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The Scottish HighlandsBen Lomond & Loch Lomond
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The Scottish HighlandsBen Lomond & Loch Lomond
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Ascent of Ben Lomond via normal route
Ascent of Ben Lomond from the East
 Ben Lomond above Loch Lomond |
 Ben Lomond ( 974m, 3,196ft )
above Loch Lomond Ben Lomond is the most southerly and one of the most popular of the Munros. |
 Ben
Lomond from Loch Ard
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 Ben Lomond ( 974m, 3,196ft )
above Loch Lomond |
 East
side of Ben Lomond
from Aberfoyle |
 East
side of Ben Lomond
from Aberfoyle |
 Ben Lomond
from Gartmore |
 Aerial
view of Ben Lomond
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 East
side of Ben Lomond
from Ben Venue |
 Summit
Ridge of Ben Lomond
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 Summit
Ridge of Ben Lomond
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 East
side of Ben Lomond
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 Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond
in winter |
 Ben Lomond and Loch Lomond
from Ben Oss in Ben Lui Group |
 Route Map
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BEN LOMOND - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
Within easy reach of Glasgow and set in the heart of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park,
a path leads all the way from Rowardennan to the viewpoint summit.
START/FINISH: Car park next to the pier at Rowardennan ( grid ref NS 359987 ).
DISTANCE: 11km / 7 miles.
TOTAL ASCENT: 950m.
MAP: Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 Landranger sheet 56.
ROUTE:
A good path leaves the car park and climbs through a Forestry Commission plantation.
It emerges on to open hillside and swings north, rising over Sron Aonaich.
The ascent continues up the southern shoulder of Ben Lomond, the gradient increasing as the summit is approached.
Return by the same route.
OTHER WALKS IN THE AREA:
Follow the West Highland Way long-distance path to Rowchoish and return to Rowardenn.
A lochside path, passing a cave used by Rob Roy to imprison his enemies.
WHERE T0 STAY:
Get back to basics with a self-catering stay at Rowardennan Youth Hostel.
Tel: 08701 553 255 or visit www.syha.org.uk
Alternatively, the friendly Rowardennan Hotel offers DB&B for £85 until August.
Tel: 01360 870 273 or visit www.rowardennanhotel.com
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 Steam
paddle-ship "Maid
of the Loch"
on Loch Lomond The steamship PS "Maid of the Loch" was the last paddle steamer built in Britain. |
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:: Ben Lomond Gallery 
