Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William

The tourist route up the UK's Highest Mountain


Route outline for walk h100:

Fort William  -  Achintee  -  Glen Nevis  -  The Ben Nevis Tourist Path  -  The Pony Track  -  Allt na H-Urchaire (Red Burn)  -  Lochan Meall an t-Suidhe  -  Coire Ghaimhnean (Five Finger Gully)  -  Ben Nevis  -  The Ben Nevis Tourist Path  -  Achintee  -  Fort William



Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Despite the fact thousands of people safely climb Ben Nevis every year, the mountain should never be under estimated. The wide tourist path can soon be obliterated by snow making route finding very difficult for the inexperienced. Deep and precipitous crags to the north & west await the careless.


Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

Munro
1
Munro
Corbetts
0
Corbetts
Grahams
0
Grahams
Murdo
1
Murdo
Donalds
0
Donalds
marilyn
1
Scottish
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Ben Nevis at 1344m (4411ft). Ben Nevis is classified as a Munro (No. 1) and a Scottish Marilyn (1st highest in Scotland,Highest in the UK). Ben Nevis is also known as a Murdo (1st highest in Scotland). Ben Nevis means 'Poisonous Mountain' and is pronounced 'byn nevis'.

The summit of Ben Nevis is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point, cairn, shelter & ruins. Ben Nevis is the highest point in the county of Highland, the highest point in the Grampian Mountains, the highest point in Scotland, the highest point in the United Kingdom, the highest point in Great Britain and the highest point in The British Isles.


You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

392 Ben Nevis


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

41 Ben Nevis, Fort William & Glen Coe


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William

In no particular order . . .

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - My son Craig on Ben Nevis

My son Craig on Ben Nevis

Photo: John Young (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Waterfall from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Waterfall from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Photo: John Reed (24)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - My self and 8 friends on the summit of Ben Nevis at
4:15 am on the 5th June 2011.

My self and 8 friends on the summit of Ben Nevis at 4:15 am on the 5th June 2011.

Photo: Geoff Davis (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Anocah Mor (left) and Anoach Beag (right) from the summit of Ben Nevis

Anocah Mor (left) and Anoach Beag (right) from the summit of Ben Nevis

Photo: Christine Shepherd (11)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - On the summit of Ben Nevis

On the summit of Ben Nevis

Photo: Phil Mazur (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Views from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Views from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Photo: John Reed (20)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Me and my Meningitis Trust friends at the top of Ben Nevis

Me and my Meningitis Trust friends at the top of Ben Nevis

Photo: Tim Williams (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Looking south east towards Loch Linnhe from the Fort William route up  Ben Nevis

Looking south east towards Loch Linnhe from the Fort William route up Ben Nevis

Photo: Chris Fairfowl (4)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - On the summit of Ben Nevis

On the summit of Ben Nevis

Photo: Chris Mathieson (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Ben Nevis Summit

Ben Nevis Summit

Photo: John Reed (16)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - On Ben Nevis

On Ben Nevis

Photo: Barbara Parkin (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Waterfall en-route to Ben Nevis

Waterfall en-route to Ben Nevis

Photo: John Reed (4)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Ben Nevis summit under a blanket of snow

Ben Nevis summit under a blanket of snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (10)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Glen Nevis from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Glen Nevis from the Ben Nevis Tourist Path

Photo: John Reed (18)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Approaching the summit of Ben Nevis

Approaching the summit of Ben Nevis

Photo: Lestyn Foster (3)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Climbing Ben Nevis

Climbing Ben Nevis

Photo: John Reed (10)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Looking East to the summit of Ben Nevis under a blanket of snow

Looking East to the summit of Ben Nevis under a blanket of snow

Photo: Christine Shepherd (8)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - West from Ben Nevis Summit

West from Ben Nevis Summit

Photo: John Reed (3)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - Me and my best friend Dave on Ben Nevis

Me and my best friend Dave on Ben Nevis

Photo: Peter Williamson (1)

Walk h100 Ben Nevis via The Tourist Path from Achintee, Fort William - From Ben Nevis Summit

From Ben Nevis Summit

Photo: John Reed (17)


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