Great Glen Way & Loch Ness Hiking Tours

The Great Glen Way runs about 79 miles from Fort William to Inverness, tracing the Great Glen fault line through Loch Lochy, Loch Oich and the length of Loch Ness. Macs Adventure has run self-guided hiking tours on this route for years, and it's one of our gentler Highland trails.

The path follows the Caledonian Canal towpath and forest tracks for much of the way, with far less ascent than the West Highland Way to the south. Most itineraries run 6-8 days, staying in villages like Fort Augustus and Drumnadrochit right on Loch Ness.

Macs Adventure has planned self-guided Scotland trips for over 20 years - the Great Glen Way remains one of our most-booked routes.

• Follows the Great Glen fault line, a geological feature that splits the Scottish Highlands in two
• Passes the full length of Loch Ness, with genuine chances of a lochside evening view
• Mostly canal towpath and forest track, so ascent is far gentler than the neighboring West Highland Way
• Fort Augustus, midway along the route, sits right where the canal meets Loch Ness
• Connects directly to the West Highland Way at Fort William for hikers who want to combine both trails