Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Glen Nevis
A ten-minute drive south of Fort William,
GLEN NEVIS
is indisputably among the
Highlands' most impressive glens: a classic U-shaped glacial valley hemmed in by steep
bracken-covered slopes and swathes of blue-grey scree. With the forbidding mass of
Ben Nevis rising steeply to the north, it's not surprising that the valley has served as a
location in the films
Rob Roy
and
Braveheart
. Apart from its natural beauty, Glen Nevis
is also the starting point for the ascent of Ben Nevis.
A great
low-level walk
(six miles round-trip) runs from the end of the road at the
top of Glen Nevis. The good but very rocky path leads through a dramatic gorge
with impressive falls and rapids, then opens out into a secret hanging valley,
carpeted with wild flowers, with a high waterfall at the far end. If you're really
energetic (and properly equipped) you can walk the full twelve miles on over
Rannoch Moor
to
Corrour Station
(see p.150), where you can pick up one of four
daily trains to take you back to Fort William (50min).
ARRIVAL AND INFORMATION
GLEN NEVIS
3
By bus
Bus #42 runs from the High St in Fort William, past
the Glen Nevis Visitor Centre, campsite and SYHA hostel to
the Lower Falls car park (3 daily; 25min) almost 5 miles up
the Glen Nevis road.
Visitor Centre
A mile and a half southeast of Fort William
along the Glen Nevis road; take bus #42 from Fort William
(daily 8.30am-6pm;
T
01397 705922).
Staff here can give
advice on climbing the mountain. It's also worth asking
for a copy of the useful leaflet
Ben Nevis: Safety information
for walking the mountain track
.
Loch Arkaig
Spean Bridge & Inverness
N
0
2
miles
Lower
Gondola Station
& Mountain
Bike Trails
Banavie
Neptune's Staircase
(canal locks)
Corpach
Gondola
Downhill
Mountain
Bike Course
Nevis Range
Ski Area
SEE 'FORT WILLIAM
TOWN' MAP
Fort William
Glen Nevis
Visitor Centre
Achintee
Aonach Mhor
(4006ft)
Aonach Beag
(4048ft)
Ben Nevis
(4406ft)
AROUND FORT WILLIAM
Footpath to Mamores
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