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

Map key

Overview map

INTRODUCTION

The High Road and the Low

Walking conditions

When to go

Safety in the mountains

Maps

Compass and GPS

What's in this book

How to use this book

THE EAST

PART 1 Trossachs

1 Ben Venue (shorter)

2 Ben Venue (Achray horseshoe)

3 Ben A'an to Loch Katrine

4 Aberfoyle to Menteith Hills

5 Aberfoyle Fairy Knowe

Summit Summary: Ben Ledi

6 Ben Ledi and Benvane from Brig o' Turk

7 Finglas Woods

PART 2 Callander and Loch Lubnaig

8 Ledi from Lubnaig

9 Ardnandave Hill to Ben Ledi

10 The Whole Kilmahog: Lowland to Highland

11 Callander: Falls and Crags

12 Glen Ample

13 Beinn Each from Loch Lubnaig

14 Hill of the Fairies, Strathyre

PART 3 Balquhidder and Lochearnhead

15 Stob a' Choin

16 Cruach Ardrain to Beinn a' Chroin

17 Stob Binnein and Ben More from the south

18 Glen Ogle Rail Trail

19 Kendrum and Ogle Circle

20 Twa Corbetts

21 Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin

THE NORTH

PART 4 Crianlarich to Inverarnan

22 Meall Glas and Sgiath Chuil

23 An Caisteal Horseshoe

24 Beinn Chabhair

25 Beinglas Falls Circuit

26 Beinglas Falls to Beinn a' Choin

27 Meall an Fhudair

PART 5 Tyndrum

28 Glen Cononish

29 Beinn Odhar

30 Auchtertyre Farm Walks

31 Ben Challum and Two Corbetts

Summit summary: Ben Lui

32 From Glen Falloch by the Pipeline Track

33 From Dalrigh by Dubhchraig and Oss

33A From Dalrigh by Dubhchraig, Oss and Beinn a' Chleibh

34 Coire Gaothach Southern Ridge

34A Coire Gaothach Northern Ridge

35 By Beinn Chuirn

36 Coire an Lochain and Coire Gaothach (descent)

37 Coire Laoigh (descent)

38 Ben Oss, Beinn Dubhchraig to Dalrigh (descent)

39 Descent to Dalmally

THE WEST

PART 6 Ben Lomond

40 Ben Lomond: South Ridge and Ptarmigan

41 Lomond Slopes

42 The Back of Ben Lomond

43 Conic Hill

44 Duncryne

45 Bonnie Banks by Boat

46 The Bonny Banks (north)

PART 7 Loch Lomond West

47 Luss Hills South

48 Luss Hills: Dubh and Doune

49 Cruach Tairbeirt

PART 8 Arrochar Alps

50 Ben Vorlich from Ardlui

51 Arrochar to Bens Vane and Ime

52 Beinn Narnain by Spearhead Ridge

53 Beinn Narnain by A' Chrois

54 Coire Grogain

55 Succoth and See

Summit summary: the Cobbler

56 North Ridge from Cobbler/Narnain Col

57 East Corrie

58 From Ardgartan by the Southeast Ridge

58A Descent via Buttermilk Burn to Ardgartan

59 From A83 by the Back Stream (Coire Croe)

60 From A83 via Beinn Luibhean

60A From A83 via Beinn Luibhean and Beinn Ime

61 Central Peak (The Argyll Needle)

62 South Peak (the Cobbler's Wife)

63 Narnain Boulders

64 North Ridge and Buttermilk Burn Descent

65 Southeast Ridge Descent

PART 9 Glen Croe to Loch Goil

66 The Brack and Beinn Donich

67 Argyll's Bowling Green

68 Beinn an Lochain

69 Beinn Bheula

70 Glen Branter Tracks

71 Creag Tharsuinn

72 Loch Eck and Beinn Mhor

73 Puck's Glen

THE LONG ROUTES

Appendix A Mysteries of the Schist

Appendix B Access (especially during autumn)

Appendix C Accommodation and information

Appendix D Further reading

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.

December 2023

GPX files

December 2021

2021 reprint route updates

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