Description:

This 4-stage walk is moderately difficult (some steep sections) but is generally recommended for more experienced walkers and map reading skills are a must. Glen Affric, situated west of Loch Ness and south west of Inverness, is seen by many as the most beautiful glen in Scotland. Native woods, glistening lochs and haunting moorlands are all part of this great walk. The Affric Kintail Way is a great route for walkers but also for mountain bikers and horse riders stretching almost 71 km from Drumnadrochit by Loch Ness to Morvich by Loch Duich. A number of rights of way, forest trails and footpaths, that existed in some cases for centuries, have been incorporated into, what many experts believe to be, one of the finest long distance trails in Scotland. The path itself is mostly good underfoot. Much of it follows forest tracks, though walkers should be prepared for occasional wet or rougher sections.