Undiscovered Scotland

 

The Great Glen Way runs for 78 miles or 125km along the Great Glen from Fort William to Inverness.

Unlike the West Highland Way, which is almost always walked from south to north, there has been a healthy debate about which is the best way to tackle the Great Glen Way. We'd recommend starting in Fort William and walking to Inverness. That means you are walking with the sun (hopefully) behind you, giving you a much better view of the scenery you came to see.

The other reason you might want to start in Fort William is to allow you to combine the Great Glen Way with the West Highland Way, so producing a 174 mile walk from Glasgow to Inverness.

• Further information: To find out more about the Great Glen Way, visit the official website at: www.highland.gov.uk/greatglenway/
• Guide Book: Great Glen Way: Walk or cycle the Great Glen Way by Jacquetta Megarry and Sandra Bardwell (Amazon paid link.) This is the definitive guide to the Rob Roy Way.
• Undiscovered Scotland areas. For further information about accomodation, visitor attractions and settlements on or close to the Great Glen Way, visit our area pages for Fort William & Glen Spean; and for Inverness, Loch Ness & Cromarty Firth.
• Undiscovered Scotland feature pages. There are links to relevant Undiscovered Scotland feature pages via the strip map on this page or its text alternative.