Ben Lomond

Here we describe a long walk exploring Ben Lomond, the most southerly munro, only an hours drive from Glasgow. It's a beautiful hill, with fine views over Loch Lomond and the hills beyond.

Starting from the car park at Rowardennan at the end of the road on the east bank of Loch Lomond, the Ben Lomond hill path leads easily to the summit. From here the easiest way down is to simply retrace your steps. Another popular way down is to follow the Ptarmigan ridge, which has a rough path which leads back to the West Highland Way just above Rowardennan.

Our walk descends the north ridge of Ben Lomond to visit the smaller Cruinn a' Bheinn, which gives grand views of Ben Lomond's northern cliffs. We continue north then west to descend steeply to the West Highland Way at Cailness, from which a walk south of about five miles takes us back to Rowardennan...........