Come across a few in the hills.Was walking up Glen Ey a few years back and spotted something on the track I was walking on.Got a bit closer and realised it was a curled up Adder.Thought it must be dead since it hadnt moved away.Picked up a bit of gravel and pinged it at it just to make sure,but still no movement.Went up for a closer look,and it bolted upright at me,before it scurried off into the grass.Nae sure if it was an attempted bite,but it fair left an impression in my underwear
Did all the Arrochar Alps Munros after New Year.Theyre all fine hills with great views(if you block out the glimpses of the Weege),especially to the West.A couple of routes for 2 of them below.
Ben Vorlich - Theres a visitor centre at Inveruglas on the edge of Loch lomond.Most folk set off from there,but theres a parking space further West about 1/2 a km on the rhs with space for a few cars as long as you dont block the access
The track in the foreground^^^is the one you follow round towards the dam at Glen Sloy.Follow the track all the way for about an hour(ignore a track off to the right early on),and you will see the Dam in front of you.The start of the ascent up Ben Vorlich is marked by a cairn,which is situated around 4 pylons back from the dam
From there up its a fairly steep first half hour before the gradient eases off.Easy to follow path that twists and turns all the way to the summit.Theres a concrete trigpoint which most folk think is the summit,but the true summit is at the cairn further beyond.Took me around 4hrs up and down
The Cobbler - Park at Succoth car park,on the West side of the village of Arrochar.A well made path starts across the road,and heads up the glen between The Cobbler and Beinn Narnain.Its a busy hill,with all ages heading up.As you look at it from the South its an imposing,rocky, quite intimidating looking hill,but the path up starts at the opposite end on a gentler but still steep ascent
The below photo is from Beinn Narnain looking at the east side of the Cobbler,also a bit off putting from this angle.The approach from Succoth car park is in the glen down below from the left,and the path up starts further along to the right of the photo ,up a gentler grassier, but still steep slope.A toughie with a bit of scrambling at the summit,but great views West down Loch Long
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