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Looking into the Great Glen Way, is the route suitable for a bike trailer?
I did this from west to east last year.
I'm not sure what kind of trailer you are considering but ours was of the child carrying variety? The GGW was fine for this, although we didn't do the easterly half as I'd heard that some of the sections along the north of Loch Ness were steep and rough, and I feared for the comfort of my boy (not to mention my legs). We chose the minor road to the south (after Fort Augustus) which was relatively traffic free and easy going.
One short stretch was very rooty but that aside a great surface and amazing scenery away from the crowds and traffic.
The bit from drumnadrochit to inverness has some step climbs that I imagine would be doable if you've got the legs. (Going west to east.) It does have some switch back bits but i might be remembering wrong. Give it a go.. seriously whats the worst that could happen?
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Do-able with a trailer I reckon. You'll want low gears after Fort Augustus and Invermoriston though - my singlespeed was hard work and I wasn't pulling a trailer.
After Drumnadrochit, I too used the road (old cycle route) briefly, A831 then A833 before cutting off to the right and picking up the walking route again near Abriachan. I'm told that the section out of Drum on the waymarked route is tough on a bike, so didn't fancy it on the singlespeed after an already long day.