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Merkinch Local Nature Reserve – Greig Street Bridge loop from Inverness

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Crown And City Centre

Merkinch Local Nature Reserve – Greig Street Bridge loop from Inverness

Easy

3.8

(4)

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Merkinch Local Nature Reserve – Greig Street Bridge loop from Inverness

01:42

6.68km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: May 27, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.69 km

View of Kessock Bridge and the lighthouse

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If you still feel like going after the Great Glen Way and looking for a place to devote yourself to the sea - a place like Cape Finisterre, which may …

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3.15 km

South Kessock Ferry Disaster Memorial

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Memorial to the ferry accident in 1894.

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3.40 km

Merkinch Local Nature Reserve

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Nice path along the (tidal) nature reserves. Views on the mountains on the other side of the water, plenty of picnic benches and a good parking area

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3.84 km

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetlands

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6.08 km

Free North Church

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6.08 km

Greig Street Bridge

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Beautiful old suspension bridge. It even sways slightly when you walk over it.

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6.15 km

Old High Church, Inverness

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Very nice photo motifs

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6.22 km

Leakey's Bookshop

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Leakey's Bookshop was established in 1979 and Scotland's largest second hand bookstore. It is housed in the former Gaelic church of Inverness.

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6.68 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

2.91 km

2.30 km

695 m

490 m

292 m

Surfaces

3.71 km

1.28 km

623 m

397 m

382 m

249 m

Elevation

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Tuesday 26 May

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Merkinch Local Nature Reserve – Greig Street Bridge loop from Inverness

View of Kessock Bridge and the lighthouse

South Kessock Ferry Disaster Memorial

Merkinch Local Nature Reserve

Wooden Boardwalk Through Wetlands

Free North Church

Greig Street Bridge

Old High Church, Inverness

Leakey's Bookshop

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