Fort Augustus is the third supply stop for cyclists heading north up the Great Glen from Fort William. Many riders make it an overnight stop to allow time to explore.
Distance from Fort William:- 34miles, 55km

Fort Augustus is a charming village in the Great Glen at the southern end of Loch Ness where the Caledonian Canal joins the loch. The canal forms a very attractive public open space in the centre of the village where it is enhanced by a flight of locks and the heritage centre close by. Boats passing up and down the locks provide an interesting and unusual spectacle. The village has hotels, guest houses, a campsite, restaurants, takeaways, shops, a bank, GPs surgery and public toilets.

Fort Augustus was originally known by the Gaelic name of Cille Cumein (the Church of St Cumein) but became known as Fort Augustus when a fort was built there after the defeat of the 1715 Jacobite uprising. Very little remains of the fort, parts of which were incorporated into the Benedictine Abbey built in 1876 which is now no longer used as an abbey.

There was branch of railway starting from the existing West Highland Line at Spean Bridge up the Great Glen as far as Fort Augustus, closed in 1947. Many parts of the line can be seen and feature in some of our routes. Impressive railway bridge supports are still visible crossing the river at Fort Augustus where the track continued a short distance to a pier connecting with passenger steamers on Loch Ness. Although these boats no longer operate, there are modern vessels based at Fort Augustus that cruise the loch.