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Cameron Obelisk

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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BirdsWildlifeHeritage
Dogs welcome

Getting here

56.81776, -5.10906

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

  • 🐦75+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Hooded Crow and Robin
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • ☕Highland Cinema Café — a good base for a longer summer day out

Good to know

  • 🐕Dogs welcome
CaféParking· PaidPlaygroundToilets

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Birds — Hooded Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Wildlife

Birds — Hooded Crow, Robin, Herring Gull +72 more · last seen 2025

Free

Heritage

Historic site

Free

Insect spotting

Insects — Common Wasp, Scotch Argus, Southern Hawker +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Easy access

parking, toilets

Varies

Historic gardens

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

10 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
North Face PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
Ben Nevis Mountain PathWalking route
Named routeLocal walking route
West Highland Way (Kinlochleven to Fort William)Walking route24 km
Named routeLength 24 kmNational walking route
Great Glen Way - Slighe a' Ghlinne MhòirWalking route120 km

A waymarked route (75 m/120 km) from Fort William (leaving behind Britain’s highest mountain, Ben Nevis) to Inverness, the Highlands capital. It follows a great geological fault and sections of Thomas Telford’s historic Caledonian Canal.

Named routeLength 120 kmNational walking route
Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich)Walking route

unmarked

Named routeNational walking route
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Cycling

34 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 78Cycling route

NCN National Route 78 (south)

Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Fort William to Nevis RangeCycling route
Named routeLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 78 (north)Cycling route
Named routeRef 78National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route78 m
Named routeRef 78Length 78 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route19 m
Named routeRef 78Length 19 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
Main RouteCycling route18 m
Named routeRef 78Length 18 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface blocks
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Mountain biking

3 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
10 under the BenMountain bike route
Named route
Highland Trail 550Mountain bike route
Named route
Broomstick BlueMountain bike route
Named route

Wildlife to spot

Photos

The Faith Mission

📷 N Chadwick · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

The Faith Mission

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