History
The Great Glen Way was opened on 30 April 2002 by Prince Andrew, who among his titles was Earl of Inverness. It was the fourth of Scotland's original official Long Distance Routes, which were proposed and financially supported by Scottish Natural Heritage.
It runs from Fort William to Inverness along the Great Glen, following the Caledonian Canal for much of the way and a section of one of General Wade's military roads on the south-east shore of Loch Oich.
The trail is maintained by the Great Glen Ways partnership of the Highland Council, Scottish Canals and Forestry and Land Scotland.
Sources: Gazetteer for Scotland: Great Glen Way; Wikipedia: Great Glen Way; Wikipedia: Scotland's Great Trails; Scotland's Great Trails: Great Glen Way
Facts
- Code
- UK 024 (provisional)
- Distance
- 78.0 miles (126 km). We measure 76.8 miles
- Sections
- 6
- Type
- Linear
- Opened
- 30 April 2002
- Designation
- One of Scotland's Great Trails
- Looked after by
- NatureScot (Scotland's Great Trails) / Highland Council
- Nations
- Scotland
- Total ascent
- Still to be measured