Glen Cannich

#4079 among destinations in the United Kingdom

Nature, Natural attraction, Valley

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Glen Cannich is a long glen in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland and through which runs the River Cannich. Emerging from the reservoir of Loch Mullardoch, the river flows east to merge with the River Affric at the village of Cannich, their combined waters forming the River Glass. ()

Coordinates: 57°20'24"N, 4°57'0"W

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ScotlandUnited Kingdom

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Glen Cannich – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Dog Falls, Plodda Falls, Càrn nan Gobhar, Sgùrr na Lapaich.

4.3 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Dog Falls
111 min walk • Dog Falls is a series of waterfalls on the River Affric, in Glen Affric in the Highlands of Scotland. The falls are within the Glen Affric National Nature Reserve, managed by Forestry and Land Scotland. There are several way-marked paths to the falls.
5.8 miSE
Natural attraction, Park, Waterfall
Plodda Falls, Fort Augustus
147 min walk • Plodda Falls is a waterfall, situated 5 km south-west of the village of Tomich, near Glen Affric, in the Highlands of Scotland.
3.2 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Càrn nan Gobhar
82 min walk • Càrn nan Gobhar is a Scottish mountain situated on the northern side of Loch Mullardoch in the upper part of Glen Cannich. It stands some 50 kilometres west-southwest of the city of Inverness in a remote group of four Munros informally known as “The Mullardochs” which form the high ground between Loch Mullardoch and Loch Monar.
4.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgùrr na Lapaich
117 min walk • Sgurr na Lapaich is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland, situated north of Loch Mullardoch in the high ground that separates Glen Cannich and Glen Strathfarrar. The mountain reaches a height of 1,150 metres, and is the fourth highest mountain north of the Great Glen.
4.5 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Sgorr na Dìollaid
116 min walk • Sgorr na Dìollaid is a mountain in the Northwest Highlands of Scotland. It is situated between Glen Strathfarrar and Glen Cannich, 7 km north-west of the village of Cannich.
6.6 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Glen Strathfarrar
168 min walk • Glen Strathfarrar is a glen in the Highland region of Scotland, near Loch Ness. The Glen is part of the Affric-Beauly hydro-electric power scheme, with a dam at Loch Monar and a 9 km tunnel carrying water to an underground power station at Deanie; a second dam just below Loch...
5.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Waterfall
Guisachan Fall, Fort Augustus
147 min walk • Guisachan Fall is a waterfall of Scotland. Known locally as Home Falls, they are located near to the ruins of Guisachan House, and can be accessed by a path which runs next to the Allt na Sidhean river.