Scotland – Ben Nevis – Inverlochy Castle – Glencoe (En)
We arrived at Glen Nevis campsite at the bottom of Ben Nevis mountain so the views are amazing! The camping is enormous and surrounded by mountains but you do not have the feeling that you are in massive camping. The facilities are pretty good, with music in the toilets and washing areas but far from the plots so you have to walk a lot to get to the toilets, etc. The location is excellent just at the beginning of the trail to climb Ben Nevis and other trails to falls, etc.
Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in Scotland, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. The summit is 1,345 metres above sea level and is the highest land in any direction for 459 miles. To climb to the top is 4 to 6 hours, very steep, and they do not recommend doing it with children or if you are not fit. We decided to climb to a place called Paddy Bridge, and see the falls, the trail is not that steep and is around 2 hours long.
The next day we went to see the Old Inverlochy castle in Fort Williams. Ruined 13th-century castle on the banks of River Lochy. Inverlochy is now a ruin but is unusual because it has remained unaltered since it was built in the reign of King Alexander III. With one side defended by the river, the castle’s other three sides were originally protected by a water-filled ditch. The castle is surrounded by a fence so you cannot walk near it as the stones can fall, so you go around it.
Our next stop was Glencoe, a village in western Scotland. It lies in steep-side Glencoe valley, in the Scottish Highlands. The area is known for waterfalls and trails that climb peaks such as Buachaille Etive Mor and Bidean name Bian. Also, some Harry Potter movies were filmed here. We stayed in Carnoustie camping on the river and at the bottom of the peaks. The facilities are very good, one of the best power showers, so we recommend it if you want to stay in an amazingly beautiful place in the middle of nature.
And from here we went to Loch Lomond and a town called Balloch, just 18 kilometres from Glasgow. The road from Glencoe to Loch Lomond is amazing, and you can stop on the way to take pictures. All this in the next post.
