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Great Glen and Glen Coe
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Great Glen and Glen Coe

Eight days of lochs and a famous glen: Fort William, Glen Coe, Glencoe village, Fort Augustus, Loch Ness, Inverness. Tesla in Inverness and Fort William; the A82 eats range in rain. Not the NC500.

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Season: A82 year-round; winter closures after snow. Glen Coe packed July-August. Midges June-August. Nevis Range gondola typically May-October.

Eight days of lochs and a famous glen: Fort William, Glen Coe, Glencoe village, Fort Augustus, Loch Ness, Inverness. Tesla in Inverness and Fort William; the A82 eats range in rain. Not the NC500.

Day by day

Day 1

Fort William

Ben Nevis in the cloud. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Fort William) — typical arrival 28%, about 24 min to 80%. Why stop here: Fort William. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Fort William
Fort WilliamPhoto: Graham Robson / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Day 3

Glencoe

The glen copies every weather. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Glen Coe. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Ben Nevis
Ben NevisPhoto: Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)
Day 5

Fort Augustus

Locks on the Ness. Charge after 24 percent.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Fort Augustus. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Fort Augustus
Fort AugustusPhoto: Nilfanion / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 6

Drumnadrochit

A quiet night by the loch.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Urquhart. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Loch Ness
Loch NessPhoto: Eusebius / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)
Day 8

Inverness

Last Tesla. The glen is still in the rear-view.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Inverness. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

A82
A82Photo: Peter Moore / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Fort William — a calm stop on this leg, about 24 min.

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