Clunes to Fort Augustus

Weather today: Drizzle overcast am, Sunny intervals pm.

Daily Miles Covered: 21

Total Miles Covered: 903.7

Things of Interest: The Invergarry Railway

Personal Comments: Damp start to the walk today, I was off at 7.50 with low cloud hanging over the mountains. By L. Lochy all you can see is fir trees, up steep slopes, staying perpendicular all the way to the skyline, both sides of the loch they are everywhere. It didn't interest me the early stage today, so I was glad to see the back of L. Lochy. At Invergarry I had to cross the A82 with great care, to pick up the path on the east side of Loch Oich. 2 miles further along I came across a disused railway. Originally it ran from Fort Augustus to Invergarry, it was built in 1897, with great attention to construction, as there would be an extension eventually to the mainline at Inverness. Sadly in 1946 it closed, and it never came to pass, as there were too many companies involved, and they could not agree. Now the trees are reclaiming their former place, leaves on the line indeed!
The weather by now was picking up, so I had lunch by the side of The Caledonian Canal further along. It was heading to F. Augustus another 6 miles away. The clouds had all lifted giving a completely different look to the day, it quickened my steps. As the canal ends at F. Augustus, here starts Loch Ness, I shall be there tomorrow to dispel the myth of the monster, I hope.