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Walks from the Gondola Top Station Walks from the North Face Circular 750 6.5 km / 4 miles, allow 1 ¾ hours 0 0.25 0.5km Gondola Top Station CIC Hut & Allt 0 0.25 miles From the ‘Tree Adventure’, follow the river lundy walk until you come a’ Mhuilinn Both are relatively easy walks enabling all our visitors, young and old to a right fork, 1.3km, bear right, then left as you come on to the old 700 alike, to enjoy and appreciate the experience and the true Meall Beag road. Walk down the road, no longer open to traffic, till you reach the magnificence and ruggedness of the Scottish Highlands. Nevis Range traffic lights, take the forest track on the left and head for the North 350 Face car park, stay on the main forest track over the bridge and all the top station 300 200 150 Sgurr Finnisg-aig way back to Nevis Range.250 For a longer option add on the ‘North Face 269m and Loch views’. 1.5 km / 0.9 mile, allow 40 min return 100 50 Ascent: 53m The walk to Sgurr Finnisg-aig is the shorter of the two trails,Allt takingna Caillich North Face and Lochs view approximately 40 minutes return. This is an excellent viewpoint, 4.5 km / 2 ¾ miles, allow 1 ¾ hours (to the second viewpoint and back) which looks out across the Great Glen and Hills of Knoydart, you can Ascent: 219m View across Loch Linnhe and Loch Eil also look back to the impressive overshadowing mass of Carn Mor This trail offers fantastic views of the towering buttresses of the North Dearg and Ben Nevis. face of Ben Nevis, one of Europe’s top climbing destinations. After View from Meall Beag passing the North Face car park and crossing the bridge, take the track right marked ‘Allt a’ Mhuilinn’. As the path winds steeply up the hill you 200 MeallMeall BreacBeag 150 are rewarded with panoramic views over Loch Eil, Loch Linnhe and the 100 Sgurr Finnisg-aig 2.24 km / 1.4 miles, allow 1 hour return Gondola surrounding hills. The path continues on to provide access to the north 50 650 Ascent: 20m face of Ben Nevis for experienced hillwalkers and climbers. 600 Meall Beag is a slightly longer trail, taking approximately 1 hour North Face return. This trail leads visitors in the opposite direction from where 550 the views across Loch Linnhe, Loch Eil, the hillsMeall of Ardgour, na Moidart Car Park am illi Coille Moire W 500 450 and into Alt Daim are simply stunning. rt o d F a o Ro t 400 h y The Hig d n lu 350 r o T - k 300 in Puggy Line l le Stolen Bridge c y 250 C Torlundy 200 Hole in the Wall Lundy River MacKenzies Road Map Key Ben Nevis View Point 150 Road Parking 1.6 km / 1 mile, allow 30 min return Tree Forest road/Track Toilets A82 Adventure Picnic table/Seat Hire Bike hire This low-level trail offers fantastic views of the towering buttresses of the North face of Ben Nevis, well worth a short 30min walk. The trail starts at Viewpoint Gondola the ‘Tree Adventure’, and takes the short rolling track through the forest, Leanachan Forest Archaeological site Cafe/Restaurant above you the ‘Tree Adventure’ courses wind through the trees. Bear left as you pop out onto the main forest track and after 50m take a right onto Trail grading Quarries Hire single track. This weaves its way through the forest, coming out at the old Easy Moderate Strenuous road. Cross this and follow the main access road until you reach a large 150 layby and view point with picnic table. Return by the same route. C h Skills Loop/Car Park e q u e Thomson’s Trail 1 km / 0.6 miles, allow 15 min re d The North Face of Ben Nevis sk 3.2 km / 2 miles, allow 1 ¼ hours return ipp Short option 150 er Ascent: 50m 0.6 km / 0.4 miles, allow 10 min River Lundy Walk The trail starts at the ‘Tree Adventure’, and takes the short rolling track A short walk from the gondola base station. It can be walked clockwise through the forest, above you the ‘Tree Adventure’ courses wind through or anti-clockwise and is all on good forest road. Suitable for all abilities 3.7 km / 2 ¼ miles, allow 1 ¼ hours the trees. Bear left as you pop out onto the main forest track and after including families with young children. Ascent: 45m 50m take a right onto single track, after 70m look out for a track to the Anti-clockwise - from the Pinemarten cafe, follow the track around the From the ‘Tree Adventure’, cross the wooden bridge over the River right which will take you to the main road which you cross to rejoin the skills area and under the gondola. Continue on good track for 300m Lundy and follow the trail marked with red way-markers. After 1.26km track on the opposite side. Take the left track which climbs gradually and until you reach the forest road junction, turn left here, on your left are take a left onto the footpath to cross the river again. Follow the path opens to a wide forest track. Follow this till you come to a single track, the skills loops, where mountain bikers from beginners to experts can through the ‘hole in the wall’ the open field on your right was the site winding uphill on your right. This takes you around the back of the auction practice their technique. After 50m turn left again to enter the skills of a WW11 decoy factory, to attract German warplanes away from the mart, it descends steeply to the auction mart car park. Cross the car park loops car park. Follow the outer perimiter of the car park, cross the real aluminium smelter in Fort William. Stay left at the next fork which and look out for a gated grassy track just before the road junction. This bridge to arrive back at the gondola base station. will bring you onto the forest road, turn left to return to the car park. leads to Frazers Field, go right here till you meet your outward route. Short option: Turn left after you go under the gondola line. This takes Keep a look out for wildlife along the way – this is an ideal place to Alternatively, as you cross the car park follow the main road till you come you into the skills area and car park, join the main track and cross the spot rare butterflies like the chequered skipper, so rare it’s only found in to the “Ben Nevis View Point” trail, follow this back through the forest and bridge to finish at the gondola base station. a 30 mile radius of Fort William. head for the Pinemarten for a well earned cuppa! 2017 March [email protected] • nevisrange.co.uk • 705825 01397 [email protected] (fax) 705854 01397 • 705825 01397 6SQ PH33 Scotland, Inverness-shire, William, Fort Range, Nevis Inverness to A82 the on William Fort of north miles 7 nevisrange.co.uk bar cafe Pinemarten the and bar & restaurant Snowgoose the outside them leave please but gondola, the on welcome are dogs Your ahead. far see can’t you where places in especially care, take so bikers mountain trails Shared by used also are tracks these that aware be Please - footwear. sturdy advise We track. 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