September 23 – Great Glen Way – Day 3, South Laggan to Fort Augustus

A fairly long day today along Loch Oich and the canal to Fort Augustus. The first day where there was no real rain and the ponchos remained closed. The first bit of the trail was along an old railway line and the old Invergarry railway station, which was being rebuilt as (presumably) a tourist site.

The path continued along to a lock where we stopped for lunch. The path then continued between the River Oich and the canal. The weather was nice and the path very flat but the distance seemed to be longer than advertised in the book and notes. We did, however, manage to get into the pub in Fort Augustus before a shower started! Had a drink while we waited to check into the hotel at the Lock Hotel. Crossed the canal to the B&B, which had an amazing view from the breakfast room of a crumbling old railway bridge.

Had dinner at this Boathouse on the shores of Loch Ness, which also appeared to be where a birthday celebration was being held with some families with the worst behaved kids I have seen for a long time!

September 24 – Great Glen Way – Day 4, Fort Augustus to Invermoriston

Took the high route to Invermoriston, which afforded fantastic views of Loch Ness and the past days walks along the canal. There was a decent elevation gain to above the tree line, where we hiked along the moors. The weather was great with only a few minutes of rain as we hiked up the forest. The walk above the tree line was sunny with a bit of wind at times.

We then had a ‘knee crushing’ (as described by the book) decent into Invermoriston, which is on the river, slightly away from Loch Ness. Stopped at the Glenmorriston Arms for a beer before we checked into our B&B next door.

Had some venison for dinner before heading back to the B&B to relax. A rest day tomorrow.