Cruach Tairbeirt

Cruach Tairbeirt is a low hill rising just to the north of the village of Tarbet on the west bank of Loch Lomond. Tarbet lies at the junction of the A82 and A83 major roads and is a popular tourist spot. There are a number of walks in the area, and this walk incorporates one of these, the Cruach Loop.

Access to the loop is from Tarbet railway station. At the far end of the loop, access to the hill is gained by leaving the main path to follow a vague, rough and over-grown "path" which runs up the edge of dense woodland, following a burn. The determined walker, with machete in hand, will soon reach a point where a fire-break emerges from the forrest. I presume that this was the main route to the hill as it comes from the upper Cruach Loop path. However, the guide book says that this route is so boggy that it is not recomended. I had a wee explore of it, and found it was also blocked by fallen trees, hence the route described by the stream is preferred. After the fire-break the path improves and exits a clearing onto open hill. From here vague paths lead through heather and scrub to the top. As you will see from the video, coming back down I missed these bits of path but it's no problem to follow the tree-line back to the clearing and the top of the path through the forrest.

Here are the pictures......