Walks from Banavie station
6 listed hills have a summit within 8 km of the platform at Banavie — the closest is Druim Fada at 6.3 km, the highest Ben Nevis at 1,345 m. Distances are straight lines, not routes: this page tells you a car-free day is possible here, and the planning is still yours.
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- Station code
- BNV
- Grid reference
- NN113767
- Coordinates
- 56.84331, -5.09543
- Locality
- Banavie, Fort William
- Operator
- ScotRail
- Entries & exits
- 6,796 · #2,413 of 2,589
- Hills in reach
- 6
Passenger figure is the ORR estimate of all entries and exits, April 2024 to March 2025 — a measure of how busy (or wonderfully quiet) the station is, not of train frequency.
About Banavie station
Banavie station is on the West Highland Line just north of Fort William, between Corpach and Fort William, serving the village of Banavie — though it is in fact much closer to Caol. To continue to the next station at Corpach, trains must cross the Caledonian Canal at Neptune's Staircase, a popular tourist attraction. ScotRail manages the station and provides all services.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Banavie railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0). Coordinates and the passenger figure come from NaPTAN and the ORR, not from Wikipedia.
The 6 hills within 8 km
Every hill from our dataset for which Banavie is one of the 3 nearest stations. Follow a name for the full record — heights, prominence, access rights, live summit weather and daylight.
| # | Hill | Height | Classifications | From station | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Druim Fada | 744 m | GrahamMarilynHuMP+1 | 6.3 km | NW |
| 2 | Carn Dearg (NW) | 1221 m | Munro TopMurdoSimm | 6.7 km | SE |
| 3 | Carn Dearg Meadhonach | 1179 m | Munro Top | 7.4 km | SE |
| 4 | Ben Nevis | 1344.5 m | MunroHistoric County TopCurrent County/UA Top+5 | 7.6 km | SE |
| 5 | Carn Dearg (SW) | 1020 m | Munro TopMurdoSimm | 7.8 km | SE |
| 6 | Carn Mor Dearg | 1220 m | MunroMurdoMarilyn+2 | 7.9 km | SE |
A hill 8 km away in a straight line can be a much longer day on the ground — and on rural lines the last train home leaves early and some stations are request stops with a handful of services a day. Check live times and facilities for Banavie before you commit, plan the route on a proper map, and give the daylight planner your real finish time.
Hill data from the Database of British & Irish Hills v18.3 (CC BY 4.0). Station position from NaPTAN (Department for Transport, OGL v3.0); passenger estimates from the Office of Rail and Road (OGL v3.0). Distances and bearings computed by OpenFell, summit to platform.
Long-distance paths from this station
3 waymarked long-distance routes pass within 2 km of the station — a made line to follow out of the door, or a way to link this station to the next one down the line.
| Route | Total length | From station |
|---|---|---|
| Great Glen Way | 124 km | passes the station |
| Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Invergarry → Morvich) | 107 km | passes the station |
| East Highland Way | 125 km | 1.7 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the station computed by OpenFell.
Daylight here today
- Sunrise
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- Sunset
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- Daylight
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- Civil twilight ends
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Computed astronomically for the station. Walking to a timetable means walking to the light: set your turnaround with the daylight safety planner.
Plan the day
- Walking-time calculator — Naismith with terrain and fitness corrections.
- Access checker — what the land around here allows.
- Kit-list generator — packed for the forecast, not for habit.
- Banavie on National Rail — live departures, facilities, engineering work.
- OS Maps · Google Maps