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Loch Shiel is a west Highland landscape of a long freshwater loch, wooded shores and steep hills, with Sgorr an Tarmachain and Carn na Nathrach rising above the water and the Glenfinnan viaduct nearby. Glenfinnan station on the West Highland Line sits at the head of the loch.
There is 1 station within a mile of Loch Shiel National Scenic Area.
The area is home to 53 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Sgurr Dhomhnuill at 888m.
Loch Shiel train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Glasgow to GlenfinnanFrom 4hr 29min
- Stirling to GlenfinnanFrom 5hr 12min
- Edinburgh to GlenfinnanFrom 5hr 35min
- Dundee to GlenfinnanFrom 6hr 58min
- Lancaster to GlenfinnanFrom 7hr 2min
- Preston to GlenfinnanFrom 7hr 18min
- Newcastle to GlenfinnanFrom 7hr 22min
- Durham to GlenfinnanFrom 7hr 39min
- Aberdeen to GlenfinnanFrom 7hr 42min
- Inverness to GlenfinnanFrom 8hr 18min
- Liverpool to GlenfinnanFrom 8hr 20min
- Manchester to GlenfinnanFrom 8hr 26min
- York to GlenfinnanFrom 8hr 26min
- Leeds to GlenfinnanFrom 8hr 51min
- London to GlenfinnanFrom 9hr 29min
- Sheffield to GlenfinnanFrom 9hr 38min
- Birmingham to GlenfinnanFrom 9hr 52min
- Nottingham to GlenfinnanFrom 10hr 33min
- Leicester to GlenfinnanFrom 11hr 24min
- Bath to GlenfinnanFrom 12hr 50min
- Brighton to GlenfinnanFrom 12hr 50min
- Bristol to GlenfinnanFrom 12hr 50min
Good to know
Can you get to the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area by train?
Yes. Glenfinnan is within 1 mile of the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area.
What is the nearest train station to the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area?
Glenfinnan is inside the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area.
How long does it take to get to the Loch Shiel National Scenic Area by train?
The Loch Shiel National Scenic Area is 4hr 29min from Glasgow, 5hr 12min from Stirling, 5hr 35min from Edinburgh and 9hr 29min from London by train, to the nearest station.
More of Loch Shiel
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