Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan

Scotland's 2nd most popular Munro


Route outline for walk st100:

Rowardennan  -  Loch Lomond  -  Sron Aonaich  -  Ben Lomond  -  Ptarmigan  -  Tom Fithich  -  The West Highland Way  -  Rowardennen  -  Loch Lomond.




Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

Munro
1
Munro
Corbetts
0
Corbetts
Grahams
0
Grahams
Murdo
1
Murdo
Donalds
0
Donalds
marilyn
1
Scottish
Marilyn
Bridget
0
Bridgets

Peak Bagging Statistics for this walk:

The highest point of this walk is Ben Lomond at 974m (3196ft). Ben Lomond is classified as a Munro (No. 184) and a Scottish Marilyn (141st highest in Scotland, 145th highest in the UK). Ben Lomond is also known as a Murdo (266th highest in Scotland). Ben Lomond means 'Beacon Hill' and is pronounced 'ben low-mond'.

The summit of Ben Lomond is marked by an Ordnance Survey Trig Point.

National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:

Part of this walk follows a section of The West Highland Way, a 153km (95 miles) linear footpath connecting Milngavie in East Dumbartonshire, Scotland with Fort William in Highland, Scotland. The West Highland Way is waymarked by a Spannered Thistle. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The West Highland Way.



You can find more walks near this one on these unique free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps: (click/TAP to select)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (the ones with orange/yellow covers):

OL39 Loch Lomond North


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (the ones with pink/magenta covers):

56 Loch Lomond & Inveraray


Some Photos and Pictures from Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan

In no particular order . . .

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Photo: Peter Kemp (5)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me on Ben Lomond

Me on Ben Lomond

Photo: Julie Davis (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Photo: Peter Kemp (2)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me on the summit of Ben Lomond

Me on the summit of Ben Lomond

Photo: Brian Gallon (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Jenn just coming off the top of Ben Lomond on a family holiday

Jenn just coming off the top of Ben Lomond on a family holiday

Photo: Neil Parry (2)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Beinn Eich and Beinn Dubh from Balmaha, Loch Lomond

Beinn Eich and Beinn Dubh from Balmaha, Loch Lomond

Photo: Peter Kemp (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me and work mates atop Ben Lomond

Me and work mates atop Ben Lomond

Photo: Maureen Quinnell (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Photo: Peter Kemp (4)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me and Amanda on Ben Lomond

Me and Amanda on Ben Lomond

Photo: Christian Richardson (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me and my daughter on Ben Lomond last summer 2011 with more Clan behind - Welsh, English, Canadian and Italian/Canadian

Me and my daughter on Ben Lomond last summer 2011 with more Clan behind - Welsh, English, Canadian and Italian/Canadian

Photo: Neil Parry (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - My daughter Faye and myself on route to Ben Lomond via Ptarmigan with Loch Lomond in the background

My daughter Faye and myself on route to Ben Lomond via Ptarmigan with Loch Lomond in the background

Photo: Ian Stone (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Loch Lomond from Ben Lomond

Loch Lomond from Ben Lomond

Photo: Giles Steele (2)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Loch Lomond from near Balmaha

Photo: Peter Kemp (3)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Me on my first hill walk on Ben Lomond

Me on my first hill walk on Ben Lomond

Photo: Eddie Galvin (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - Ben Lomond Summit

Ben Lomond Summit

Photo: Graeme Lee (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - On Ben Lomond

On Ben Lomond

Photo: Heather Meek (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - My wife on top of Ben Lomond in October

My wife on top of Ben Lomond in October

Photo: Ian Leigh (1)

Walk st100 Ben Lomond and Ptarmigan from Rowardennan - The summit of Ben Lomond

The summit of Ben Lomond

Photo: Giles Steele (1)


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