Great Glen Way Walking Holidays

Over 73 miles of varied and striking Highland scenery, The Great Glen Way (Ghlinne Mhòir in Gaelic), links the North Sea and Atlantic Ocean from coast to coast.

The path begins at Fort William - near the foot of Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis - and travels north-eastwards across Scotland to Inverness, the ‘capital of the Highlands’.

You’ll come across castles and forts on your route, sites that have seen some of the fiercest battles in Scotland’s turbulent history - indicative of a landscape steeped in Scottish history.

Your route leads out of Fort William, following tracks and roads along the coast, with very little climbing toward Gairlochy. Where river meets Loch Lochy, the route slopes into a forested loch-side track developing into firm canal side path at South Laggan. The next stage is an easy-going route out of North Laggan, following the Caledonian Canal, where a descent down five locks leads you to Fort Augustus. From there, the route takes a parallel climb up five lochs to lead you out of the settlement.

There are forest tracks and short, steep slopes towards Invermoriston, where the route is densely forested along the edge of Loch Ness, before gradually clearing as you approach Drumnadrochit. The final stretch follows moorland and pine forest tracks before joining a paved path through green area, arriving in Inverness.