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Loch Ness 360

Highland

129 km / 80 miles
Starting from Inverness - the Highland Capital - and making a complete circuit around Loch Ness, the 360 can easily be completed within a week. Promoted by Visit Inverness Loch Ness, the route combines sections of the Great Glen Way and then the full South Loch Ness Trail and uses their waymarking.

The first half of the trail follows the Great Glen Way above the north side of Loch Ness, reaching Fort Augustus in three stages. The high level variants offer some superb views over Loch Ness. Once at Fort Augustus, the second half of the route follows the South Loch Ness Trail for its complete length to Torbreck on the fringes of Inverness, finishing with a further 5.5km along the roadside to head back to Inverness Castle. Highlights include the magnificent Falls of Foyers, Suidhe viewpoint, the Caledonian Canal and Urquhart Castle.

The route is promoted as a multi-user trail for walkers and cyclists. There is a website with trail details, videos and maps linked below.

A separate 50-mile route, the Trail of the Seven Lochs, is a circuit wholly on the south side of Loch Ness that partly coincides with the 360, but links smaller lochs.

UPDATE: High Route closed between Fort Augustus & Invermoriston until summer 2024 for more details see https://www.highland.gov.uk/greatglenway/news/article/36/high_route_closed_between_fort_augustus_and_invermoriston_from_monday_the_20th_of_november


Details:

Path Type: Other Paths
Attributes: Challenging
Forest/Woodland
Lake/Reservoir/Loch
Start and Finish: NH666451 - Inverness Castle, Inverness, Highland View on StreetMap
Web Sites: Loch Ness 360 Walk Highlands - Loch Ness 360 Wild Walking UK - Great Glen Way [blog]

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Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2016.
© OpenStreetMap contributors under Open Database Licence.
Rights of way data from selected Local Authorities.
Large scale digital mapping is provided by John Thorn.
At high zoom levels the route is indicative only.
Purchase Ordnance Survey Maps:
OS Landranger 26, 34, 35
OS Landranger Active 26, 34, 35
OS Explorer 55, 400, 416, 417, 431
OS Explorer Active 55, 400, 416, 417, 431
Other Paper Maps:
Harvey National Trail map
South Loch Ness Trail (Harvey Maps - 2013)

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Baggage Handling (Loch Ness Travel)

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Route Profile:

129.1 km (80.2 miles)
3,440 m (11,286 ft) ascent
433 m (1,421 ft)  maximum height

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