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View of Glen Affric Lodge – Glen Affric Caledonian Forest loop from Abhainn Gleann nam Fiadh

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View of Glen Affric Lodge – Glen Affric Caledonian Forest loop from Abhainn Gleann nam Fiadh

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View of Glen Affric Lodge – Glen Affric Caledonian Forest loop from Abhainn Gleann nam Fiadh

03:15

12.1km

130m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: May 14, 2026

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Parking

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2.28 km

View of Loch Affric and the Surrounding Mountains

Highlight • Viewpoint

From the viewpoint you can see down to Loch Affric and to the Affric Lodge. A fine view towards the loch and the mountains around you. Plenty of parking at …

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4.09 km

View of Glen Affric Lodge

Highlight • Settlement

Glen Affric Lodge was built from pine and granite in the 1860's. It's used by the Glen Affric Estate as exclusive accommodation. You can stay here and be catered for, but as you can probably imagine it's very expensive.

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6.03 km

Ancient Dead Tree

Highlight • Natural Monument

There are great tree sculptures here.

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6.06 km

Glen Affric Caledonian Forest

Highlight • Natural Monument

Enjoy biking through one of the most celebrated remaining Caledonia Pine forests in Scotland. You might spot a rare Golden Eagle, or hear the call of the deer when they …

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9.56 km

View of River Affric from Car Park

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The car park at the western end of the road, you can't drive any further west. The viewpoint from the car park, looking either way up or down the valley, is great.

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9.57 km

Glen Affric Viewpoint

Highlight • Forest

A car park isn't usually a hiker's idea of a Highlight but in this case it's warranted. This is because there are no more public roads west of here, as …

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9.82 km

View of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin

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Beautiful loch, into which the River Affric flows on it's way to become the River Glass beyond the dam and hydro-electric power station at the bottom of the glen.

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12.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.00 km

3.62 km

3.11 km

1.07 km

322 m

Surfaces

4.00 km

3.73 km

3.13 km

862 m

402 m

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Highest point (290 m)

Lowest point (220 m)

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