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The Scottish HighlandsBen Vorlich
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The Scottish HighlandsBen Vorlich
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 Ben
Vorlich ( 3232ft )
on ascent from Ardvorlich on Loch Earn |
 Ben
Vorlich
on ascent of Meall na Fearna |
 Ben
Vorlich
from Meall na Fearna |
 Stuc
a Chroin ( 3199m ) and Ben
Vorlich ( 3232ft )
Ben Vorlich lies to the south of Loch Earn and to the east of Loch Lubnaig |
 Ben Vorlich and Stuc
a Chroin
from Creag MacRanaich |
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 Stuc a
Chroin
on traverse from Ben Vorlich |
 Ben Vorlich
from Stuc a Chroin |
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 Location
Map for Ben Vorlich
and Meall na Fearna |
 Map of
Ben Vorlich, Stuc a Chroin
and Beinn Each ( Note: Click here or on map for large format copy ) |
 Route
Map for Ben
Vorlich
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BEN VORLICH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:
 Route Map for Ben
Vorlich
and Stuc a Chroin |
BEN VORLICH - ROUTE DESCRIPTION 2:
I.ocatlon: Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 51 and 57
Distance: 8 miles( 14km )
Time=5-7 hours
Terrain: serious hillwalk
Ben Vorlich - the Loch Earn one as opposed to the Loch Lomond one - is one of the few Munros where you can sit on the summit
and gaze down the length of the path all the way back to the start — not quite a yellow brick road but certainly a well-groomed highway.
The name Vorlich comes from the Gaelic mur-bhalg, meaning sea-bay, and probably refers to the small bays in Loch Earn.
Likewise. Ardvorlich, the house at the start of the route, is ard-mhurlaig, the promontory of the sea-bay, and
is the home of the Stewarts of Ardvorlich.
For many years a stone was kept in Ardvorllch House, the clach dhearg or the red stone. which was believed to have miraculous properties.
If you dipped it in a pail of water and moved it three times sun-wise around the pail, the water would then contain
healing powers that could apparently treat sick cattle. So famous was this stone that it attracted people from all around
the area, who came with their own buckets to carry home some of the miraculous water.
There are several ways of reaching Ben Vorlich but the simplest option is to follow the private road south from the east
gate of Ardvorlich House on the south side of Loch Earn.
Follow the track past Ardvorlich House on to the open hillside in Glen Vorlich. Follow the track to the foot of the NNE ridge of Ben Vorlich.
Climb it to the summit.
Follow a line of fence posts down to the Bealach an Dubh Choiretn and follow the steep path which avoids the obvious steep and loose buttress.
From the cairn at the top of the buttress, head south to the summit of Stuc a‘ Chroin.
Return to Glen Vorlich via a high path round the south and east side of Coire Buidhe.
While the ascent of Stuc a’ Chroin from Ben Vorlich is easy enough, it involves scrambling.
From the Bealach an Dubh Choirein you have to climb up the side of some boulder scree to a path that traverses off to the right,
avoiding the steeper sections of the north-east buttress. The path takes a meandering line, zig-zagging between steep sections of rock.
Here and there you have to use your hands. and all the time the steep drop yawns below you. If you find yourself worrying about
descending this route to return to Glen Vorlich then just look a couple of hundred metres to the right, where a much easier descent
path drops down a little corrie. If you are really unhappy on steep ground then this corrie might be your best route of ascent too.
A small cairn lies at the top of the buttress. with a memorial plaque to the founder of the Falkirk Mountaineering Club.
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Earn
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