Rest & Be Thankful is a famous viewpoint where Glen Kinglas meets Glen Croe in Argyll, Scotland. The Rest, as it is sometimes known, is a mountain pass 803ft above sea level, and is the high point on the route between Loch Long and Loch Fyne, an important link to Scotland’s west coast. The climb […]
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There are 5 Corbetts (Scottish Mountains between 2,500 and 3,000 feet high, with at least 500 feet of descent on all sides) in Helensburgh and Lomond – Beinn a’ Choin, Beinn Luibhean, Ben Arthur (The Cobbler), The Brack and Ben Donich. Route descriptions courtesy of Walk Highlands. Please visit their website for detailed route information,
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There are 4 Munros (Scottish Mountains over 3,000 feet high) in Helensburgh and Lomond – Beinn Ime, Ben Vorlich, Beinn Narnain and Ben Vane. ‘Munros‘ are named for Sir Hugh Munro (1856-1919), who published a list of Scottish mountains over 3,000ft in the Journal of the Scottish Mountaineering Club in 1891. There are currently 282
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The Loch Lomond and Cowal Way, one of Scotland’s Great Trails, is a 57 mile route across the Cowal peninsula. Traditionally traversed from Portavadie in the south to Inveruglas on the shores of Loch Lomond, the last section of the route from Lochgoilhead via Arrochar to Inveruglas passes into Helensburgh and Lomond district. Over 90%
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One of Scotland’s “Great Trails”, the route’s 55 kilometres can easily be walked in 3 to 4 days. Total ascent is approximately 1,500 metres.
