Ben Nevis: The Mountain Track to the Top of Britain
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Ben Nevis: The Mountain Track to the Top of Britain
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Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles at 1,345m. The Mountain Track from Achintee, built in 1883, climbs about 1,300m in roughly 8km — about 17km there and back — to a 40-hectare summit plateau. The observatory was staffed without a break from 1883 to 1904, and its ruins stand beside the war memorial cairn and the emergency shelter; on a clear day the view reaches more than 190km. On the first Saturday of September runners race to the top and back in the Ben Nevis Race, run in its present form since 1937.
Required Activities
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of 4
Climb Ben Nevis (1,345m), the highest mountain in the British Isles, by the Mountain Track from Achintee — about 8km each way and 1,300m of ascent on the path built in 1883
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of 4
Find the ruins of the summit observatory, staffed continuously from 1883 to 1904, beside the war memorial cairn and survival shelter
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of 4
Stand on the 40-hectare summit plateau, where in ideal conditions the view stretches over 190km
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of 4
Be in Fort William on the first Saturday of September for the Ben Nevis Race, run in its present form since 1937
Climb Ben Nevis (1,345m), the highest mountain in the British Isles, by the Mountain Track from Achintee — about 8km each way and 1,300m of ascent on the path built in 1883
Find the ruins of the summit observatory, staffed continuously from 1883 to 1904, beside the war memorial cairn and survival shelter
Stand on the 40-hectare summit plateau, where in ideal conditions the view stretches over 190km
Be in Fort William on the first Saturday of September for the Ben Nevis Race, run in its present form since 1937
Before you go
A full mountain day on exposed ground. The weather on the tops can be far worse than in the glen — boots, waterproofs, map and compass, and turn back if the cloud comes down.
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