Discover the heart of the Highlands — hiking in Glen Nevis

This hike takes you above Fort William to the modest 978-foot (298 m) summit of Cow Hill for superb views across the town, Loch Linnhe and into Glen Nevis. It’s a pleasant way to spend a few hours, stretch the legs and get a taste of the West Highlands without venturing into the higher mountains.



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This walk takes you on a charming out and back along the glen. While the mountain views are sure to stir the soul, it’s the beautiful Water of Nevis that steals the show, as it winds and tumbles its way down the valley. Perhaps the main highlight of the walk is An Steall, the UK’s second highest waterfall… read more

An out and back journey into the bowels of the Ben, this hike follows the Pony Track from Glen Nevis before parting ways with this busy path at the Halfway Lochan. From here, it seeks out an atmospheric path beneath the iconic North Face where some of the finest rock scenery in Britain awaits.



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These two contrasting Munros make for an excellent horseshoe hike that reveals some awe-inspiring panoramas. Stob Bàn is a craggy peak, characterised by its quartzite crown, muscular, east-facing buttresses and steep gullies, whereas Mullach nan Coirean presents a sprawling, corrie-bitten ridgeline that… read more

Stob Bàn’s grand east-facing crags make it one of the most attractive mountains in the West Highlands and this, combined with the ease of access from Glen Nevis, makes it a popular objective. This route ascends the exciting north ridge and engages in a few easy scrambling moves before descending through… read more

The Marmores range is characterised by fine summits and grand corries enclosed by sinuous switchback ridges that make for superb hillwalking. As a dome-shaped, standalone peak that’s only connected to its neighbour by a rather broad bealach, outlier Binnein Beag bucks this trend. Nevertheless, this is… read more

The Pony Track is the easiest way to the summit of Ben Nevis, Britain’s highest mountain. It’s thought that around 75,000 people attempt the route every year, making it one of the most well-trodden in the land. Your reward is a huge panorama from the Ben’s broad, rocky summit plateau – that is, if the… read more

Ben Nevis’ neighbours Aonach Mòr and Aonach Beag – the ‘big ridge and the little ridge’ – are the 8th and 7th highest peaks in Britain. Confusingly, Beag is higher than Mòr, which earns its ‘big’ tag due to its greater length and bulk rather than its height.



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Quite simply, one of the best mountain journeys in the United Kingdom. Taking in four Munros, two exciting grade I scrambles and some sensational scenery, the Ring of Steall fully deserves its billing as a true classic. It’s a long day out with a hefty 4,350 feet (1,325 m) of elevation gain, so save… read more

Binnein Mòr is sometimes cited as being the greatest mountain in the Mamores. This is high praise considering the range also boasts the fine peaks of Stob Bàn, Sgùrr a’Mhàim and Am Bodach. Yet none are as graceful as Binnein Mòr, a lofty tabled summit that crowns a complex system of steep-sided ridges… read more

For hikers, there’s no finer way to the summit of Ben Nevis than via the CMD Arête. Slung between Ben Nevis and the Munro summit of Càrn Mòr Dearg, the arête is a huge yet graceful rocky arc. The traverse is always exciting and, despite appearances, is actually a straightforward, grade I scramble.



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