Highlands

The Top 20 Gorges in the Highlands

Gorges are incredibly beautiful places, and you’ve got 20 to choose from in the Highlands. Just browse our list of the best gorges below and see photos, tips and extra info to help you visit one of these beautiful places on your next adventure in the Highlands.

Steall Falls and Glen Nevis Valley

Steall Falls

Coire Gabhail (The Hidden Valley)

Falls of Foyers

Glen Nevis Valley

Falls of Measach and Corrieshalloch Gorge

Geo of Sclaites

Chalamain Gap

Eag Dhubh Cleft, Beinn Alligin

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Steall Falls and Glen Nevis Valley
Hiking Highlight
From the car park at the end of the Glen Nevis road, a romantic path leads through a gorge. After climbing this rocky trail, the landscape opens up and the trail descends into the Glen Nevis Valley.
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Steall Falls
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Anyone who has seen Harry Poter is not interested in whether this is the second highest waterfall in Scotland. This waterfall can be seen in the background of various Quidditch …
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Coire Gabhail (The Hidden Valley)
Hiking Highlight
The Lost Valley – or Coire Gabhail, to give it its proper title – is a magnificent hanging valley that's hemmed in by the Bidean massif's Beinn Fhada and Gearr …
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Falls of Foyers
Hiking Highlight
From the café on the street, there are steep steps down to the viewing point of the waterfall. It's a beautiful sight even when there's not much water.
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Glen Nevis Valley
Hiking Highlight
This is where the ascent to Britain's highest mountain, Ben Nevis (1344 m), begins. From there you have a good overview. On the left you can see the foot of …
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Falls of Measach and Corrieshalloch Gorge
Hiking Highlight
The falls of Measach are one of the most spectacular waterfalls in Scotland located in a 1,5 kilometer long gorge called Corrieshalloch Gorge.

The falls of Measach plunges down over …
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Geo of Sclaites
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
A very impressive view. Accessible via a well-maintained footpath.
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Chalamain Gap
Hiking Highlight (Segment)
If you're hiking through the boulder-strewn jaws of the Chalamain Gap, odds are you are headed somewhere spectacular. This rocky defile connects the popular Cairngorm ski area with the magical …
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Eag Dhubh Cleft, Beinn Alligin
Hiking Highlight
Eag Dhubh is a colossal cleft in Beinn Alligin's otherwise beautiful form. Visible from a great distance, it cuts through the 'Jewelled Mountain' just below the main summit of Sgùrr …
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