7-day forecast
Open-Meteo · trail point · local dates · last updated Nov 11, 2026, 3:10 PM PTWed 11
Light drizzle
7°C / 0°C
0% · 0.2 mm
Wind 6 km/h
FairThu 12
Light drizzle
6°C / -0°C
0% · 0.4 mm
Wind 8 km/h
FairFri 13
Light drizzle
8°C / 2°C
16% · 0.3 mm
Wind 18 km/h
FairSat 14
Light rain
8°C / 6°C
84% · 14.7 mm
Wind 21 km/h
PoorSun 15
Drizzle
8°C / 5°C
94% · 7.4 mm
Wind 18 km/h
PoorMon 16
Overcast
5°C / 1°C
45% · 0.0 mm
Wind 19 km/h
FairTue 17
Overcast
2°C / -1°C
25% · 0.0 mm
Wind 6 km/h
GoodRoute
Route line © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), simplified. Dot: trail point.
About this trail
The Great Glen Way is a long distance path in Scotland. It follows the Great Glen, running from Fort William in the southwest to Inverness in the northeast, covering 125 kilometres (78 mi). It was opened in 2002, and is designated as one of Scotland's Great Trails by NatureScot. The Great Glen Way is generally walked from southwest to northeast to follow the direction of the prevailing wind. It can be walked in 5–7 days, or cycled in 2–3 days. The trail is maintained and improved by the Great Glen Ways partnership, which consists of Highland Council, Scottish Canals and Forestry and Land Scotland. About 30,000 people use the path every year, of whom about 4,500 complete the entire route.
From the Wikipedia article “Great Glen Way”, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Trail facts
- Length
- 127 km · 79 mi (Wikidata)
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Continent
- Europe
- Trail point
- 56.82231, -5.10591 (OpenStreetMap route (first mapped point))
- OSM network
- National walking network
- Wikidata
- Q380086
- OpenStreetMap
- relation 126572
- Official info
- outdoorhighlands.co.uk/long-distance-trails/grea
Hiked it?
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Photo: “Great Glen Way.JPG” by Ayack, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (resized).
