stay longer than half an hour at the summit!
The climb is constant and at no point do you reach a ridge line, so there's no point in hoping that the gradient will ease.
Although the climb is long (the times given are correct), it is well worth the diversions, with a superb panorama.

I recommend starting at 9am and returning to the visitor centre car park at around 3.30pm. It can be done more quickly if you are accompanied by good walkers who are used to the exercise.

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Hiking in very fine weather.
A magnificent walk.
You shouldn't leave Scotland without doing it.
However, it is long and hard, and you need to be aware of that.
Up to point 7, the path is made up of large stones in the form of steps.
After that, there are rocks and a stony path: watch your ankles!
But the effort is rewarded when you get to the top.
Lots and lots of people. It's even annoying.
What struck me most on this climb was the lack of respect for nature, with a lot of rubbish being 'lost': tissues, socks, T-shirts, broken hiking poles, dog leashes, plastic bottles, various kinds of paper and other rubbish. I don't understand this lack of good manners!
Maybe not enough awareness-raising.
Please note: parking costs £8. That's a bit steep, as people from the south of France say.

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The climb is fairly long and monotonous (4 hours at a moderate pace), but very easy and accessible to everyone. This is the spot that everyone wants to get to when they're in the area, so avoid the weekend when the locals join the tourists!

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A very busy route at the end of July, but everyone's pace makes for a smooth ascent. On a clear day, which was our case, the view from all sides was truly splendid.
A short pass by the lake on the way down gave you a chance to get your feet wet, but the access is full of peat bogs, so be careful.
A recommended hike, but not at the start of your stay, as your calves weren't ready yet.

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There's no difficulty in following the route, which is wide, well marked and even well 'paved', not to mention the fact that you're never really alone. We did it the Scottish way, in the rain for part of the way up and in the clouds, but the fine weather promised that day arrived on the way down a few hours late.

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Ben Nevis lives up to its reputation: it started out in the rain, was sunny on the way up to the Loch, and then ended up in the clouds. My wife accompanied me to the Loch, then I climbed alone to the ruins of the observatory. I left at 10.45am and got back to the starting point at 5.15pm. So 6h30 in total, including the breaks (very short at the summit, as it was cold).
Thanks to the invaluable directions provided by visorando.

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