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Ben Nevis
The highest mountain in the United Kingdom at 1,345 metres, above Fort William, with the Mountain Track route to the summit and the valley of Glen Nevis at its feet.
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Fort William
In the destination Highlands and the Ilha de Skye.
In the photo: Ben Nevis
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The city
What to expect from Fort William.
Fort William is the town of the western Highlands at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest mountain in the United Kingdom, on the shore of Loch Linnhe, at the southern end of the Canal de Caledônia. It is the base for Glen Nevis, the Glencoe valley, the Escada de Netuno and the Glenfinnan viaduct, and the departure point for the Jacobite steam train to Mallaig.
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The local experience
What to see in Fort William
Nature
Glencoe
The glacial valley of steep mountains 25 km from Fort William, with the Três Irmãs, waterfalls and trails, and the setting of the 1692 massacre. From the National Trust for Scotland.
Bridge
Glenfinnan Viaduct
The curved railway viaduct of 21 concrete arches, dating from 1901, above lago Shiel, where the Jacobite steam train from the Harry Potter films passes, with the monument to the Jacobites on the lakeshore.
Engineering work
Neptune's Staircase
The eight-lock flight of the Caledonian Canal at Banavie, near Fort William, built by Thomas Telford in the early 19th century, with views towards Ben Nevis.