{"id":11459,"date":"2022-02-28T07:05:37","date_gmt":"2022-02-28T06:05:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=109260"},"modified":"2022-02-28T07:36:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-28T06:36:51","slug":"day-out-kinlochleven-highland","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/day-out-kinlochleven-highland\/","title":{"rendered":"Day out: Kinlochleven, Highland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Daniel Graham\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 28 February 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Garbh Bheinn is a slumping brute of a mountain, shoulders bare and beaten, the colour of February rain. Kinder in character is Mam na Gualainn, softly ridged and rambling with a simpering south face. And then there is Sgorr na Ciche \u2013 the unmistakable Pap of Glencoe \u2013 its peak hooked, dusky and ominous, like the fin of an orca rising above the waves.<\/p>\n

These high, burly mountains demand attention, yet there is something about Loch Leven beneath them that lures the eye. Perhaps it\u2019s the patchwork of silver and blue, created as the wind chases ripples across the water; or the way the half-reflected mountains are held on the surface as if their weight means nothing. What is certain is its beauty, and on a sunny day in spring or summer there are few better places to be.<\/p>\n

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Looking west from Kinlochleven up Loch Leven\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Things to do in Kinlochleven<\/h2>\n

At the far-eastern end of Loch Leven is the busy little village of Kinlochleven. More than 100 years ago it was the site of an enormous aluminium smelter that employed some 700 workers. Today, it is the popular 96-mile-long West Highland Way<\/a> that provides vital support to the local economy. Around 85,000 people take on the hike every year, and most of them spend their final night in Kinlochleven.<\/p>\n

Additional biking and walking trails, as well as Ice Factor<\/a> \u2013 the National Ice Climbing Centre \u2013 provide further temptations for outdoor enthusiasts. No surprise, then, that there are numerous places in the village to seek shelter for the night, including MacDonald Hotel and Cabins<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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