steale falls to dornie castle to duisdal house hotel to elgol

after an invigorating 2-hr hike at steale falls at glen nevis, 

we drove back to fort williams thinking of having lunch at lime tree restaurant to relish the fine dinner place last evening but it was closed. 

we drove on to isles of skye stopping at Eilean Donan Castle (fondly called dornie) enroute. it was a close to 2hrs drive.

after dornie castle, we drove on to skye bridge & cross over to isles of skye, and it was a short 35mins to our duisdal house hotel in sleat, the southern peninsula where the ferry crosses from from mallaig to armadale.

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

the dornie castle is recognised as an iconic image of scotland. it is situated on an island at the confluence of 3 sea lochs, and one of the most visited attractions in scotland.

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

the mid 13th century castle stood guard over the lands of Kintail.

it was restored when Lieutenant Colonel John MacRae-Gilstrap bought the island in 1911, and castle was re-opened in 1932.

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

dornie Eilean Donan) castle

The castle is a popular  location for films, TV, advertisements, fashion shoots and music videos.

after dornie, we drove on to isles of skye & checked into our hotel for the night, duisdale house hotel.

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road to steale falls

after a wonderful breakfast at the Gantocks, 

we checked out & followed allans’s directions (&google map) to the steale falls trailhead at glen nevis outside fort williams on 10.6.2017.^^

road to steale falls

it was wet & overcast. directions were easy to follow & the drive was scenic.

road to steale falls

we thought the drive was as nice as that we had at glen etive, only that there was no river alongside.

road to steale falls

aside from that, it was a really beautiful country drive though the weather was dismal…

road to steale falls

the trailhead took some looking, but we followed allan’s good directions & traveled to the end of the road.

steale falls carpark & trailhead

we parked at the steale falls carpark where the trailhead for the trail starts. 🙂

hiking at steale falls trailhead

the drizzle got heavier & i had to put on my daiso $2 raincoat as my parka is rain resistant only not rainproof.

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

it was a very nice walk, despite the rain. 🙂

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

there was change of terrain but it was an easy hike.

certainly no comparison with our adventurous & challenging bukhansan hike in seoul. ^^

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

a stream/fall to break up the monotony. 🙂

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

another tiny fall.

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

hiking at steale falls

and finally we emerged from the wooded path to wide open ground with steale fall in the distance.

we walked to the wire bridge where some younger folks were crossing. both of us did not want to cross over, so we looked over the steale falls from this side of the river.

steale falls

steale falls

steale falls

steale falls

a nice fall.

we were going to iceland (where far more majestic waterfalls of all variations/descriptions are a dime a dozen) with our children later in the month, but still this is a very pleasant sight & a delightful destination after an equally pleasant walk in the woods….

hiking back from steale falls

we walked back the path & through the woods that had earlier opened up to this spacious terrain.

hiking back from steale falls

and back to the carpark & the trailhead.

our next destination is the isles of skye.

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Steale Falls, Fort Williams

Location:

Old Military Rd, Fort William PH33 6SY, UK