Glen Affric National Scenic Area

34 Trails 35 POIs 7 Peaks 6 Picnic Sites 1 Viewpoint
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Description

Glen Affric (Scottish Gaelic: Gleann Afraig) is a glen south-west of the village of Cannich in the Highland region of Scotland, some 15 miles (24 km) to the west of Loch Ness. The River Affric runs along its length, passing through Loch Affric and Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin. A minor public road reaches as far as the end of Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin, but beyond that point only rough tracks and footpaths continue along the glen. Often described as the most beautiful glen in Scotland, Glen Affric contains the third largest area of ancient Caledonian pinewoods in Scotland, as well as lochs, moorland and mountains. The area is a Caledonian Forest Reserve, a National Scenic Area and a National Nature Reserve. The forests and open landscapes of the glen, and the mountains on either side, are a popular destination for hikers, climbers and mountain bikers.

Trails in the Hikepack map

  • Glen Affric Memorial Cairn Viewpoint Path (very steep)
  • River Affric Walk

Attractions in the Hikepack map

  • A' Chioch
  • A' Chràileag
  • Am Meallan
  • An Socach
  • Aonach Meadhoin
  • Athnamulloch
  • Badger Fall
  • Beinn a' Mheadhoin
  • Beinn an t-Socaich
  • Beinn nan Sparra
  • Camban bothy
  • Carn a' Choire Ghairbh
  • Cnap na Stri
  • Coire Odhar
  • Creag Dubh
  • Càrn Eige
  • Càrn Glas Iochdarach
  • Càrn nan Coireachan Cuaidh
  • Dog Falls
  • Mam Sodhail
  • Meall Mor
  • Mullach Fraoch-choire
  • River Affric
  • Sgurr Gaorsaic
  • Sgurr na Lapaich
  • Sgùrr nan Ceathreamhnan
  • Sputan Bàn
  • Stob Coire na Cráileig
  • The whale´s back
  • Toll Creagach
  • Tom a' Choinich
  • West Affric

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Contains data ©OpenStreetMap contributors (https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) under the Open Database License (https://opendatacommons.org/licenses/odbl/). Topographic map based on elevation data from Viewfinderpanoramas.org (Jonathan de Ferranti). Description text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License from Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Text_of_Creative_Commons_Attribution-ShareAlike_3.0_Unported_License). Cover image ©Sam Fentress https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:GlenAffric.jpg CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/)