Loch Ness Travel Information and Travel Guide - Scotland

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Introducing Loch Ness

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Deep, dark and narrow, Loch Ness stretches for 23 miles between Inverness and Fort Augustus. Its bitterly cold waters have been extensively explored in search of Nessie, the elusive Loch Ness monster, but most visitors see her only in cardboard-cutout form at the monster exhibitions. The busy A82 road runs along the northwestern shore, while the more tranquil and picturesque B862 follows the southeastern shore. A complete circuit of the loch is about 70 miles – travel anticlockwise for the best views.

Last updated: Feb 17, 2009

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a little hitchhiking…spud the scottish piper

Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 8 October 2009

The ice cream began to drip down the side of my hand as I made my way to the small Fort Augustus bus stop with another long and drawn out travel day lying before me. Both my packs were strapped on and with 20 more minutes to kill before the bus arrived I made my way over the area where Spud the Piper was piping away to the tourists. He spotted me immediately, finished out the tune and then came over to chat. Since it was instantly obvious that I ...

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a little green…the forests of fort augustus

Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 5 October 2009

The vibrant green and completely lush underbrush climbing up the trees and creeping across the floor of the forest struck me first as I entered the darkly lit canopy of trees in the national park forests surrounding Fort Augustus. Video Tour of Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, Scotland Fort Augustus has about six major walks and hikes in the region that take between two to six hours each; this was a major factor for staying in the area for about a week. Most of my Scottish days were structured around hiking during ...

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a little charm…bagpipes and locks

Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 1 October 2009

The faintly audible music of bagpipes in the distance altered my course and I set my meandering walk toward the main street of Fort Augustus. The town is small. Tiny actually. And all of the action takes place along the Caledonian Canal that feeds into Loch Ness. The canal is set up with a [...]

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