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Looking South along Loch Oich from the Great Glen Way
Looking South along Loch Oich from the Great Glen Way

Great Glen Way
Self-guided walking holiday

Details
6 days' trekking
Scottish Highlands
Blue3
 Grade (Explained)
Self-guided
Starting in Fort William
Ending in Inverness
Typical walk 18.5km, 230m ascent
(Last day 29km, 550m ascent)
Highest altitude 382m
Dog-friendly

Latest research
November 2010 (Simon)

A typical forest path on the Great Glen Way, here above Loch Ness
GGW forest path (Photo gallery)

Accommodation
7 nights, staying in:
B&Bs and guesthouses (5)
Small hotel (1)
Inn (1)

Included
Accommodation and itinerary
Breakfasts
Expert and unlimited advice
Routecards, maps, local info
Emergency card

Season for self-guided treks
1 April to 30 September 2012
Trek on your ideal dates

Prices

6 stages (7 nights)
A good all-round trek
£440 per person
£110 single supp
Book

We take 6 stages as the norm and we also book other lengths of trip:

4 stages (5 nights)
A quick dash
£360 per person
£80 single supp
Book

5 stages (6 nights)
Slightly faster
£400 per person
£90 single supp
Book

7 stages (8 nights)
No long last day
£490 per person
£120 single supp
Book

A Highland cow beside the Caledonian Canal near Fort Augustus
A Highland cow (Photo gallery)

Options
Add baggage transfer - please ask
Skip first or last nights
Take a rest day to visit Skye
Stay in luxury or in hostels


+ Link two centres in the Scottish Highlands
+ Easy terrain and gentle ascents
+ Expert research and planning for your ideal trek

Latest news January 2012
Please ask about our 2012 season which starts on 1 April. Thank you.

The Great Glen Way runs for 111km (69.5 miles) from Fort William to Inverness. It follows the length of the Great Glen, the obvious geological fault in the Scottish Highlands, linking an outdoors town on the West Coast with Scotland's city in the Highlands.

The route sticks to good tracks and paths, often in forests and alongside the Caledonian Canal, but also running across open moorland. As long-distance paths go, the GGW is one of the easier ones. The terrain is simple and the ascent is moderate, so that the main challenge comes in the distance walked. The last stage to Inverness is the hardest of all but a fitting finish to the trek. After days in the countryside, find yourself walking through riverside gardens into a bustling town centre.



Map showing the route of UK Exploratory's Great Glen Way self-guided walking holiday


This holiday covers the whole route from Fort William to Inverness, missing out nothing. We can also move your baggage between stops, as an extra, to reduce your load. Logistics on the Great Glen Way are quite manageable and you are never too far from civilisation.

Your accommodation along the Great Glen Way is a good mix of guesthouses and B&Bs, with a characterful inn and a comfy small hotel. We love to book our clients into places with warm welcomes and excellent standards.























Happy clients

"I would recommend you to anybody as you provide an excellent service. All of the accommodations provided lovely accommodation, breakfasts, information required, and the hosts were all very nice and friendly. I give them all full marks.

"I liked seeing the points of interest ie: the old railway platform abandoned in 1946, the old ruin, Urquhart Castle in the distance, the remains of the old drovers lodges... Lovely looking from the higher points over Loch Ness."

Hazel Pyper
(Great Glen Way, April 2010)

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See alternatives
West Highland Way
South Lakes Circuit

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