Connect Inverness with Slow Ways
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Give a hike!Inverness / Inbhir Nis
Highland
Slow Ways linking Inverness and Beauly, Cawdor, Coignashie, Dingwall, Drumnadrochit, Fortrose, Muir of Ord, Nairn, Tomatin
Scotland / Highland / Inverness
Inverness’s nine Slow Ways are 39% checked
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Our goal is for each Slow Way to have at least one route that is verified and surveyed. To be verified – and get its snail badge – a route needs at least three positive reviews.
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Walk to Inverness from further afield
| Slow Way | Route | To do | ||||||||
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Beauly—Inverness
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Beainv one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 24km/15mi | Ascent 471m | Descent 468m | ||
Dingwall—Inverness
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Dininv one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 25km/16mi | Ascent 307m | Descent 301m | |
Drumnadrochit—Inverness
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Druinv one |
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U U |
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Survey me | Distance 30km/18mi | Ascent 588m | Descent 607m | ||
Inverness—Cawdor
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Invcaw one |
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U U |
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Double check | Distance 23km/14mi | Ascent 248m | Descent 202m | |
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Inverness—Coignashie
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Invcoi one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 45km/28mi | Ascent 966m | Descent 578m | ||
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Inverness—Coignashie
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Invcoi two |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 42km/26mi | Ascent 902m | Descent 514m | ||
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Inverness—Fortrose
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Invefor one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 25km/15mi | Ascent 488m | Descent 504m | ||
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Inverness—Nairn
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Invnai one |
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U U |
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Review me | Distance 35km/22mi | Ascent 327m | Descent 322m | ||
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Inverness—Tomatin
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Invtom one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 27km/17mi | Ascent 345m | Descent 647m | ||
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Muir of Ord—Inverness
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Muiinv one |
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U U |
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Pioneer me | Distance 19km/12mi | Ascent 182m | Descent 206m |
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Collective progress
38% of Inverness’s nine route options are drawn, reviewed, surveyed and/or verified
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6 people have contributed to Inverness’s Slow Ways
5 people have pledged to walk and review a route
0 people have surveyed a route in Inverness
113km out of 294km have been walked and reviewed
206km of reviews have been shared in Inverness
Latest Updates
I walked this route has part of a hike along the Great Glen Way. We started in Inverness and finished in Fort William. Loved this leg....
pilea
It's very easy to follow, but as has already been said there is an unpleasant section along the A82 at the Drumnadrochit end, including a small stretch of walking on the verge beside the busy A Road....
danravenellison
I know this route well but have only walked parts of it because I preferred to walk the John O'Groats Trail route via Munlochy and Culbokie on the Black Isle. The slow ways route would take c4.5 hours to walk. Most of it is pretty accessible and on tarmac road but, there is a steady climb up from Redcastle and a piece of rough track then up to the A835.. 3) North Kessock coastal walk - North Kessock, pub, toilets and one shop. Only an occasional bus service and hardly any on a Sunday but, a nice view across the Firth and a tarmacked road all the way along to woods at Redcastle then it becomes an uphill trek inland across to the main Inverness-Dingwall road. This is a busy A road and difficult to cross with fast traffic however, there are good tarmac pavements along the road for use by cyclists/ walkers. Not really pleasant walking though as exposed, uphill, often windy and big traffic thumping past you.. Personally, I wouldn't use this route if I wanted to go for a walk because there is a lot of traffic on the A835 and its fairly exposed in some places though, the Black Isle bridge is impressive and there are good views across the Firth and again later, towards the Highlands....
David
The path then enters the forestry plantations, where there are only occasional views of Loch Ness (Photo 2). Leaving the Abriachan forest behind, the path follows the minor Inverness road for a few miles through the open moorland (Photo 4). The path follows a variety of tracks through these forests (Photo 6), before emerging on the hills above Inverness (Photo 7). Photo 2 - View across Loch Ness...
Paul Chilcott
This is an easy to navigate and relatively flat route that starts in Inverness centre, and travels through some suburban areas before taking in a couple of long trails through forests, then ending on the main road for the last three-and-a-half miles. The last bit on the road, taking up about a quarter of the route, led to me taking off a couple of stars and not verifying this Slow Way....
leighvenus
1) Much of this route is very good off-road, in Culloden Forest, High Wood and down the River Nairn from Cawdor.....
CantrayJDW
Slow Ways added Dininv one, a new walk from Dingwall to Inverness
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Druinv one, a new walk from Drumnadrochit to Inverness
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Invcoi one, a new walk from Inverness to Coignashie
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Invcoi two, a new walk from Inverness to Coignashie
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Invefor one, a new walk from Inverness to Fortrose
Walk this routeSlow Ways added Muiinv one, a new walk from Muir of Ord to Inverness
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Inverness’s Slow Ways starting point
Grid ref
NH6675345426
Lat / Lon
57.47942° / -4.22392°
Easting / Northing
266,753E / 845,426N
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Facilities
Users have reported that the following facilities can be found within 1km of Inverness's meeting point
Public toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Supermarket or convenience shop
Restaurant, cafe or pub
Accommodation
Accommodation for under £50 a night
Campsite
Bothy
Free wifi
Mobility scooter hire
Off-road wheelchair hire
Disabled Parking
Train station
Bus stop
Ferry
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