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The 1,345m /4,413ft Ben Nevis Mountain is 2
miles southeast of Fort William in the Highlands
of Scotland, 110 miles north of Glasgow, 138
miles northwest of Edinburgh. Postcode: PH33
6ST
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The Ben Nevis Visitor Centre has information
on the Main Trail to Ben Nevis and Walks in the
area.
Over the Bridge at the Visitor Centre is the
Start of the Ben Nevis Main Trail.
The Trail from the Bridge leads up past the
Ben Nevis Inn,
a popular place for drinks and food on the road
back. There is also the smaller Achintee Road
Car Park by the Inn that holds about 30
cars.
The lower section of the Ben Nevis Main
Trail is a Stone Step Path, all the way up to
about 2,000ft.
The Lower Section has a few scenic spots,
past rocks and trees.
The Mid Section passes the Half Way Loch
then crosses to the right past the Red Burn
Waterfalls, the easiest part, gives a good rest
before the tougher ZigZags.
The Red Burn Waterfalls are regarded as the
half way point, popular for a stop and filling
up you water bottles.
The ZigZags start just past the Waterfalls,
tough hiking with a few Boulder Fields to get
through, sore on the feet if you don't have
boots with thick soles.
There are 10 ZigZags over 2,000ft, toughest
part of the hike.
You reach a Large Cairn at the top of the
ZigZags, from where it is a long way out to the
Summit Cairn, still with a couple of little
steep sections as well.
It takes between 4 and 6 hours to get to the
top, depending on how fit you are.
Once you reach the Summit Cairn, you find a
number of Buildings to explore, from 1883 to
1904, scientists lived in these Buildings and
worked in the Observatory recording weather
conditions.
When looking north, you will see the next
Mountain named Carn Mor Dearg at 4,000ft, with
a Narrow Ridge round to that named Carn Mor
Dearg Arete, a route only for hikers with a
head for heights as is fairly dangerous.
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the Ridge.
The same route back down is a long way,
taking between 3 and 4 hours, and the steps on
the bottom 2,000ft are tough on the knees.
The Ben Nevis Inn offers a good selection of
Drinks and Meals, and the Ben Nevis Visitor
Centre has soft drinks and ice cream.
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