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Great Glen Way - alternative via Carn na Leitire
On Carn na Leitire, Northwest Highlands
Next nearby hike: Milton Trail 4.0 mi · 6.5 kmExplore Carn na Leitire →
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7-day forecast
Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0)Best time to hike
Best months: May–Sep · highs 12–16 °C (54–61 °F)
- J3°-1°168
- F4°-1°124
- M6°0°121
- A8°1°72
- M12°4°82
- J14°7°85
- J16°9°80
- A15°9°96
- S13°7°114
- O9°4°149
- N6°2°140
- D4°0°137
Average high °C · low °C · precipitation mm per month. Highlighted: best months.
How we pick months
Best months are those where the 1981–2010 average daily high is 10–27 °C (50–81 °F), the average overnight low is 0 °C (32 °F) or warmer, and average precipitation is 200 mm (7.9 in) or less. Values are long-term monthly averages for the ~1 km cell at the trail point on the map, from CHELSA V2.1 climatologies (Karger et al., CC0), not a forecast. Higher or more exposed parts of a route can be colder, wetter or snowier.
About this trail
About 4.1 km (2.5 mi) long, Great Glen Way - alternative via Carn na Leitire is a national hiking route in Highland, United Kingdom. It is on Carn na Leitire in the Northwest Highlands. It lies about 5.6 km northeast of Drumnadrochit.
Short summary written from the trail facts on this page.
Trail facts
- Mapped length
- 4.1 km · 2.5 mi (OSM route, Waymarked Trails)
- Mountain
- Carn na Leitire (hill, 434 m; GeoNames)
- Mountain range
- Northwest Highlands (Northwest European Highlands; GMBA)
- Nearest town
- 5.6 km NE of Drumnadrochit (Highland, Scotland) · GeoNames
- Connects to
- Great Glen Way (at its start or end)
- Best months
- May–Sep
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- Highland
- Continent
- Europe
- Route type
- National route
- Ref
- GGW
- Route centre
- 57.3780, -4.4175
- Route start
- 57.3705, -4.4147
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 19426689
How it’s scored
Hikers can rate difficulty from 1 to 10 (1 = flat, short, easy walk for anyone; 3 = gentle hills, a little effort; 5 = moderate climbs, some fitness needed; 7 = steep or long, solid fitness required; 10 = extremely strenuous or technical; long steep climbing; experienced hikers only). The community average is shown once at least 3 people have rated the trail; until then the official or computed score is used when we have one.
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