Geological formation
Glen Roy National Nature Reserve
8 locals recommend
Location
Scotland
Tips from locals
The best place to see an ice age landscape in Scotland with absolutely stunning views over the Nature Reserve, you feel like you’ve stepped back in time.
Amazing views, easy access by car or even a good local hike. Part of the Lochaber Geopark - famous for the Parallel Roads. Never crowded as not too well known but definitely worth a visit - and it is nearby!
Nowhere in Scotland can the dramatic effects of glacial ice on our landscape be seen more clearly. The glory of Glen Roy National Nature Reserve (NNR) is that you can easily spot the pattern of the Parallel Roads and other Ice Age landforms. For centuries, great thinkers and geologists pondered the mystery of how these deep lines – or ‘roads’ – were gouged into the hillside. The solution to the puzzle is that a series of ice-dammed lakes formed and drained at the end of the last Ice Age. Combined with the other glacier-linked landforms – such as river fans, terraces and landslips – they create a geological wonderland. Spend time in this vast landscape and appreciate the tremendous forces of nature. You may see red deer, ravens, buzzards and the occasional golden eagle.
Nowhere in Scotland can the dramatic effects of glacial ice on our landscape be seen more clearly. The glory of Glen Roy National Nature Reserve (NNR) is that you can easily spot the pattern of the Parallel Roads and other Ice Age landforms. For centuries, great thinkers and geologists pondered t…