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Glen Urquhart


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About Glen Urquhart

Glen Urquhart is a very beautiful Highland glen with an attractive mix of planted, conifer forest and native, broadleaved woodlands.

Many areas are suitable for walking. There are waymarked walks in Craigmonie woodland, near Drumnadrochit at the foot of the glen. There is also a network of forest roads all along the glen which are ideal for walking, cycling and horse-riding.

Balnain Bike Park
is the cycling equivalent of a skateboard park, just as testing of your skills and every bit as energetic. The park is for experienced mountain bikers and is graded 'extreme'.

The main access points for Glen Urquhart forest are at Balnain, Craigmonie and Divach Woods.

How to get there:

Drumnadrochit, Balnain, Shenval, Corrimony, Cannich, and Inverness are the nearest towns or villages.

Glen Urquhart forest is adjacent to the A831 on both sides of the glen from Drumnadrochit to Corrimony.

There is an infrequent bus service from Inverness to Cannich that stops in Glen Urquhart.

OS Grid Reference: NH 451 458
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com

Places to go in Glen Urquhart

Craigmonie
Divach Wood
Balnain Bike Park

Other places to go in this area

Autumn birch woodland

Facilities:

ParkingInformation

Activities:

WalkingCyclingEducationalWildlife ActivitiesView Point
walking Woodland grazing is part of the management strategy for butterflies in this are, please ensure gates are left as found. Located two miles west of Drumnadrochit alongside A831, just west of junction with A833. Roadside parking at NH 483305 (OS map 26).

Contact

Recreation
01463 791575
e-mail: invernessross&skye@forestry.gsi.gov.uk

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