Pass of Glen Coe (East side)
Glen Coe is a glen (valley in Scottish) of volcanic origins, in the Highlands of Scotland. Glen Coe is regarded as the home of Scottish mountaineering and is popular with hillwalkers and climbers. The journey through the glen on the main A82 road as ’one of the classic Highland journeys’. The main settlement is the village of Glencoe located at the foot of the glen. On the 13 February 1692, in the aftermath of the Jacobite uprising of 1689, an incident known as the Massacre of Glencoe took place in the glen. Thirty-eight men from Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by government forces who were billeted with them on the grounds that they had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, William and Mary.
Region: Scotland
City: Argyll and Bute Council
Distance: 38.32 km
Elevation Gain: 303 m
Elevation Loss: 461 m
Difficulty: 219 (Easy)
FIETS Index: 0.49 FIETS
Avg Grade: 1.97 %
Max cat climb: 3
Min elevation: 4 m
Max elevation: 347 m
Ride Category: Rollers