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Took advantage of excellent weather to bag the elusive Ben Vorlich which had been covered in heavy cloud and rain on my last visit. Set off from the Inveruglas visitor centre and followed the road to the turnoff.
Cameron McNeish advises that there are no paths worth mentioning on Ben Vorlich, so I opted for the track to the dam route, followed by a massive slog up the slopes to the bealach...
Having seen it's slopes from Ben Vane on my last trip, I knew it was going to be steep and the mountain didn't disappoint. It was indeed a slog but the views prompted me to take the odd breather.
After about an hour, I found... A PATH! McNeish..you liar!
Followed this well defined path to the summit trig and on to the true summit. Had the obligatory lunch and then returned by this path to the road, where it was marked by a small cairn at the roadside.
All in all it took just under 6 hrs, but as I say, the weather was fantastic and the views over Lomond breath taking.