Sue caught the 8:45 boat trip to Rowardennan, from where she would nip up and down Ben Lomond before going for a swim.
Whilst at the beach I noticed swallows collecting mud from the shore line.
I enjoyed a leisurely start (10:30) and strolled up to the station underpass and the Three Lochs Way footpath.
A right turn along that path led me in a few metres to a left turn along a good rising path that would take me all the way to the 415 metre summit of today's objective, Cruach Tairbeirt.
Once through the trees I paused for elevenses on another lovely sunny day, with occasional welcome clouds offering a brief respite from the strong sunshine.
The hillside was deep with fading Bluebells and swathes of bright yellow Tormentil, and the terrain was deceptive - away from the path it was treacherous deep heather and grassy holes - much care needed for any off path diversions (eg to a suitable rock for a lunch stop, later).
After a lengthy chat with the first and only hillwalker I have met in three days of walking - Tim, from Colorado, working in Glasgow for a couple of months - I reached the summit. A fine white trig point adorns this modest summit that enjoys excellent views in all directions.
Ben Lomond, Beinnn Narnain, The Cobbler and The Brack are included in the panoramas.
Note the steep face of The Brack, and my route up it, to the left of The Cobbler, in the next picture.
Tormentil is very easy to identify thanks to its four small, bright yellow petals.
It didn't take long to descend to the Three Lochs Way footpath, and thence back to Loch View for a leisurely afternoon. Lunch was enjoyed on a hard to access rock on the way down.
Here's my simple there and back route - just 5.4km with about 400 metres ascent, taking 3 hours.
1 comment:
Great photos. Sadly I haven't seen any swallows so far this year.
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