Thousands run, bike and kayak through Great Glen for Coast to Coast challenge
Almost 2,000 athletes took part in the Coast to Coast 105-mile run, bike and kayak challenge, along the Great Glen, finishing up in Ballachulish on Sunday.
Coast to Coast is a fully-supported and way-marked multi-sport adventure challenge – not a race – a wild endurance event in unforgiving terrain. The route, which includes a total ascent of 10,840 feet (3,304 metres), takes in stunning lochs, brooding glens, enchanting forests, rugged mountains and the most fantastic views imaginable. It also features many evocative landmarks and locations that are steeped in generations of history, folklore and legend. These include Cawdor Castle, Loch Ness, Fort Augustus, The Great Glen, Fort William, Glen Coe and Loch Leven.
Since it was first staged in 2007, more than 10,000 intrepid adventurers have taken on this magnificent challenge. As many as 8,000 of those participants have travelled from outwith Scotland, from as far afield as New Zealand, the USA and Europe, to experience the true beauty (and sometimes brutality) of the Highland terrain and its ever-changing weather.