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Walking Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

70 walks, including 21 Munro summits

A guide to walking and scrambling routes in the beautiful Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park. Over 70 graded low-level, mid-level and mountain walks taking in hills, glens and picturesque woodland, as well as all of the region's Munro summits. Highlights include Ben Lui, Ben Lomond, the Cobbler and the Arrochar Alps.

Seasons

Year round. Spring and early summer are the very best time for high and low level routes. Mountain routes under snow require winter hillwalking experience, clothing and equipment.

Centres

Aberfoyle, Callander, Lochearnhead, Killin, Tyndrum, Crianlarich, Loch Lomond side, Arrochar, Lochgoilhead. Daywalks can be reached by car from Glasgow, Stirling and Edinburgh.

Difficulty

Routes (which are graded 1-5 for difficulty) for all abilities, from woodland and lochside routes, to long mountain days, some of which are on rocky ground. The summit of the Cobbler is an exposed scramble.

Must See

Ben Lomond. Arrochar Alps and The Cobbler. Oakwoods of the Trossachs. Ben Lui. The Cowal peninsular, and the Fairy Knowe at Aberfoyle.
ISBN
9781852849634
Availability
Published
Published
12 Feb 2018
Reprinted
13 May 2021
Edition
Second
Pages
288
Size
17.20 x 11.60 x 1.60cm
Weight
340g
Overview

A guidebook to 73 walks and scrambles in the Loch Lomond and Trossachs. Exploring the beauty of the national park, the walks are suitable for most walkers, with shorter low-level routes alongside plenty of more challenging, full-day hikes.

The walks range from 3 to 28km (2–17 miles) and include 21 Munro summits and plenty of Corbetts and Grahams.

  • 1:50,000 OS maps are included for each route
  • GPX files available to download
  • Routes are graded by length and difficulty
  • Easy access from Glasgow and Stirling
  • Highlights include Ben Lomond, Arrochar Alps and Ben Lui

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Ronald Turnbull Cicerone author TURNB

By Ronald Turnbull

Ronald Turnbull writes regularly for TGO, Lakeland Walker, Trail and Cumbria magazines. His previous books include Across Scotland on Foot, Long Days in Lakeland and Welsh 3000ft Challenges. He has written many other Cicerone guides, including Walking in the Lowther Hills, The Book of the Bivvy and Not the West Highland Way. Ronald's weekly newsletter on mountains, hillwalking and history is at https://aboutmountains.substack.com/

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