Great Glen Way – Day 1 – Fort William to Glas-dhoire wild camp

June 12th, 2018
31.2km | ascent 313m | descent 284m
Glas-dhoire wild camp beside Loch Lochy, free

: The start of the Great Glen Way at the old fort of Fort William

: Looking back at Fort William

: A railway bridge over the River Lochy

: Corpach Sea Lock – where I bought the toilet access key for £10

: Follow the blue thistle signs

: Granny’s bonnets (Aquilegia) lined the Caledonian Canal towpath

: Walking along the towpath beside the Caledonian Canal

: Walking along the towpath beside the Caledonian Canal

: Quaint cottages along the Caledonian Canal

: Gairlochy

: Into the woods and following blue posts with the thistle waymark – it seemed impossible to get lost on this trail with an abundance of waymarks that you could spot from a distance because of the blue

: Pink poppies the size of my hand

: Loch Lochy

: WW2 landing craft assault (LCA)

: Glas-dhoire wild camp and compost toilets – this is where I turned right off the trail for the wild camp spot which was marked on the canoe map I was given from Corpach Sea Lock when I bought the key in the morning

: Home for the night in my Big Agnes Copper Spur UL1 tent at Glas-dhoire wild campsite beside Loch Lochy

: Great Glen Way day 1, Fort William to Glas-dhoire wild camp

3 responses to “Great Glen Way – Day 1 – Fort William to Glas-dhoire wild camp”

Hi Kat, how much did your pack weigh—I wonder? Also, with the thunderstorms all over you, how did you manage wet feet and blisters by using your favourite shoes? Cheers…

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followingthearrows July 30, 2018 at 9:26 am · · Reply →

Hi Tony,
I’m not quite sure how much it weighed but I’m out again walking now so I’ll try to weigh it the next chance I get. My shoes dry quite quick so I never really have a problem with them getting wet and the water usually doesn’t cause blisters for me.

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