OpenStreetMap does not map this route as a whole. Where it follows Great Glen Way and South Loch Ness Trail the line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of those trails; the rest (2 km) is drawn by our router along mapped paths, tracks and lanes through the places the route's own site names (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL). Heights are from a 30 m terrain model. It shows the way the route goes, not every turn of it: check the route's own site, take a map and check for diversions before a long trip. See the source.
The trail
The Loch Ness 360° Trail circles the loch from Inverness Castle: the Great Glen Way on the north-west shore to Fort Augustus, then the South Loch Ness Trail back by Foyers and Dores. Its own site gives 80 miles (129.5 km) and recommends six days, one section a day: Inverness to Drumnadrochit, Invermoriston, Fort Augustus, Foyers, Dores and back to Inverness.
Stages
A suggested split into 6 days of about 22 km (13 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 Inverness to Drumnadrochit 30 km · 30 km from the start
- Day 2 Drumnadrochit to Invermoriston 24 km · 54 km from the start
- Day 3 Invermoriston to Fort Augustus 12.1 km · 66 km from the start
- Day 4 Fort Augustus to Foyers 25 km · 91 km from the start
- Day 5 Foyers to Dores 22 km · 113 km from the start
- Day 6 Dores to Inverness 17.7 km · 130 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Tomnahurich · 3.1 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Inverness, Highland. 57.47595, -4.22582
Finish: where it starts. The trail is a circuit.
Directions to the start
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Inverness, Highland · The start Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Drumnadrochit, Highland · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Invermoriston, Highland · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Fort Augustus, Highland · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Foyers, Highland · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Dores, Highland · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
- Inverness, Highland · The finish Booking.com → Expedia → Hotels.com →
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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.
