From Laggan, the route leads uphill through the tiny hamlet of Balgowan where it soon departs the woods for the more open moorland of Strath an Eilich. After crossing the moor towards Binnein Mor, the route picks up the Cluny Estate track which leads to Dal-na-seilg bothy in Glen Banchor. The route then follows the River Calder eastwards and descends to Newtonmore via the Old Glen Road. Newtonmore has many shops, hotels and bunkhouses.