My gear including water The Lairig Ghru route from Aviemore to Braemar (or Braemar to Aviemore) is about equipment, food and water. My pack was 14kg at home, but this did not allow for water bought at Aviemore. Why take 4 litres of water? Getting water in the highlands is more involved than dipping...
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Great Glen Way 1
Great Glen Way Page 1 of 8 Great Glen Way Inverness Tuesday 10 June 2008 Inverness to Drumnadrochit – The way not marked well. Instead of following the GGW I ended up following the canal track to Dochgaroch. I crossed over the canal and walked back one mile to B? Blackfold road. A steady climb...
Great Glen Way 2 – Drumnadrochit – Wednesday
Great Glen Way – Drumnadrochit – Wednesday Page 2 of 8 Drumnadrochit Wednesday 11 June Woke at 5 am then slept to 8 am. When I woke my left eyelid was swollen – almost shut. I figured it was irritated and tried to flush with water. It eased off after lunch time. I phoned...
Great Glen Way 3 – Invermoriston – Friday
Great Glen Way – Invermoriston – Friday Page 3 of 8 Invermoriston – Friday 13th Woke at 4am – porridge for breakfast, packed ultra fast due to midges. Left for Fort Augustus at 5am. Walked five miles into Fort Augustus – Never ending up and down route into the town. View of Cherry Island. Arrived...
Great Glen Way 4 – Culloochy – Saturday
Great Glen Way – Culloochy – Saturday Page 4 of 8 Saturday 14th Left Cullochy Lock at 8.45am. Walked along the loch side (Loch Oich) then up to the railway. There was a concrete tunnel with the old railway line above / sleepers were overgrown. The sign said that the tunnel was built late 1800’s...
Great Glen Way 5 – Clunes – Sunday
Great Glen Way – Clunes – Sunday Page 5 of 8 Sunday 15th Rose at 7am. Started walking at 8am. Very nice walk to Clunes. Took photo of Ben Nevis (pic). On arriving at Clunes I thought I would camp at Loch Arkaig. On the way there was a sign board advertising Eis Chia-Aig waterfalls....
Great Glen Way 6 – Gairlochy – Monday
Great Glen Way – Gairlochy – Monday Page 6 of 8 Monday 16th Rose at 8am and left Gairlochy at 8.30am. Walked down to the canal and 200yds along when I realised I didn’t have my stick. I thought I didn’t want to go back for it, so I had the intention of phoning the...
Great Glen Way 7 – Chamagael – Tuesday
Great Glen Way – Chamagael – Tuesday Page 7 of 8 Tuesday 17th =====
Great Glen Way 8 – Additional Information
Great Glen Way – Additional Information Page 8 of 8 Additional Information Inverness 9 June 2008 Met in Inverness, Tony and his parents Mick and Sue Jones from Essex. Tony and his parents are on holiday from Essex, staying in a chalet. They were pleased with the layout of the chalet as Tony is unable...