# Fort William West Highlands Grand Loop

Canonical: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/fort-william-west-highlands-grand-loop
Buy: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/fort-william-west-highlands-grand-loop (£2.00 GPX download)

Big mountains and a long way round.

| Fact | Detail |
| --- | --- |
| Region | [Scottish Highlands](https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands.md) |
| Start and finish town | Fort William |
| Distance | 117 miles |
| Estimated riding time | 2 h 50 min |
| Type | Loop (finishes where it starts) |
| Difficulty | moderate |
| Landscape | mountain |
| Roads | Mostly A roads, wide and well surfaced |
| Best season | April to October |
| Tags | mountain passes, lakes, sweeping bends |
| Price | £2.00 (GBP), GPX download |

## About this ride

A full day through the west Highlands, from the foot of a great mountain across a wide, treeless moorland basin, down to a long freshwater loch in the west and back through a deep mountain valley. The scenery is on the grand scale, with skylines on the outward leg and softer, wooded water in the middle.

Almost all of it is trunk road, wide and well surfaced, so the riding is about rhythm and scenery rather than technique. Expect tourist traffic in summer, and a stretch of roughly thirteen miles that is ridden twice on the way out and back. Fuel is the key plan: there is a very long gap in the middle, so fill up at the start and again at the halfway services. The high road has gates that close in severe weather, so check conditions in winter.

## What you get

- One GPX file for the route, ready to download straight after payment.
- Works with Garmin, TomTom Rider and phone navigation apps that import GPX ([GPX files explained](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/gpx-files.md), [Garmin](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/garmin.md), [TomTom](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/tomtom.md), [phone apps](https://greeningmoto.com/guides/phone-apps.md)).
- The page shows the start town and region only; the route itself is in the file.

## How to buy

1. Open the ride page and choose **Add to basket** (the ride page URL is the link to buy; there is no account).
2. Add as many rides as you like, then open the basket and tick the box to accept the [terms of sale](https://greeningmoto.com/terms.md).
3. Pay on SumUp's secure payment page. The shop never sees card details.
4. Your order page opens with the GPX downloads available straight away, and an email with a private link to the order page follows (valid for 7 days).

Buy this ride: https://greeningmoto.com/scottish-highlands/rides/fort-william-west-highlands-grand-loop

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