A fine Munro with good views down Loch Lomond. The summit ridge is a lumpy collection of knolls and rocky humps which make a great walk in fine weather. The lower section can be boggy and the first and last sections next to Beinglas Falls are stony and eroded.
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Stony eroded path, higher up there is a boggy section; excellent path once the ridge is reached.
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1. Start the walk at Inverarnan and follow the pavement along the A82 to the turning for Beinglas Farm Campsite. After the bridge turn right into the field to avoid walking directly through the campsite which is discouraged. Follow the path which skirts around the field following the river and then turning left following the stream and passing through a gate to the edge of the campsite. Walk past the West Highland Way signs and the wigwams and cross a stile over a stone wall. Head straight uphill here on a stony path. The path climbs steeply through bracken and crosses another stile and continues uphill towards the Beinglas Falls. After the falls, cross another deer fence on a stile and continue on the path as it follows the Ben Glas Burn upstream. Where the path forks, the higher path is a better route.
2. Continue following the north side of the burn as it heads into open moorland. There is a clear path which becomes fainter in boggy sections. As the route climbs you can see the rugged ridge leading to Beinn Chabhair to the left. Keep an eye out for the ascent route which is sometimes easier to see from a distance as a green line trodden through the boggy ground.
3. Before you reach Lochan Beinn Chabhair and before it comes into view, turn off north to follow a faint path to the left over boggy ground which then rises to the left side of a stream to a point on the wide and rugged ridge just west of Meall nan Tarmachan. The path becomes clearer as it climbs with good views back down.
4. Follow the path as it meanders along the ridge avoiding and at times climbing over rocky knolls and past a couple of tiny lochans. There are good views north west to An Caisteal and Beinn a'Chroin which are sometimes combined with Beinn Chabhair to make a long and strenuous day. Eventually the summit is reached at 933m. From here you can see a long way down Loch Lomond on a clear day and well into the Trossachs to the east.
5. The easiest route of descent is to return on the same outward path, retracing your steps along the ridge until the bealach after Meall nan Tarmachan and then returning to Beinglas by the same route.. As an alternative, you can continue at this point on the ill-defined ridge passing Lochan a Caisteil and descending due West from here until you reach a track where you turn left for a short while to regain the path next to the Bein Glas Burn. This way has rewarding views but is fairly strenuous and navigation could be difficult in the rugged landscape in poor weather.
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