Parked up at the Inveruglas visitor centre and walked it down past the Sloy Power Station and under the railway. Followed the road (locked by a big gate, so no driving down it!) avoiding the numerous cow pats until the fork for Ben Vane. A majorly boggy section ensued but by the time you hit the distinctive path the route gets much better.
- The knobbly Ben Vane
- Rainbow near Sloy
It's pretty steep but no exposure - very enjoyable actually. You gain height quickly and there are many false summits. Then, near the top there is a bit of cracking scrambling (again no exposure here at all), and then you are on the large plateau summit. Looks good to combine this one with Ime and Narnain.
- Ben Vorlich and Loch Sloy
- Narnain, Ime and The Cobbler
I just stayed at the top for ages taking photos of the changing conditions. The autumnal colours over at Ben Lomond were superb.
- Plateau Summit with Ben Lomond
- Ben Lomond, Lock Artlet, Loch Catrine and Loch Lomond
Trace back the same path to descend.
- Sloy Dam with Ben Vorlich behind. Ben Lui in the distance I reckon.
- The path up Vane
- Ben Lomond
After hitting the boggy section at the bottom I spent a few minutes in the river getting my boots cleaned. The walk out back to the Inveruglas carpark took much longer than expected. I had a deadline to be home and got stopped for speeding through Dumbarton by an unmarked police motorbike. He let me off with a warning, nice man.
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