Train/car route

Enjoy the stunning scenery of lochs, mountains and beaches while learning about one of the most significant and enduring political causes in Scottish history: the Jacobite uprising.

84 miles

You can travel by:

·     The Jacobite steam train – only return tickets, atmospheric but can be unreliable

·      The regular train – (1h 24 mins) - from Fort William to Mallaig, the same route as the steam train, but cheaper

·      Car along the train route – allows to stop by at places suggested by the audio

·      Bicycle – to avoid heavy traffic during the summer months use the old road that runs roughly parallel the train lines and take the Camusnagaul ferry to use the A861 along the shores of Loch Eil

On the way you will hear stories about:

·      Bonnie Prince Charlie, the hero of the 1745 uprising

·      the greatest engineering spectacles of Scotland: the Neptune staircase

·      the coffin roads

·      the secret of the Glenfinnan viaduct

·      the route connection with the Harry Potter series

·      how the Highland clans did in the Jacobite uprising

… and so much more