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Steall Falls

Return is by any of the three paths. Below is given the upper path, as its start is not clear. Should you cross the wire footbridge and find you prefer not to come back over, there’s also a very rough descent by the south side of the river (see variant below). Meanwhile, those unsatisfied by Scotland’s finest 2-mile walk can explore Meall Cumhann on the following Route 3.

Upper path (return)

For every 100 people who come up the main path and return the same way, approximately zero people take this stimulating alternative path back. From the Steall meadow, the path dips to the first trees at the entrance of the gorge. Immediately before this short descent, turn uphill, right, towards a ruined stone terrace among the bracken. From the left-hand end of this, the path heads up left in its first zigzag. Once found, the zigzags rise north up a spur with a few birch trees, towards a boulder visible on the skyline. The viewpoint terrace is just above; there’s an old cairn on the left and a view down lower Glen Nevis.