Affric Kintail Way
A 44-mile long distance path which runs from Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness to Morvich in Kintail. With map, statistics, and GPX route file.
Statistics and Files
Grid Ref: NH 508 299
Distance: 44 miles (71 km)
Time: 18–24 hours
Duration: 3–4 days
Ordnance Survey Explorer Maps (1:25,000):
413 Knoydart, Loch Hourn and Loch Duich
414 Glen Shiel and Kintail Forest
415 Glen Affric, Glen Moriston and Cannich
416 Inverness, Loch Ness and Culloden
430 Loch Monar, Glen Cannich and Glen Stratfarrar
431 Glen Urquhart and Strathglass
Summary
The Affric Kintail Way runs from Drumnadrochit on the shores of Loch Ness to Morvich in Kintail, near the West Highlands seaboard. The start point enables it to be linked to the Great Glen Way and through that to much of Scotland's long-distance footpath network. The end point at Morvich enables a link with the much more challenging and serious Cape Wrath Trail. The route initially runs through forestry high above Glen Urquhart before reaching the village of Cannich in Strathglass. This is the gateway to what many regard as Scotland's most beautiful glen — Glen Affric. The route continues right up Glen Affric, through magnificent pinewoods and past stunning lochs, and then on up through the very wild and remote upper reaches of the glen in a valley surrounded by many Munros, with the chance to stay overnight in Scotland's remotest youth hostel (Glen Affric, an isolated bothy at Alltbeithe). Finally the route climbs over the main watershed before descending through the dramatic mountainous landscapes of Kintail below the Five Sisters of Kintail, three of which are also Munros. Route information is online and a Harvey Maps strip map is available. (Source: LDWA)