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Lock system on the Caledonian Canal

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The southern section of the Great Glen Way is a simple ride on gravel and a small amount of pavement, plus a section of single trail.

Unpaved trail but passable and fairly passable with suitable tires: Gravel at least. The views of the loch and the mountains are worth the effort on the few sections where the elevation gain is more difficult.

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Laggan Locks are a series of water lock gates on the Caledonian Canal between Loch Oich and Loch Lochy. Boats coming from the north-east side arrive at a water level of 35 meters above sea level (the highest stretch of the Caledonian Canal). They are lowered through the locks to the lower water level at Loch Lochy. It's a fascinating place with a bit of everything: scenery, boats using the locks, the site of a historic battle and a floating cafe!

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the original route was changed due to extensive construction work on a pumped storage plant. This gives you a super nice view, but also 100 meters in altitude and about 1km more distance

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Such a lovely spot. Don't miss the bench behind the lighthouse - makes for a lovely little break

Difficult to describe and photos are just a snapshot of this magnificent scenery. You have to experience it yourself, and rain is part of it.

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Who the hell is digging a canal through the middle of the Highlands? You might think, but it still seems quite consistent. The Great Glen is a tectonic fault that runs right through it and was also worked by a glacier. This left behind a steep trough valley. And although we are in the mountains, the top of the canal is only 42 m. This is ideal for a canal that should make the difficult journey around the outside, and also through the Pentland Firth, unnecessary. The canal was built from 1803 to 1822 under the direction of the Scottish engineer Thomas Telford. Only about a third of the total length of the canal had to be dug, otherwise natural water bodies, the lochs, were used. One of the lakes will still play a role here! The differences in height are compensated for by a total of 29 locks, partly individually and partly in lock staircases, the longest of which, Neptune's Staircase, consists of 8 individual locks and is the longest lock system in Great Britain.

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