Road to the Isles

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Section at Morar

Road to the Isles is a scenic road in the Scottish Highlands . It is located in the Council Area Highland and connects the towns of Fort William and Mallaig . It runs largely parallel to the route of the West Highland Railway , on which the steam-powered tourist train The Jacobite runs in summer .

The road is approximately 70 kilometers long and passes numerous attractions in the Highlands. It starts in the tourist center of Fort William. After a few kilometers in Banavie , the traveler reaches the lock staircase of the Caledonian Canal , called Neptune's Staircase . The road then turns west and runs along the north coast of Loch Eil . A few kilometers to the west you will find the Glenfinnan Monument at Loch Shiel and the Glenfinnan Viaduct, known from several films .

The road then runs parallel to the picturesque Loch Eilt , only to reach the Scottish west coast a little later, from where some spectacular views of the islands of Rum and the Eigg open up. The route now leads north along the stretches of coast that were used as locations for the beach shots in the film Local Hero . Particularly worth seeing is the silvery shimmering stretch of beach near Morar , which is also known as the Silver Sands of Morar . A few kilometers further north, the route ends at the Mallaig ferry terminal.

The route of the Road to the Isles largely corresponds to the course of the A830 . Travelers can leave this well-developed road in Arisaig and switch to the parallel B8008, which runs much closer to the coast. Both streets meet again at Morar.

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