Ben Vane

One of the Arrochar Alps, Ben Vane only just makes Munro status but has great character, with very steep and rocky slopes on all sides. Bealachs with other peaks are very low and Ben Vane is usually climbed on its own.

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Region: Loch Lomond

Altitude: 915 metres

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Routes and maps

Ben Vane from Inveruglas

Other routes and challenges

Continuing from Ben Vane, it is possible to descent very steeply and reascent to reach Beinn Ìme and Beinn Narnain; however the terrain between is very rough and much more demanding than the normal routes amongst the Arrochar Alps.

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Users' walk reports for Ben Vane

There are 19207 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Vane. They have contributed 213 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Ben Vane - the wee nutter...	2manyYorkies	16/11/14	40	M1
Weasel Screws Up - A Salutory Tale	weaselmaster	17/1/16	17	M2
Ben Vane & Ben Vorlich via Sloy Dam and the Insanity Route!	Gavin Canavan	20/6/12	17	M2
A day of pain on Ben Vane	Stuart Angus	24/7/11	17	M1
Ben Vane, Beinn Ime, Beinn Narnain	skuk007	12/9/09	15	M3
V & V Bens near Loch Lomond	Petr Dakota	23/5/16	14	M2
The Little Munro with Wee Dog Syndrome - Ben Vane	Chris Mac	19/11/18	12	M1
Ben Vane from Inveruglas - My first Munro!	ire74	1/11/25	9	M1
Confessions of a newbie hilllwalker	ActiveLouise	12/5/21	9	M1
A Rocker in Arrochar	basscadet	4/5/12	9	M4C1
The THREE in Arrochar	id FOR	20/3/16	8	M3
Crianlairich Munros and 78mph winds	spiderwebb	23/10/14	8	M7
Vane and Vorlich - extreme egg rolling	Wok de dog	19/4/14	8	M2
Ben Vane and Ben Vorlich via Loch Sloy Dam	adamg	15/4/12	8	M2
Sunny Arrochar	ghdnotcutt	9/3/25	7	M3
A Postcard Winter Day on Ben Vane	terminalsump	23/1/18	7	M1
Vane & Vorlich Underestimated	GeorgiePorgie	4/7/16	7	M2
Ben Vane, The Friendliest Munro - Ever	Gordie12	25/7/15	7	M1
Rocky Ben Vane	AlyBalyBee	2/9/23	6	M1
An arctic Ben Vane in snow and sun	Alteknacker	16/12/17	6	M1
Ben Vane - Arrochar Munros Complete!	smeggles7	29/6/14	6	M1
Munros Two Hundred and Twenty Seven to Thirty	Chris Henshall	10/7/22	5	M4
Ben Vorlich and Ben Vane - bike n hike from Inveruglas	Sspaterson	19/5/21	5	M2
Ben Vane from Butterbridge (and Ben Ime)	mrssanta	21/6/19	5	M2
A winters day on Ben Vane.	AlexFrood	15/2/15	5	M1
South-west Highland wind, rain and sunshine - Part 2	simon-b	16/8/14	5	M14
Ben Vane	MarilynMunro	27/7/12	5	M1
Citylinking to Ben Vane / Via Arrochar	GillC	10/3/12	5	M1
Arrochar Alps: a journey through cloud	djarvie	19/8/25	4	M3
Ben Vane - The ultimate hangover cure	briffle	2/1/24	4	M1
Beinn Narnain, Beinn Ime and Ben Vane on a sunny day	HelenI90	4/9/23	4	M3
Embracing the Clag on Ben Vane	WeeHills	16/7/21	4	M1
Lost on Vane	sian2001	4/6/21	4	M1
Ben Vane - Short and Sharp!	EuanWardrop	10/10/20	4	M1
GoPro footage - Ben Vane	Dkelly7	19/6/19	4	M1
My first solo Munro with a beautiful journey there	kirstyfc	4/5/19	4	M1
ben vane sunday stroll	sanny84	26/8/12	4	M1
The reason to use crampons and an ice axe...	Mountainlove	10/12/11	4	M1
Ben Vane from Arrochar	Rufus_Hodge	1/7/25	3	M1
Ben Vorlich & Ben Vane	mac13	13/7/24	3	M2
Time on Feet - A Learning Curve	Cameron Smith	19/8/22	3	M1
Arrochar Alps from Abyssinia	JRisner	29/4/22	3	M4
Arrochar-Ben Vane- Beinn Ime	capncrunch	4/9/21	3	M2
Beinn Narnain, Ìme, and Vane- three days of pain.	Callicious	31/8/21	3	M3
Follow the Track, Don't Look Back, Ben Vane	Joehill	15/1/17	3	M1
Ben Vane again with Big Zane	tomyboy73	8/8/16	3	M1
Ben Vane - report by rambo the dog	rambo410	22/7/16	3	M1
Ben Vane and nearly scarred for life	weescotsman	20/5/12	3	M1
Glad I was 'dugless' in Inveruglas	soulminer	19/2/12	3	M1
Ben Vane - my first Munro!	LaurenAlexandra	24/9/11	3	M1
A Wet Morning on Ben Vane	MountainMan22	4/7/26	2	M1
Ben Vane- Three men and a mountain	JacksH	30/8/23	2	M1
Speedrunning Ben Vane	Bensc01t	7/5/23	2	M1
A Very Wet Cobbler and Me	The English Alpinist	24/7/22	2	M3C1
On the quiet side of Arrochar	johnbythell	1/4/22	2	M4
Climbed, but not in Vane.	DavidMB	30/10/21	2	M1
Ben Vane scrambling	uruisg	7/7/19	2	M1
Hill of the Haggis - Adventure in the Arrochar Haggis Forest	wilkiemurray	17/3/19	2	M1
Scunnered in the Arrochar Alps	Jokester	27/5/18	2	M3
New to the Game....Gotta be Ben Vane!	dooterbang	27/12/17	2	M1
A great view from a small Munro.	Safehands1	9/8/17	2	M1
Ben Vane, a very enjoyable Arrochar Alp.	martin.h	2/5/17	2	M1
Misty mountain Ben Vane	Euancampbell88	15/10/16	2	M1
Ben Vane	paamx	10/3/16	2	M1
6 weeks holiday 3 Peak challenge - "Little and Large"	chinksster	21/8/15	2	M1
Station to Station...Train to Vane	weedavie	9/7/15	2	M2
Bubba does Ben Insane once again!	Bubba Ribeye	1/12/14	2	M1
Awesome Arrochar and Fabulous Falloch	jupe1407	6/9/14	2	M5C1
Ben Vane on a warm summer day in May	BigT	21/5/14	2	M1
Ben Vane	U059361	14/4/14	2	M1
Factor 50 and cold feet on Ben Vane	budvarone	7/7/13	2	M1
Ben Vane	michaelmunros	18/3/13	2	M1
The World's Smallest Munro	Craiging619	9/8/12	2	M1
Ben Vane - 06.11.11	xpfloyd	6/11/11	2	M1
Ben Vane from inveruglas- cycle start	Renate	24/6/11	2	M1
Ben Vane my first solo munro	ThomasHCFraser9	5/6/26	1	M1
A wee Cracker	cbuchanan3	25/2/26	1	M1
Not good for big dogs!	KittyKittenKat	7/5/23	1	M1
Windy Arrochar Alps circular	FearCearc	4/5/23	1	M3
Ben Vane	Coop	20/8/22	1	M1
Solo Expedition to Knoydart May 2022	Michael79	14/5/22	1	M9
Into the clouds on Ben Vane	omalonar	16/4/22	1	M1
Arrochar Alps snow and wind: 1 out of 3 aint bad	uk-scrambler	9/4/22	1	M1
Ben Vane and Ben Vorlich	JFMurray	8/7/21	1	M2
Ben Vane	colinwatson	22/4/21	1	M1
Ben Vane , a wee munro with a bite	AndyHam	19/4/21	1	M1
Sunset on the Mountain	HorZa	30/10/20	1	M1
Ben Vane	RobbieMack12	14/10/20	1	M1
Ben Vane from Butterbridge Via Abyssinia Bothy	scpatch	18/3/19	1	M1
The Beauty of Ben Vane	andygunn23	14/10/18	1	M1
Aches in the Arrochar Alps	weaselmaster	5/8/18	1	M5
The rain on Vane stays mainly in Spain	denfinella	19/5/18	1	M1
Ben Vane from Arrochar	M4McD	30/6/17	1	M1
Ben Vane	BARRY71	25/6/17	1	M1
ben vane [again]	dtr42	13/7/13	1	M1
Ben Vane The Wrong Way - My 1st Munro!	Beckie	11/7/13	1	M1
The Kindred Spirits do Ben Insane	Bubba Ribeye	7/6/13	1	M1
Ben Vane	JimboJim	15/5/13	1	M1
Piping up Ben Vane	munrobagpiper	10/5/13	1	M1
Sampling the Arrochar Alps on Ben Vane	Sabbathstevie	27/4/13	1	M1
Ben Vane - no snow here!	weaselmaster	17/11/12	1	M1
The good, the bad and the ugly - Ben Vane	quinners161	24/9/12	1	M1
Beinn Ime - East Ridge	weedavie	12/7/12	1	M2
Ben Vorlich & Ben Vane	thand	11/5/12	1	M2
Vane Inversion	soapy27	23/4/12	1	M1
Ben Vane	Stuart Blakeley	4/3/12	1	M1
My 2011 - Part One	Scotsman2012	31/12/11	1	M3C1S2
I like Ben Vane 2011	JonAksel	28/8/11	1	M1
A good day on Ben Vane	Pelter99	20/8/11	1	M1
Vaned on whilst notching up the half century for 2011	andrewdoggett	16/7/11	1	M2
Butterbridge to Abyssinia.....	MarkD	3/9/10	1	M1
Ben Vane	Jock McJock	7/5/10	1	M1
ben vane and beinn ime	ricardo	17/3/10	1	M2
Ben Vane - My first munro	teaandpies	29/8/09	1	M1
Ben Vane, from Inveruglas	bio-man	31/5/08	1	M1
nd two slow hikers	patricialyon	25/7/21	0	M1
Revisit Ben Vane	david20	16/7/21	0	M1
Wet Ben Vane	ChrisG	24/5/21	0	M1
Ben Vane - espresso Munro!	Walkies999	23/11/20	0	M1
Ben Vane	m0ns00n	30/10/20	0	M1
Ben Vane	robduk	21/8/20	0	M1
Ben Vane with an old man and young mountain goat.	alext67	4/7/19	0	M1
Ben and should be called Ben steep	cjcm1980	10/10/18	0	M1
Ben Vane	The_Greenman2000	4/10/18	0	M1
Feeling the pain on Ben Vane	LailaQuiche	29/8/18	0	M1
A Claggy Day on Ben Vane	Handknittedbagger	21/8/16	0	M1
Ben Vane	Bmg99	22/7/16	0	M1
It's only a wee yin...	Bustanut91	29/5/16	0	M1
The two Ben Vs via the dam, not so tough !	scotdavid63	8/5/16	0	M1
Arrochar Alps Hillwalking & Wildcamp.	Renegade Scot	22/4/16	0	M2
Ben Vane	jimdonaldson	15/2/16	0	M1
The week of my dreams I. (Ben Vane via Glen Loin)	ere1	17/10/15	0	M1
Found on Ben Vane: Black hill walking trousers	jr328bmw	25/7/15	0	M1
Grest Start to the Summer!	ChrisH	17/4/15	0	M1
Medley in The Arrochars Alps	Bubba Ribeye	26/12/14	0	M2
Beinn Meadhann , Loch Laomainn	Collaciotach	7/11/14	0	M1
ARROCHAR WEATHER STRIKES AGAIN	lairdoharray	4/9/14	0	M1
Early Morning Start - Vane & Narnain	allymacp	28/6/14	0	M2
Sair legs, feet dipping and an Osprey	neilmckenzie	26/6/14	0	M1
Small Munro - major climb	rdtoward21	10/5/14	0	M1
Ben Vane - On a very misty day	gazzmatron	4/5/14	0	M1
Ben Vane	grahamdrew	4/5/14	0	M1
Easter Weekend '14	ewport	19/4/14	0	M1
Ben Vane	paddyw1	26/10/13	0	M1
Ben Vane - small but perfectly formed	SassenachCelt	12/10/13	0	M1
Ben Vorlich and Ben Vane	robertdavies62	6/10/13	0	M2
In mist on and around the Arrochar Alps	Tinman	16/8/13	0	M6
BEATEN UP BY THE SMALLEST KID IN THE CLASS	jamesjones	30/6/13	0	M1
Sheep Cave and Death Rock	ngm1scot	1/6/13	0	M1
Ben Vane	Monkeyroy	1/6/13	0	M1
Bare Ben Vane	battie72	17/11/12	0	M1
Ben Vane The Hard Way	gymman47	3/11/12	0	M1
Ben Vane in the rain	findhornloon	13/10/12	0	M1
Ben Vane, small but steeply small at that	Graham207	26/8/12	0	M1
Not the best choice of routes but satisfying none the less..	Jaxter	14/8/12	0	M2
Its not Vane to climb Narnain	Frigate	1/7/12	0	M2
Ben Vane	Physicistinboots	3/6/12	0	M1
All alone on Ben Vane	Gargantuan Tribe	21/5/12	0	M1
On The Culture Beat With Mr (Ben) Vane.	ScottishLeaf	6/5/12	0	M1
ben vane	alfie	29/4/12	0	M1
ben vane	RUGBYPLAYER	8/4/12	0	M1
Icy Ben Vane	Fraser87	3/4/12	0	M1
Ben Vane and Beinn Ime and back in time for Motorhead	pigeon	5/11/11	0	M2
Welcome to Arrochar !	SouthernUplandKing	23/10/11	0	M2
1st Report - Ben Vane	Riskbreaker880	17/9/11	0	M1
The rain, again, falls mainly on Ben Vane	icemandan	9/9/11	0	M1
Ben Vane Going Up With Wet Feet and Down With a Wet Bum	Paul_Antonia	2/8/11	0	M1
Ben Vane punches above it's stature	Caledonia84	25/7/11	0	M1
Ben Vane	garyjNLYNWA	4/7/11	0	M1
Busy day on Ben Vane	spudz77	2/7/11	0	M1
Double my tally with Ben Vane	Rossco	25/6/11	0	M1
Ben Vane (Loch Lomond) Ambers 3rd Munro	Jabber	25/6/11	0	M1
Double Figures with Ben Vane	Del246	12/6/11	0	M1
Ben Vane	Lowlight	27/5/11	0	M1
The Wedding or Ben Vane?	discovery3	29/4/11	0	M1
Ben Vane	Mysterybee	29/4/11	0	M1
Easter on Ben Vane	Alastair S	24/4/11	0	M1
Irresistible pull	AJMullen	17/4/11	0	M1
Ben Vane, ouch what a pain	jonny616	9/4/11	0	M1
Ben Vane - wintery scramble	robbiemac	9/3/11	0	M1
BEN VANE a perfect day out	blueyed	4/3/11	0	M1
Ben Vane (beaten by the Brashers) Not this time	Bruadair	12/2/11	0	M1
Ben Vane - winter	davgil	19/1/11	0	M1
Ben Vane	Relayer2112	8/1/11	0	M1
The Arrochar Alps - aka Bumbling About in the Mist!	mountain coward	2/1/11	0	M4C1
Ben Venue	Huck Finn	28/12/10	0	M1
Ben Vane	alanmurray	24/10/10	0	M1
Beinn Vane / Beinn Ime / Beinn Narnain	gunn690	22/10/10	0	M3
Ben Vane	Fudgie	16/10/10	0	M1
Ben Vane	mikiede	13/10/10	0	M1
Beinn Narnain	callum gracie	4/10/10	0	M5C1
no rain on Ben Vane	tomyboy73	2/10/10	0	M1
Ben Vorlich	callum gracie	25/9/10	0	M1
The Basset and Ben Vane	2dalmatians	11/9/10	0	M1
Ben Vane (really should have known better!)	woodblock79	7/9/10	0	M1
The 6th...	adamski	4/9/10	0	M1
Vane by Danny & Kylie Munro	greigo66	31/8/10	0	M1
ben vane	jamesfindlay	24/7/10	0	M1
Ben Vane from Inveruglas	mark-lg	23/7/10	0	M1
Ben Vane - 2nd Munro	lomondwalkers	18/7/10	0	M1
Ben Vane	Tradoch	5/6/10	0	M1
BEN VANE	epmallon	31/5/10	0	M1
Ben Vane via Ben Dubh	GillC	10/4/10	0	M1
Ben Vane-3rd Successful attempt-Munro 15	DJG78	3/3/10	0	M1
Ben Vane	ospreysfan	17/1/10	0	M1
First Winter Climb - Ben Vane	missMHK	2/1/10	0	M1
Ben Vane	David Lyall	14/11/09	0	M1
Ben Vane - Arrochar Alps	jwramsay	11/10/09	0	M1
Ben Vane	seamus0	4/10/09	0	M1
Ben Vane	David.Ferguson	25/9/09	0	M1
Ben Vane	Liebestoter	20/9/09	0	M1
Ben Vane & Beinn Ime Inveruglass.	cjwaugh	14/6/09	0	M2
Ancient History - Ben Vane	Lipeshends	31/12/90	0	M1

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