BRIAN MAKES TO THE TOP
BEN LOMOND
Ben Lomond (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Laomainn, 'Beacon Peak'), 974 m (3,196 feet), is a mountain in the Scottish Highlands. It is east of Loch Lomond, and is the most southerly of the Munros.
Ben Lomond in the distance . Towers above Loch Lomond
Its accessibility from Glasgow and elsewhere in central Scotland, together with the relative ease of ascent from Rowardennan, from where a well-trodden track runs all the way to the summit, makes it one of the most popular of all the Munros. On a clear day, it is perfectly visible from the higher ground areas of Glasgow.
Indeed its wide visibility (notably eastwards across the low-lying central valley of Scotland) may have led it being named 'Beacon Peak'. Cf. the equally far-seen Lomond Hills in Fife.
The normal ascent path climbs the gentle Sròn Aonaich ridge, before ascending in steep zig-zags to the rocky summit ridge and takes about 3 hours to reach the summit.
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