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Great Glen Way: 7-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 ascent7 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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7 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 → Fort Augustus

    14.3 km · 127 m ascent · 3h40–5h10 (about 4h19, incl. ~43m of stops)

  4. 4
    Day 4: Fort Augustus → Invermoriston

    12.1 km · 196 m ascent · 3h16–4h36 (about 3h50, incl. ~38m of stops)

  5. 5
    Day 5: Invermoriston → Lewiston

    22.6 km · 535 m ascent · 6h29–9h10 (about 7h38, incl. ~1h16 of stops)

    Via Foyers
  6. 6
    Day 6: Lewiston → Abriachan

    12.9 km · 367 m ascent · 3h41–5h12 (about 4h20, incl. ~43m of stops)

    Via Drumnadrochit, Milton
  7. 7
    Day 7: Abriachan → Inverness

    18.8 km · 61 m ascent · 4h43–6h40 (about 5h34, incl. ~56m of stops)