Great Glen Way Log #5
- hiking scotland
We leave the hostel to have a nice breakfast in a café. It seems closed when we get there, but as if by magic they’re opening right in front of us. With an egg roll and a scone we watch the action in the locks. Today is going to be a good day.
We’re taking the high route to Invermoriston. It is pretty, and most importantly, varying in landscape and views. We pause by a little waterfall on a meadow in a forest. We continue up the hillls until we cross the treeline and have wide views over Loch Ness, Fort Augustus and all the way back along the Great Glen where we’ve come from. And even the sun comes out in-between showers.
We break for lunch in a dry stone shelter. After walking through the hills west of Loch Ness for a while we descend steeply to Invermoriston which has another picturesque old bridge ruin. At the only café in town, the family-run Glen Rowan café, I decide that today is a two-scone day and sample the home baking. The couple who run the place have come up from Glasgow to escape the city. They took it over in March, and her parents help run the place.
Our B&B for the night, Darroch View, is cosy and has nice views. The owner explains in detail how to operate doors and the telly.
It is Friday. Tomorrow, there is a big marathon along Loch Ness. Sightings of lycra-clad athletes have become frequent. At the pub, we are joined by Joerg and Eva, Kat’s friends from Aberdeen. They weren’t able to get accommodation, possibly due to the marathon. When we retreat to our warm and cosy B&B, they return to the parking lot next to the public toilets to spend the night in their car.
We’re taking the high route to Invermoriston. It is pretty, and most importantly, varying in landscape and views. We pause by a little waterfall on a meadow in a forest. We continue up the hillls until we cross the treeline and have wide views over Loch Ness, Fort Augustus and all the way back along the Great Glen where we’ve come from. And even the sun comes out in-between showers.
We break for lunch in a dry stone shelter. After walking through the hills west of Loch Ness for a while we descend steeply to Invermoriston which has another picturesque old bridge ruin. At the only café in town, the family-run Glen Rowan café, I decide that today is a two-scone day and sample the home baking. The couple who run the place have come up from Glasgow to escape the city. They took it over in March, and her parents help run the place.
Our B&B for the night, Darroch View, is cosy and has nice views. The owner explains in detail how to operate doors and the telly.
It is Friday. Tomorrow, there is a big marathon along Loch Ness. Sightings of lycra-clad athletes have become frequent. At the pub, we are joined by Joerg and Eva, Kat’s friends from Aberdeen. They weren’t able to get accommodation, possibly due to the marathon. When we retreat to our warm and cosy B&B, they return to the parking lot next to the public toilets to spend the night in their car.
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| Lock action in Fort Augustus |
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| Spidernet masterpiece |
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| Looking back at Fort Augustus |
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| Loch Ness views |
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| Loch Ness views |
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| Loch Ness views |
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