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Glen Affric
Often called the most beautiful glen in Scotland, with ancient Caledonian pine forest, lochs and waterfalls.
- Open
- Always
- Price
- Free
- Time Needed
- Half a day
- Address
- Dog Falls car park, Glen Affric, CannichDirections
- Getting There
- About 45 minutes by car west of Drumnadrochit, via Cannich.
Why Go
The glen shelters one of the largest surviving areas of the old pine forest that once covered the Highlands, now a national nature reserve. Short trails lead to the gorge of Dog Falls and along Loch Beinn a' Mheadhoin, where the road ends and only footpaths go on west into the mountains.
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