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Ben Vorlich

Ben Vorlich


Postby petem56 » Sun Sep 19, 2010 4:41 pm

Munros included on this walk: Ben Vorlich (Loch Lomond)

Date walked: 17/09/2010

Time taken: 7 hours

Distance: 17 km

Ascent: 1004m

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Approx 1 hour up track to Water Inlet/Scour outlet then pick way virtually straight up Hillside with watercoarse on the right until at hight of about 500 metres start bearing left away from water coarse, at about 650 metres you should join well marked path just below ridge, follow path generally northwards to summit cairn just past trig point.
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Sumit Cairn
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Ben Vain,Ben Narnain, Ben Ime with the Cobbler in the distance
From top headed west towards Little Hills the sw into Coir na Baintighearna to escape the wind then west to Allt Ardvorlich, note that once below about 400 metres ground gets very rough and hard going. Once at Intake at NN 316 116 it may get easier going if you head south over fence then continue west till you reach a faint farm track and the follow track downhill for an easy finish( I didn't do this I struggled on for a couple hundred more metres to NN 319 117 which was very hard work before crossing fence).

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Re: Ben Vorlich

Postby tomyboy73 » Sun Sep 19, 2010 8:00 pm

I did this one today, very wet, saw nothing but cloud, but was quite enjoyable
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Re: Ben Vorlich

Postby petem56 » Mon Sep 20, 2010 10:36 am

I must have been lucky, had the threat of rain all day but clouds stayed well above tops for me.
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