East Highland Way
| East Highland Way | |
|---|---|
 Ben Nevis at the Fort William starting point |
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| Data | |
| length | 132 km |
| location | Great Britain , Scotland |
| Starting point |
Fort William 56 ° 49 ′ 4.1 ″ N , 5 ° 6 ′ 39.2 ″ W. |
| Target point |
Aviemore 57 ° 11 ′ 23.6 " N , 3 ° 49 ′ 45.1" W. |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| The highest point | Glen Banchor, 390 m |
| Level of difficulty | moderate |
| season | all year round |
| particularities | Ben Nevis , highest mountain in Scotland and Great Britain |
Map with all coordinates: The East Highland Way ( Scottish Gaelic : Slighe Gaidhealtachd an Ear) is a 132 km long long distance hiking trail in Scotland that connects the towns of Fort William and Aviemore .
description
The EHW was developed in 2007 by Kevin Langan and owes its name to the fact that the route ends in Aviemore on the edge of the Scottish Highlands . The path leads through a varied and wild landscape, through deep forest plantations, past many lochs and overcomes untouched marshland. It connects the West Highland Way and the Great Glen Way in Fort William and the Speyside Way in Aviemore.
Main route
Fort William - Spean Bridge - Tulloch - Feagour - Laggan - Newtonmore - Kincraig - Aviemore.
Stages
The following stage recommendation when hiking from west to east.
- Stage 1: Fort William - Spean Bridge, length: 18.9 km
- Stage 2: Spean Bridge - Tulloch, length: 18.8 km
- Stage 3: Tulloch - Feagour, length: 33.7 km
- Stage 4: Feagour - Laggan, length: 8.1 km
- Stage 5: Laggan - Newtonmore, length: 14.6 km
- Stage 6: Newtonmore - Kincraig, length: 15 miles
- Stage 7: Kincraig - Aviemore, length: 16.8 km
Commando Memorial , near Spean Bridge
Ruthven Barracks, near Kingussie
Loch Insh, near Kincraig
mark
The path is only partially marked, so the use of a map is recommended.
Places along the way
- Fort William
- Torlundy
- Spean Bridge
- Monessie
- Tulloch
- Strathmashie
- Laggan
- Newtonmore
- Kingussie
- Loch Insh
- Kincraig
- Feshiebridge
- Aviemore
Rare animal species
Various rare animal species can be seen along the way.
- Pine Marten (Engl. Pine marten)
- European wildcat (English Scottish wildcat)
- Golden Eagle (Engl. Golden eagle)
- Squirrels (Engl. Red squirrel)
- Scottish crossbill (Scottish English. Crossbill)
- Osprey (Engl. Osprey)
- Crested Tit (Engl. Crested tit)
- Capercaillie (Engl. Capercaillie)
European wild cat
Capercaillie
Individual evidence
- ↑ www.easthighlandway.com site of East Highland Way.
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/fort-william-spean-bridge.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/spean-bridge-inverlair.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/fortwilliam/inverlair-pattack.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/pattack-laggan.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/laggan-newtonmore.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/newtonmore-kincraig.shtml
- ↑ http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/cairngorms/kincraig-aviemore.shtml