Hike Trossachs in Winter
Ben Lomond Introduction This evening, I am reprising a New Year’s Day hike from 2018, I ventured out for some exercise in form of a hike in the Trossachs region of Scotland, near Loch Lomond. Information on the hike. Taking comfort from above freezing temperatures and forecast of weather brightening up in the early afternoon, I drove to Luss (on banks of Loch Lomond) and then across the road to the start of the hill path to Beinn Dubh, a peak which reaches a height of 642m (2106 feet). Beinn Dubh is a Gaelic name which translates as Black Mountain. Sign to Beinn Dubh Hill path at lower levels with mountain in distance. As start the weather was dry but very overcast which provided for some unusual light conditions as evidenced in the images in this post. Southern section of Loch Lomond on New Year’s Day 2018 View south from Beinn Dubh Hill Path. Light shining through the clouds over Loch Lomond As I progressed up,the pathway became saturated to extent it ...