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Photo of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.

Ben Nevis and Glen CoePhoto Luis Mayoral / Unsplash

Places to explore near Loch Eil Outward Bound StationLoch Eil Outward Bound

30 places within 10 km — the standouts first, nearest first within each group. 1 is a national icon.

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Worth the tripnational icons and local highlights within reach

Photo of Neptune's Staircase, a landmark near Banavie, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Neptune's Staircase

Landmark near Banavie

Thomas Telford's eight-lock staircase on the Caledonian Canal at Banavie, the longest in Britain.

5.9 km E

Photo of West Highland Museum, a visitor attraction near Fort William, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

West Highland Museum

Attraction near Fort William

Fort William town-centre museum of Highland and Jacobite history, home to the famous 'secret portrait' of Bonnie Prince Charlie.

6.4 km SE

Photo of Jacobite Steam Train, a visitor attraction near Fort William, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Jacobite Steam Train

Attraction near Fort William

Seasonal steam service between Fort William and Mallaig over the Glenfinnan Viaduct, filmed as the Hogwarts Express.

6.5 km SE

Photo of Nevis Range Gondola, a visitor attraction near Caol, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.Highlight

Nevis Range Gondola

Attraction near Caol

Mountain gondola at Torlundy rising up Aonach Mòr to a high cafe, ski slopes and downhill bike tracks.

7.3 km E

Photo of Ben Nevis and Glen Coe, a National Scenic Area in Scotland.Iconic

Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

National Scenic Area near Kinlochleven

Scotland's most dramatic glen.

7.4 km SE

Also nearbygood places nearby, nearest first

Photo along the Great Glen Canoe Trail, a long-distance trail running from Fort William to Inverness, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Great Glen Canoe Trail

Scotland's Great Trail

Sixty miles by canoe or kayak coast to coast through the Great Glen, from Fort William to Inverness by loch and canal

4.3 km E · Highland

Photo of the Caledonian Canal, a 60-mile canal running from Fort William to Inverness, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Caledonian Canal

Canal

Telford's Great Glen waterway from Fort William to Inverness — a third canal, two-thirds loch, climbing Neptune's Staircase beneath Ben Nevis.

4.4 km E · Highland

Photo along the Great Glen Way, a long-distance trail running from Fort William to Inverness, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Great Glen Way

Scotland's Great Trail

Along the great fault line from Fort William to Inverness, tracing the Caledonian Canal and the shore of Loch Ness.

4.7 km E · Highland

Druim Fada (Highland, 743m)

Graham · Marilyn near Corpach

A Graham — a Scottish hill of 2,000 to 2,500 ft.

5.2 km NE

Photo of The Moorings Hotel, a pub near Banavie, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

The Moorings Hotel

Pub near Banavie

Hotel and bar at Banavie beside Neptune's Staircase and the Caledonian Canal.

5.9 km E

Crannog Seafood (Fort William)

Farm & farm shop near Fort William

Fort William seafood business landing and selling langoustine, mussels and west-coast shellfish on Loch Linnhe.

6.3 km SE

Photo along the West Highland Way, a long-distance trail running from Milngavie to Fort William, Scotland.

West Highland Way

Scotland's Great Trail

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

6.4 km SE · spans 4 counties

Photo of Nevisport Bar, a pub near Fort William, Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Nevisport Bar

Pub near Fort William

Long-running mountaineers' bar beneath the Nevisport shop in Fort William.

6.5 km SE

Photo of Fort William, a village in Highland, the Scottish Highlands and Islands.

Fort William

Village

The largest town in the West Highlands, gateway to Ben Nevis and hub of the Lochaber region on Loch Linnhe.

6.6 km SE · Highland

Everything else within 10 km (16) — reserves, earthworks & places to check before travelling

Ordered by how far each place is worth travelling for, then by distance. Distances are straight-line to the nearest edge of each place — paths wind, of course.