Loch shows its less-known side

A NEW walking and cycling route was launched yesterday to help tourists to discover the less well-known south shore of Loch Ness. The 28-mile South Loch Ness Trail will provide a newly connected, unbroken route in the hope of attracting visitors.

It will run from Loch Tarff near Fort Augustus in the west to Torbreck on the outskirts of Inverness in the east, and climb to heights of 1,300ft in places.

Attractions along the route include the Falls of Foyers, the finest surviving example of a single span General Wade bridge dating from the 18th century, and the remnants of an Iron Age fort.