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The Scottish HighlandsThe Great Glen
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The Scottish HighlandsThe Great Glen
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Stob a Ghrianain ( 744m ) and Beinn Bhan in the Great Glen Stob a Ghrianain is the high point of the long ridge of Druim Fada above Corpach The Great Glen ( Glen Albyn - Gleann Albainn / Glen of Scotland or Glen More ) This is a series of glens running 100km from Inverness to Fort William .
The Great Glen follows a large geological fault known as the Great Glen Fault. This bisects the Scottish Highlands into the Grampian Mountains to the southeast and the NW Highlands to the northwest. |
Map of the Great Glen Way This long distance walking route
covers 73 miles ( 117km )
from Fort William via Loch Ness to Inverness. It takes 5 to 6 days to walk the whole route. However it may be done in short sections over a longer period. |
Loch Lochy in the Great Glen from Meall na Teanga ( 918m, 3,012ft ) Sròn
a’ Choire Ghairbh ( 937m, 3074ft ) and Meall na Teanga
are two Munros above the Great Glen.
They are joined by the col Cam Bhealach and are normally climbed on the one outing. They are known as the Loch Lochy Munros. |
Meall na Teanga ( 918m, 3,012ft ) above Cam Bhealach |
Sròn a’ Choire Ghairbh ( 937m, 3074ft ) |
Map of the Loch Lochy Munros Sròn
a’ Choire Ghairbh and Meall na Teanga
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Urquart Castle and Loch Ness in the Great Glen Loch
Ness is the second largest loch in Scotland by surface area at 56.4 sq
km ( 21.8 sq miles )
after Loch Lomond - but the largest by volume due to its great depth. Loch Ness is renowned for its legendary Loch Ness Monster ( " Nessie " ). |
Urquart Castle and Loch Ness in the Great Glen |
Canoeists in the Great Glen |
Route Map of the Great Glen Canoe Trail |
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