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eight daily). Buses stop at Glencoe village, Glencoe Visitor Centre and Glencoe Mountain
Resort.
minutes, hourly Monday to Saturday, three on Sunday) and Kinlochleven (25 minutes).
Fort William
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Basking on the shores of Loch Linnhe amid magnificent mountain scenery, Fort William
has one of the most enviable settings in the whole of Scotland. If it wasn't for the busy
dual carriageway crammed between the town centre and the loch, and one of the highest
rainfall records in the country, it would be almost idyllic. Even so, the Fort has carved out
a reputation as 'Outdoor Capital of the UK' (
www.outdoorcapital.co.uk
), and its easy ac-
cess by rail and bus makes it a good place to base yourself for exploring the surrounding
mountains and glens.
Magical
Glen Nevis
begins near the northern end of the town and wraps itself around
the southern flanks of
Ben Nevis
(1344m) - Britain's highest mountain and a magnet for
hikers and climbers. The glen is also popular with movie makers - parts of
Braveheart,
Rob Roy
and the Harry Potter movies were filmed there.
If You Like...
Scenic Glens
If it's Scotland's moody lochs and epic beauty that steal your heart, you may want to
set some time aside to explore these scenic glens.
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Glen Etive
At the eastern end of Glen Coe a minor road leads south along this
peaceful and beautiful glen. The River Etive contains many tempting pools for swim-
ming in on a hot summer day, and there are lots of good picnic sites.
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Glen Roy
Near Spean Bridge, 10 miles north of Fort William, this glen is noted for
its intriguing, so-called ʻparallel roads'. These prominent horizontal terraces are actu-
ally ancient shorelines formed during the last ice age by the waters of an ice-dammed
glacial lake.
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Glen Feshie
Tranquil Glen Feshie extends south from Kincraig, deep into the
Cairngorms, with Scots pine woods in its upper reaches surrounded by big, heathery
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