Lochan na h-Achlaise

Strewn with islets on Rannoch Moor, this lochan is one of the most photographed foregrounds for the Black Mount peaks.

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Lochan na h-Achlaise is a loch in Highland. It sits inside Ben Nevis and Glen Coe National Scenic Area. For arrivals by rail, Bridge of Orchy Station is 8.4 km to the south. Loch Ba and Loch Tulla are among the lakes & lochs within 5.3 km.

More places to visit near Lochan na h-Achlaise

Scotland's most dramatic glen.

Scotland's classic walk — from the edge of Glasgow along Loch Lomond and over Rannoch Moor to the foot of Ben Nevis.

3 km W · spans 4 counties

A Munro on the edge of Rannoch Moor with a ski area on its northern slopes, usually climbed together with neighbouring Creise

6.5 km W

Scotland's first national park, where the Highlands begin — bonnie banks, wooded glens and Ben Lomond within reach of Glasgow.

14.1 km S

The single-track road that turns off Glen Coe and runs twelve dead-end miles to the head of a sea loch — Skyfall borrowed it; the deer never left.

15.5 km W

Roadside viewpoint in Glen Coe facing the three great buttresses of Bidean nam Bian.

16.7 km NW