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Fort Augustus And Glenmoriston

Enchanted Forest – Fort Augustus Locks loop from River Moriston

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United Kingdom

Scotland

Highlands

Fort Augustus And Glenmoriston

Enchanted Forest – Fort Augustus Locks loop from River Moriston

Hard

4.8

(84)

494

hikers

Enchanted Forest – Fort Augustus Locks loop from River Moriston

06:44

22.9km

620m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 4, 2026

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Includes a movable bridge

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After 10.8 km for 15 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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4.52 km

Viewpoint

8.31 km

Enchanted Forest

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Magnificent primeval forest with many bizarre trees

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10.8 km

Fort Augustus Locks

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Fort Augustus sits on the southern banks of the Loch Ness. From the historic and picturesque hamlet, you get wonderful views of the loch and many tourists come here to …

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10.9 km

Fort Augustus Swing Bridge

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Impressive lock system at the entrance of the canal.

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14.1 km

Great Glen Way — High Route: View over Loch Ness

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The High Route begins on forest tracks and ascends high above Loch Ness; affording breathtaking views over the water. This option has around 600 feet (183 metres) of extra ascent …

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21.4 km

Junction of High and Low Routes, Great Glen Way

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Here you have to decide! Left: low route to Fort Augustus, small path straight: high route.

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22.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.2 km

1.64 km

1.34 km

720 m

524 m

487 m

Surfaces

10.2 km

8.85 km

1.83 km

1.07 km

907 m

136 m

Elevation

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Highest point (310 m)

Lowest point (20 m)

Weather

Tuesday 18 August

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Comments

September 2, 2024,GGW Tag 4: Von Fort Augustus nach Invermoriston

This was the shortest but also the most beautiful stage of the Great Glen Way so far. We could hardly see Loch Ness from the roof window of our accommodation early in the morning because it was so foggy, so we took our time with breakfast today.
Then we headed out of Fort Augustus and up into the forest. At …

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October 19, 2023,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Great Glenway (High Route) - Fort Augustus to Invermoriston🗻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

It's been 2 weeks since I walked part of the Great Glenway through the phenomenally beautiful highlands of Scotland, but I get ecstatic again when I scroll through the photos...
These are the highlands I was looking forward to walking in Highlands weather (so no friendly sun)
I only had a strong wind from storm Babet (which added an extra …

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May 8, 2022,Great Glen Way: An epic coast-to-coast across the Highlands in 7 stages... - Day 4 - Hike

Don't head off too early today as once you have reached Fort Augustus it's the perfect place to stop for some breakfast and a coffee! This is a tourist spot and a lovely place to relax before moving on. There are toilets (which you may have to pay for) on the way out of Fort Augustus.

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Enchanted Forest – Fort Augustus Locks loop from River Moriston

Enchanted Forest

Fort Augustus Locks

Fort Augustus Swing Bridge

Great Glen Way — High Route: View over Loch Ness

Junction of High and Low Routes, Great Glen Way

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