Invermoriston: Discover Walking Trails, Waterfalls and Glenmoriston

Invermoriston combines impressive walking experiences with special discoveries in Glenmoriston. The village is a traditional overnight stop on the Great Glen Way. For your travel planning, activity, landscapes and local stories can each provide a different focus. If you are looking for a holiday apartment or holiday cottage, you can base your choice on whether you are primarily planning a longer stretch of trail, short nature experiences or a varied day trip.

Choose between the Great Glen Way and the high route

The section of the Great Glen Way from Fort Augustus to Invermoriston is 7.3 miles or 11.7 kilometres long. Via the high route, the distance is 7.5 miles or 12.2 kilometres. For your travel planning, this means you can take the different routes into account when planning your walking day without treating both options as identical. The high route reaches 420 metres and offers views of Glen Moriston and across Loch Ness. Anyone looking for expansive views will find a different focus here than on a shorter loop through the immediate surroundings.

The Great Glen Way runs through Glenmoriston, while Invermoriston is mentioned as a traditional overnight stop. This makes the village particularly interesting for travellers who want to combine their accommodation with a multi-day walk. Even if you are not planning to walk the entire route, the name of the long-distance trail can serve as a guide to the type of trip you want: either a more active route with changes in elevation or a stay with individual excursions and walks.

Waterfalls, woodland and short walks

A more compact nature experience is offered by the circular route at Invermoriston Falls. It is 0.9 kilometres long and follows a gravel path. This provides a much shorter walking option alongside the longer Great Glen Way route. From the road bridge, The Summer House can be reached via a short footpath through Falls Wood. Falls Wood and the waterfalls add their own character to your travel planning: you can complement a day of longer walking with a short visit or focus your stay more strongly on individual moments in nature.

Discover Glenmoriston through its own themes

The Glenmoriston Beastie Trail is a self-guided walking and driving tour through the Glenmoriston area. Along the trail, there are stations featuring 12 distinctive animal figures connected with the region. Visitors can make brass rubbings at these stations. This makes the tour an opportunity not only to pass through the landscape but also to combine it with a specific discovery activity. The trail can therefore be considered a standalone experience, distinct from the longer Great Glen Way route.

Another historical trace leads to St Columba's Well. The origins of the spring reach back almost 1,500 years to the time of the Picts. Together with the walking trails and natural attractions, this creates a destination where landscapes and history stand side by side. When choosing your accommodation, it may therefore be decisive whether you prefer long days of walking, short routes to natural attractions or a mixture of activity and discovery.

More places to consider when planning your trip

If you would like to compare destinations beyond Invermoriston, you can also look at Watten, Achnasheen, Whitefield, Carbost, Shandwick, Boat Of Garten, Tarskavaig and Totscore. This allows you to combine your search for suitable holiday accommodation or a holiday cottage with different destinations.

For the higher-level travel overview: Highland.