The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 20 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Fort William to Bunarkaig 20 km · 20 km from the start
- Day 2 Bunarkaig to Invergarry 20 km · 41 km from the start
- Day 3 Invergarry to an unnamed point 20 km · 61 km from the start
- Day 4 An unnamed point to Grotaig 20 km · 82 km from the start
- Day 5 Grotaig to Inverness 20 km · 102 km from the start
- Day 6 Inverness to the finish 20 km · 123 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Tomnahurich · 120 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Fort William, Highland. 56.82087, -5.10796
Finish: 57.47595, -4.22582
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Fort William, Highland · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Bunarkaig, Highland · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Invergarry, Highland · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Grotaig, Highland · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Inverness, Highland · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
