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An Aghaidh a Tuath
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Spectacular views of Britain's highest mountain

A waymarked trail will give you a viewpoint to the wild northern slopes of Carn Mor Dearg and Ben Nevis. Look up to the towering cliffs and see if you can see any climbers scaling the North face of Ben Nevis.

Listen for the soothing sound of the Allt a Mhuilinn, meaning ‘the mill stream’, as you head uphill. The stream once powered an old mill. It now supplies hydro-electric power to the aluminium smelter in Fort William.

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