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Lochaber
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Lochaber is an area covering over 2,000 square miles in the southwest Highlands with Fort William as its capital. The area includes part of Rannoch Moor and Glen Coe in the south, the first section of the Great Glen to Invergarry in the north and Glen Nevis in the east. There are more Munros in this part of Scotland than anywhere else in Scotland!
Heading west from Fort William is Rathad nan Eilean, the Road to the Isles, which runs through Glenfinnan, Arisaig and Morar before reaching Mallaig. To the north of this area is the Knoydart peninsula, which is only accessible by ferry from Mallaig - or by foot, and to the west are Skye and the Small Isles.
To the south of the Road to the Isles are Moidart and Morvern, Ardnamurchan and Morvern. The area from Morvern up to Knoydart is known as Garb-chiochan, the Rough Bounds.
The Lochaber Narrow Gauge Railway (LNGR) was constructed in the 1920s as part of a hydro-electric scheme to supply electricity to the aluminium factory at Fort William. Dams were built at Loch Treig, Loch Laggan and the upper Spey to provide the water supply for this. The railway was maintained until 1971 and abandoned in 1977.
Many of the roads in this area are narrow with passing places provided.
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