Fort William Backpackers
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Day 12 - Old McDonald...
The final stage of the Great Glen Way runs down Loch Lochy and back onto the Caledonian Canal all the way to Fort William and Loch Linnhe. The Caledonian Canal is another feat of 19th century engineering, where rather than use specialist "navvies", the local Highlanders were pressed into service in between their ordinary droving and crofting …
Ben Nevis
Fort William is a popular tourist spot, mostly because it is situated right next to Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the UK. Ok, its pretty tiny at only 1344m high but remember this is the UK, so you are likely to get cloud, rain, fog and possibly snow, usually all in the space of half an hour.
We were pretty lucky with sunny weather and an …
Fort William - Scotland
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We left Inverness and headed down to Fort William via a stop off at Loch Ness. We only stayed one night at Fort William, arriving in the afternoon and leaving early the next morning, so we didn't really get to see much. We planned on climbing Ben Nevis (the highest mountain in the UK) in the morning, however, the weather was …
Day 6 - Kinlochleven to Fort William (16 miles)
Wow! My cabin really was like a sauna last night. I didn't need to sleep in the sleeping bag at all last night, I just slept in the sleeping bag liner and I was plenty warm enough. At least all my clothes are dry again for today. The alarm was set for 07:00 so that I had enough time to have a cup of tea, pack my bag and be ready to grab my bacon …
Nessie
... The Loch was perfectly flat and it is very dark in color, the gentleman doing the guide talk said this was because of the stain from bracken etc that washes into it, apparently visibility is only about 3 meters. We did not see Nessie, but he believes something is afoot and it could happen anytime. Still had an interesting boat ride with magnificent scenery and well, been there done it now.later in the evening back at the Abbey ...
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TravelPod Member ReviewsFort William Backpackers
“I initial impressions are a but shoddy”
Reviewed Nov 1, 2012
I'll update this after I have spent my first night here. I have two nights in total.
This review is the subjective opinion of a TravelPod member and not of TravelPod.com.
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