Fort William — Kinlochleven
Forkin one
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By a Slow Ways Volunteer on 07 Apr 2021
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Fort William and Kinlochleven.
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This is a Slow Ways route connecting Fort William and Kinlochleven.
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Reviews - 3
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Is this route good enough? - Yes (3)
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Geography information system (GIS) data
Total length
Maximum elevation
Minimum elevation
Start and end points
Fort William
Grid Ref
NN1051874183
Lat / Lon
56.82039° / -5.10634°
Easting / Northing
210,518E / 774,183N
What3Words
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Kinlochleven
Grid Ref
NN1868461856
Lat / Lon
56.71306° / -4.96401°
Easting / Northing
218,684E / 761,856N
What3Words
reviews.masses.panics
Forkin One's land is
| Fort William | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NN1051874183 |
| Lat / Lon | 56.82039° / -5.10634° |
| Easting / Northing | 210,518E / 774,183N |
| What3Words | squashes.magnets.races |
| Kinlochleven | |
|---|---|
| Grid Ref | NN1868461856 |
| Lat / Lon | 56.71306° / -4.96401° |
| Easting / Northing | 218,684E / 761,856N |
| What3Words | reviews.masses.panics |
| Moors | 37.2% |
| Natural grass | 4.0% |
| Urban | 5.5% |
| Woods | 53.2% |
Data: Corine Land Cover (CLC) 2018
reviews
Catherine
02 Dec 2023An excellent route that mostly follows the West Highland Way but with an alternative descent into Fort William that avoids the Glen Nevis road. Beautiful views throughout. Follows good tracks which are generally dry underfoot and stony. Accessible on a mountain bike. Do note this is a fairly remote route and there aren't any facilities on the way so check the weather before you set off! Phone signal is also limited so worth downloading a map in advance or carrying a paper copy.
Ingrina
13 Jun 2023A beautiful route in the west Highlands that mostly follows the West Highland Way until you get into Glen Nevis. I did the whole of this route in 2 different trips - the first time as part of a West Highland Way walk (when it rained A LOT), and the next trip to finish the last part of it, which goes around Cow Hill.
The path from Kinlochleven starts with a bit of a climb, but the scenery and surrounding nature helped ease the effort. We then joined a wide old military road that is in very good condition, which is great for walking and talking side by side. This continues on for a long while, and you'll pass and wind through woodlands on the undulating path. It's not as varied as some of the other walks around the area, but it is fairly relaxing if you get good weather (we didn't, so we rushed quite a lot of it!). To descend, we followed a gradually zig-zagging path through the forest.
The section where it diverges from the WHW towards Cow Hill is beautiful and a MUCH better alternative to the road walking of the WHW. It goes through and in woodland, with the Mamores range in sight on a clearer day. We did have to do a bit of an ascent, but it doesn't go all the way up Cow Hill, just to a great viewpoint overlooking Fort William before descending into the town. This is one of the reasons why I love doing Slow Ways - discovering great alternatives to the popular suggestion. If you're doing the West Highland Way and have the legs in you, I'd definitely opt for this route into Fort William to the end. It's a stunning way to end a great walk!.
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Spadgershat
24 Sep 2021A stunning route following (mostly) the West Highland Way with good footpaths throughout and views of some of Scotland's greatest munros. If you're coming north, the climb out of Kinlochleven is brutal, but the few miles following the river are, on a good day, utterly picturesque. There's no services along the route, so bring plenty of water.
Arguably there are better ways to get into Fort William via Cow Hill but a local probably knows better than me...?.
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