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Great Glen Way: 5-day itinerary

The Great Glen Way is a 127 km long-distance path from Fort William to Invereness, climbing about 2364 m in total along the route. This summary is auto-generated, expand it and the topics below with well-sourced detail.

123 km2,155 m ascent5 walking daysScotland
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5 days24.7 km a day6 days20.6 km a day7 days17.6 km a day

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5 days from Fort William to Inverness

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  1. 1
    Day 1: Fort William → Gairlochy

    16.8 km · 29 m ascent · 4h–5h39 (about 4h43, incl. ~47m of stops)

    Via Glen Nevis, Lochyside, Caol, Corpach, Banavie
  2. 2
    Day 2: Gairlochy → Invergarry

    25.8 km · 395 m ascent · 6h55–9h46 (about 8h08, incl. ~1h22 of stops)

  3. 3
    Day 3: Invergarry → Invermoriston

    26.4 km · 320 m ascent · 6h55–9h46 (about 8h08, incl. ~1h22 of stops)

    Via Fort Augustus
  4. 4
    Day 4: Invermoriston → Drumnadrochit

    23.7 km · 535 m ascent · 6h45–9h32 (about 7h56, incl. ~1h19 of stops)

    Via Foyers, Lewiston
  5. 5
    Day 5: Drumnadrochit → Inverness

    30.6 km · 431 m ascent · 8h09–11h31 (about 9h35, incl. ~1h36 of stops)

    Via Abriachan