unrated)About Loch Arkaig
The approach to Loch Arkaig takes you past several scenic sites - the Commando Memorial, Caledonian Canal and Loch Lochy.
Into the Mile Dorcha, or 'Dark Mile' you pass the picturesque Caig (Chai-Aig) Falls and out to Loch Arkaig.
Arkaig is a beatiful Loch, with many types of trees along its shore, and clinging to the the rocky slopes around it. Loch Arkaig is famous as the site where the French hid gold to aid the Jacobite rising in 1745. There is also rumoured to be a water horse, a supernatural creature from Celtic folklore.
The Allt Mhuic Nature Reserve
At Loch Arkaig you can visit the Allt Mhuic Butterfly reserve, which is home to a butterfly conservation project.
How to get there:
Spean Bridge and Fort William are the nearest towns or villages.
By road from the Spean Bridge, follow the A82 north. At the Commando Memorial, approximately one mile north of Spean Bridge, turn left onto the B8004.
Follow this road over the Caledonian Canal at Garlochy, then turn right onto the B8005. Follow this road for approximately 10 miles.
OS Grid Reference: NN121912
For details of public transport visit http://www.travelinescotland.com
Start your visit from:
Butterfly Reserve Car Park
Facilities:
Activities:
Contact:
Ruari Watt
Recreation Ranger
01397 702184
e-mail: ruari.watt@forestry.gsi.gov.uk
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