Walks from Glenfinnan station
10 listed hills have a summit within 8 km of the platform at Glenfinnan — the closest is Sgurr an Utha at 3.3 km, the highest Sgurr nan Coireachan at 956 m. Distances are straight lines, not routes: this page tells you a car-free day is possible here, and the planning is still yours.
- Station code
- GLF
- Grid reference
- NM898809
- Coordinates
- 56.87240, -5.44962
- Locality
- Glenfinnan
- Operator
- ScotRail
- Entries & exits
- 18,274 · #2,293 of 2,589
- Hills in reach
- 10
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 Glenfinnan station
Glenfinnan station serves the village of Glenfinnan in the Highland council area of Scotland. It stands on the West Highland Line between Lochailort and Locheilside, 23.7 km by rail from the former Banavie Junction, and the Glenfinnan Viaduct is about a kilometre to the east of the station. ScotRail manages the station and operates all services; 18,274 passengers used it between April 2024 and March 2025.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Glenfinnan railway station (CC BY-SA 4.0). Coordinates and the passenger figure come from NaPTAN and the ORR, not from Wikipedia.
The 10 hills within 8 km
Every hill from our dataset for which Glenfinnan 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 | Sgurr an Utha | 796 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 3.3 km | NW |
| 2 | Sgorr Craobh a' Chaorainn | 775 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 5.2 km | S |
| 3 | Glas-charn | 633.3 m | GrahamMarilynHuMP+1 | 5.9 km | NW |
| 4 | Beinn Odhar Bheag | 883.3 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 6 km | SW |
| 5 | Sgurr Ghiubhsachain | 849 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 6.3 km | S |
| 6 | Glas Bheinn | 635.3 m | GrahamMarilynHuMP+1 | 6.6 km | SE |
| 7 | Meall nan Damh | 723.4 m | GrahamMarilynHuMP+1 | 6.8 km | S |
| 8 | Sgurr nan Coireachan | 956.3 m | MunroMurdoMarilyn+2 | 7 km | N |
| 9 | Streap | 909 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 7.2 km | NE |
| 10 | Beinn Mhic Cedidh | 783 m | CorbettMarilynHuMP+1 | 7.3 km | W |
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 Glenfinnan 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
One waymarked long-distance route passes 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) | 114 km | 0.7 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the station computed by OpenFell.
Daylight here today
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- Sunset
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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.
- Glenfinnan on National Rail — live departures, facilities, engineering work.
- OS Maps · Google Maps