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Scottish Highlands

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We are visiting Scotland for only ONE week the week of Thanksgiving - getting to Glasgow on Saturday and then leaving Glasgow the next Friday. So not much time at all! We have 2 days planned in Edinburgh, 1 day in St Andrews and at least one day in Glasgow.

If you could go to only one place in the Highlands where would you go? We could take a day trip to Glencoe from Glasgow and hike the Glencoe Lochan Trails OR go to Aviemore or Iverness and see sights around there and stay a night there before heading to Glasgow.

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How are you getting there- rental car or bus (Glencoe)/train (Aviemore/Inverness)?

By Thanksgiving the nights are going to really be drawing in- sunset will be before 4pm. Given the length of the journey from Glasgow, in what could be poor weather I think I would play it by ear. If the weather was good go for Glencoe, leaving Glasgow as early as possible

The 0640 bus would give you nearly 3 hours (but starting off the walk before any frost or potentially snow has had time to thaw), the 1000 bus gives you 2 hours at Glencoe.

If the weather isn't co-operating then Aviemore/Inverness.

You are leaving Glasgow I assume on 29 November.

Although fairly unlikely that early in the season (in a year which so far has been a very mild Autumn/fall) a substantial snow fall can and does close the A9. If that happens a blockage of the rail line is not out of the question.

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