{"id":20870,"date":"2022-11-02T10:46:30","date_gmt":"2022-11-02T09:46:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.countryfile.com\/?p=20182"},"modified":"2022-11-02T11:26:18","modified_gmt":"2022-11-02T10:26:18","slug":"walk-glen-nevis-and-steall-falls-highland","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/bbccountryfile\/rss_feed\/walk-glen-nevis-and-steall-falls-highland\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk: Glen Nevis and Steall Falls, Highland"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Keith Fergus\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 02 November 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Tapering south from the Highland town of Fort William, gorgeous Glen Nevis is bounded by several high, rugged mountains, including the huge bulk of Ben Nevis<\/a>, which, at 1,344m (4,409ft) above sea level, is the highest point in the British Isles.<\/p>\n

Other iconic peaks include Sgurr a\u2019 Mhaim and Stob Ban and the glen is a playground for mountaineers, mountain bikers and white-water rafters.<\/p>\n

However, it is a low-level, two-mile walk through the dramatic Nevis Gorge that really packs a punch and provides an unforgettable aural and visual experience.<\/p>\n

Sections of the path can be rocky and slippery but with a little care this is a superb walk, suitable for almost everyone.<\/p>\n

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Steall Falls tumbling into Glen Nevis\/Credit: Getty<\/span><\/figcaption><\/div>\n

Glen Nevis<\/h2>\n

Glen Nevis is cared for by the John Muir Trust where ancient woodland, including gorgeous stands of alder, ash, birch, elm, aspen and Scots pine cloak its slopes. This lush forest, verdant green during spring, is home to the likes of willow warblers, finches<\/a> and tree pipits.<\/p>\n

Below, the roaring waters of the River Nevis slice through the gorge, with white waterfalls tumbling over rock that has been smoothed and eroded into some amazing shapes over many millennia.<\/p>\n

Beyond the tight confines of the gorge, the outward half of the walk culminates at the beguiling alpine glen of Steall Meadows, a beautiful spot that in spring and summer is home to the sweet aroma and vibrant colours of many wildflowers while dippers and sandpipers flit and scuttle around the now more languid flow of the River Nevis.<\/p>\n

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