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Ben Vorlich

hike | 2022-11-22
943 m altitude, 632 m prominence, 5.54 km isolation

On this trip, this is the last of Scotland’s four p600’s peaks. Arūnas decides to walk along Loch Lomond, so I get out of the car at the closed gate and walk about three kilometres to the trailhead on the tarmac road. A first-class walk with spectacular views illuminated by the morning sun.

Ben Vane 915 m p424 (??), in a bright morning light
A’ Chrois 848m p106 (??)
South Slope of Ben Vorlich
Nice valleys

It is pleasantly surprising that the path is paved at the beginning. This makes climbing steep slopes much easier. Later on, the path turns into a regular one, but I still see stones laid in steeper places to make it easier to climb. Thanks!

Respect for stone stairs
Three deers (??)
Looking back from the ridge
The snow line starts at the ridge
More snow higher up

There were a few centimetres of snow starting a couple hundred metres before the summit. I reach the triangulation point, and it’s a good thing that I did a little homework before climbing. Now I know that the true summit is two hundred metres away. Otherwise, I wouldn’t notice the peak in the clouds, and I would assume that the peak is where the triangulation pillar is. So I walked to the high point, and minutes later I descended the same path.

Trig pillar at the lower summit
A cairn marks the true summit
Low clouds obscure views, but anyway, the terrain looks nice
Loch Lomond is in the background
Loch Sloy and the dam
In the distance, i can see the Ben Lomond pyramid. 
It’s amusing to see the gates open on the opposite side
Looks healthy
Loch Lomond on the way down

In less than two hours, I’m back in the car, and we’re rolling towards London. Tomorrow, I have a flight to Madrid, which will be followed by a short stop in Asunción, another stop in Cordoba, and a final stop in Salta, Argentina. At Cordoba, between the flights, we will find the bonus peak, Cerro Pan de Azúcar.


Ben Vorlich 943 m altitude
632 m prominence
5.54 km isolation
Ranges Europe - Northwest Europe - Great Britain
Countries/regions United Kingdom – Scotland
Distance 6.20 km up 6.20 km down
Elevation 903 m gain 903 m loss
Time
1h50 up
0h05 other
1h50 down
3h45 total
Trailhead 39 m altitude 56.2458610, -4.7158330
Links GPX trail
  • Northwest Europe 2022
  • « Beinn an Lochain

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TRIPS

2023
West Africa 2023 II
Iberian Peninsula 2023
West Africa 2023
Central America 2023
2022
Andes 2022
Northwest Europe 2022
Malay Archipelago III 2022
Malay Archipelago II 2022
Anatolia Mountains 2022
Iberian Peninsula 2022
Atlas Mountains 2022

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839 km walked, 65 247 m climbed

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