Outdoor & Sporting Activities
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Glencoe and Loch Leven provide a wide range of outdoors activities,
including:
- walking
- climbing
- cycling
- sailing
- canoeing
- fishing
- skiing/snowboarding
- golf (see below)
- indoor climbing (see below)
Hillwalking
in Scotland - Connery's Scottish Walks
"Hillwalking throughout Scotland, the Connery way. From the
Cairngorm Mountains to Isle of Arran, from Pitlochry to Loch Lomond,
from Greenock to the Trossachs from Lochs to Glens."
*Golf
Although we cannot claim that the local courses vie with Scottish
courses of international renown, they do offer a considerable challenge
to both the low- and high-handicap golfer:
- Fort William: 18 holes
- Spean Bridge: 9 holes
- Traigh
Golf Course, Arisaig: 9 holes
- Dragon's
Tooth, South Ballachulish: 9 holes. This lovely course, which
opened in 2002 to much local acclaim, has greens to American standard
and is just over the Ballachulish Bridge. For only £10 you
can hire clubs and it has a nice, licenced club house which also
does a limited range of food.
Climbing, Walking & Sailing
The area is perhaps the finest in Scotland for climbing
and walking. Loch Leven is also an excellent choice for sailing,
with equipment and tuition available locally, and as Loch Leven
is a sea loch, no fishing permits are required.
Indoor Climbing
Newly opened in Kinlochleven, at the head of Loch Leven,
The
Ice Factor has every kind of climbing
experience under one roof where you can enjoy and develop your
skills safely whatever the weather.
For the Artist and Photographer
The magnificent landscape of Glencoe and Loch Leven provides a
wonderful inspiration to artists and photographers alike, with its
ever-changing colours.
For the Naturalist
This unspoilt area is home to a large variety of wildlife of interest
to all naturalists, and includes:
- red squirrel
- red deer
- roe deer
- stoats
- otters
- fox
- badger
- wildcat
- pine marten
- long-haired wild goats
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- golden eagle
- buzzard
- sparrow hawk
- kestrel
- merlin
- peregrine falcon
- heron
- cormorant
- swan
- bats
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Red squirrels, red deer and roe deer are often seen in the woods
behind the hotel.
Other Local Attractions & Activities
If you're not the outdoors type, don't despair – there is
still plenty to interest you in this lovely area, including:
- Sea Life Centre
- Craft Shops
- Restaurants
- Local History.
See also our Local Heritage
page.
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