This was likely the least eventful day I had on the Great Glen Way. It was a nice walk along the west side of Loch Ness. The path went up above the loch for most of the day with the path taking me in and out of trees along logging roads and forest paths.
I was aiming to get to Alltsigh where the Lochside Hostel was located. This meant I passed through Invermoriston about ten kilometers into the hike. It was a nice small town where I stopped at a shop to get some food for the hostel as there wasn’t a restaurant in Alltsigh that I could go out to.
Just outside of Invermoriston the path climbed up a steep rise and I ran into a number of other hikers. It seemed to be a nice day hiking area with a loop that people could take. I was taking the low route of the Great Glen Way as this was a more direct path to Alltsigh. At one point, just outside of Invermoriston, a signpost for a stone seat was beside the path. The indication was about 100 metres to the point. I climb through a slightly overgrown path and found a stone seat on what may have been a view point but was largely blocked by trees. I saw no indication of the age or reason for it being there, but was happy to have my lunch while sitting on it.
As the name suggests, the Lochside Hostel was right beside the Loch Ness. As it was a shorter hiking day of 16 kilometres, I had time to relax and read at the hostel. The sunny weather made sitting on the shore of the Loch pleasant and so I spent the better part of my afternoon and into the evening there.
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