The Southern Highlands

Beinn Chaorach

Bheinn Tharsuinn above Glen Fruin

Danger Zone on ascent of Beinn a'Mhanaich

Faslane on Gare Loch

Her Majesty's Naval Base, Clyde ( HMNB Clyde )

is one of three operating bases

in the United Kingdom for the Royal Navy.

It is the service's headquarters in Scotland

and is best known as the home of Britain's nuclear weapons,

in the form of nuclear submarines armed with Trident missiles.

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Faslane on Gare Loch

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Faslane on Gare Loch

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Aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth

in Loch Long

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Nuclear submarine

at Faslane on Gare Loch

Sunsets & Sunrises Gallery

Faslane on Gare Loch

from Rosneath Peninsula

Beinn a'Mhanaich above Loch Long

from trig point on Clach Bheinn

Beinn a'Mhanaich

across the Gare Loch

from Rosneath Peninsula

Beinn a'Manaich above Loch Long

Beinn a'Mhanaich across the Gare Loch

from Rosneath Peninsula

Junction of Loch Goil and Loch Long

Beinn Bheula above Gare Loch

Arrochar Alps from Beinn a'Mhanaich

Doune Hill and Ben Lomond

from Beinn a'Mhanaich

Loch Lomond from summit of Beinn a'Mhanaich ( 2328ft, 709m )

Beinn Chaorach from Beinn a'Mhanaich

Beinn a'Mhanaich and Doune Hill

on ascent of Beinn Chaorach

Loch Lomond from trig point on Beinn Chaorach ( 2338ft, 719m )

Firth of Clyde from Beinn Chaorach

The Island of Arran is also to be seen

Beinn Chaorach from Beinn Ruisg

Route Map for Beinn Chaorach in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

Route Map for Beinn Chaorach above Loch Lomond

Beinn Chaorach is the highest of the Luss Hills.
It lies off a horshoe ridge above Glen Fruin.

Map for Beinn Chaorach in the Luss Hills above Loch Lomond

Route Map for Doune Hill and Beinn Eich in the Luss Hills

Location: Glen Luss, Argyll
Map: OS Landranger ( GH291971)
|Distance: 12miles ( 19km )
Time: 5hours 30 minutes
Terrain: tracks and paths

While the hills surrounding Glen Luss on the west side of Loch Lomond are relatively modest, they are surprisingly steep-sided. The grassy terrain makes pleasant if sporadically boggy going, and the hills offer excellent exercise when poor weather makes travelling furher afield less desirable.
A variety of combinations are possible, the longest of which takes in six Grahams ( peaks measuring 2000-2500ft ) and many lesser tops in an impressive 36km round.
This route combines shapely Beinn Eich ( Horse Hill ) with Doune Hill, the highest hill in the area, with an optional extension to Cruach an t-Sidhein ( Heap of the Fairies ) on route. The only slight downside is the road used for approach and descent, but using a bike takes the sting out of the slog once over the initial hill above Luss, and the return route is a doddle.
From the main car park in Luss go south to Luss primary school. Take the access road to the wooden bridge over the A82 and ascend the Glen Luss road to Glenmollochan Farm. Beyond the farm a track branches off the road at a gate and ascends Glen Mollochan towards Doune Hill. Where the track fades halfway along. avoid the boggier sections of the glen ﬂoor before the watershed by sticking to the higher ground.
A grassy path follows the right side of the tree-filled burn between the two summits of Doune Hill to the steeper upper slopes and the rounded summit of the right-hand top, then the main summit topped by a trig point and views north to the Arrochar Alps. Descend south-west towards Beinn Lochain.
where there is a choice of routes. Cruach an t-Sidhein can be gained via the col to the west, followed by a contouring route back to the ridge leading to Beinn Eich, or a descent of Beinn Lochain's south ridge can be made direct to this point. A short ascent leads to a grassy crest and at small cairn marking the top of Beinn Eich with views to Loch Lomond and its islands and south to Tinto Hill, the Clyde, Arran and Ailsa Craig.
Descend more or less directly down the south-east ridge heading for Edentaggart farm in Glen Luss, crossing a wall at a stile and gaining a path skirting the farm to the north. This gains the access track, which you then follow back to the road.