cruising route Laggan / Fort William/Fort Augustus / Laggan
Laggan - Fort William/Fort Augustus - Laggan - 86 Km - 26 Locks - 17 h of navigation - 4 Nights
From Laggan to Hotel Pontoon Loch Lochy, 9 km, 1 Lock(s), 1.4 h of navigation
Stopover : Laggan > Hotel Pontoon Loch Lochy
Monument
Laggan
port of departure for rentals, this small port is very nice and well equipped.From Hotel Pontoon Loch Lochy to Corpach, 20 km, 10 Lock(s), 4.7 h of navigation
Stopover : Hotel Pontoon Loch Lochy > Gairlochy > Corpach
Monument
Fort William
Fort William, with 10,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city of the Highlands after Inverness, it is located at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the UK with 1344 m. Fort William has been the scene of several film, including the famous Braveheart.
Monument
Gairlochy
This small village of 100 inhabitants is a pleasant stay. Passing through the village, you will pass the swing bridge.
River constructions
Neptune's Staircase Locks
This is a scale of 8 locks, with a length of 457 m a pure vertical drop of 19.5 m. He fau about 90 minutes to go. Designed by engineer Thomas Telford, it was built from 1807 to 1811.
Nature
Ben Nevis
This is the highest peak Royame Kingdom (excluding overseas). It rises to 1344 m.
Nature
Loch Lochy
With a length of 15 km, an average width of 1 km, it is the third deepest lake in Scotland with 70 m.From Corpach to Laggan, 29 km, 11 Lock(s), 6.1 h of navigation
Stopover : Corpach > Gairlochy > Hotel Pontoon Loch Lochy > Laggan
Monument
Laggan
port of departure for rentals, this small port is very nice and well equipped.
Monument
Fort William
Fort William, with 10,000 inhabitants, is the second largest city of the Highlands after Inverness, it is located at the foot of Ben Nevis, the highest peak in the UK with 1344 m. Fort William has been the scene of several film, including the famous Braveheart.
Monument
Gairlochy
This small village of 100 inhabitants is a pleasant stay. Passing through the village, you will pass the swing bridge.
River constructions
Neptune's Staircase Locks
This is a scale of 8 locks, with a length of 457 m a pure vertical drop of 19.5 m. He fau about 90 minutes to go. Designed by engineer Thomas Telford, it was built from 1807 to 1811.
Nature
Ben Nevis
This is the highest peak Royame Kingdom (excluding overseas). It rises to 1344 m.
Nature
Loch Lochy
With a length of 15 km, an average width of 1 km, it is the third deepest lake in Scotland with 70 m.From Laggan to Laggan, 28 km, 4 Lock(s), 4.5 h of navigation
Stopover : Laggan > Invergarry > Fort Augustus > Invergarry > Laggan
Monument
Abbey St Benedict
This nineteenth century abbey was built by monks and was a school until the mid-1990s, since it is a visitable monument.
Monument
Laggan
port of departure for rentals, this small port is very nice and well equipped.
Monument
Invergarry
This small village of 290 inhabitants has a magnificent castle. It was a strategic point at the time of clan Gerres, it dates from 1602, it was the scene of many battles, today there are only ruins that were the subject of a restoration 2009.
Monument
Ardrishaig
This small town of 1200 inhabitants located at the foot of the cliffs overlooking Loch Oich
Monument
Fort Augustus
This little city of 650 inhabitants has all services for a very pleasant stay. Its name comes from a fort built in the eighteenth century farmhouse since destroyed.
Nature
Loch Oich
This lake is the highest point of the Caledonian Canal.
Fishing
Fishing
To relax with friends, there's nothing better than fishingThe Locks
1 type(s) of lock(s) on Caledonian Canal- Automatic locks with a lock-keeper