웨스트 스코틀랜드‬에서 가장 멋진 ‪20‬개의 천연기념물

Fine rocky summit - but very windy!

Fine summit with superb views.

Fine rough hill overlooking the northern end of Loch Lomond.

Travelled here January this year when it just snowed the night before. Ascended from the north after The Cobbler, and the snow was pretty deep (over ankle), making the journey strenuous. The way down was blazing beautiful under the sunset, but it was quite dangerous as the passage was steep, narrow and slippery with all the snow. Ice axe stopped a couple of slips that could end up very unfavourably for me : ) But overall it's an unforgettable day

Ben Dolich (857m) is located on the western edge of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park, southwest of the Cobbler mountain. The route to the summit begins at the famous Rest and Be Thankful viewpoint. This "relatively" short hike (approx. 7.5-9 km) offers magnificent 360° views and initially leads up forest paths (more like small streams after rain) and steep, grassy slopes, often quite damp. A short scramble (5 m) requires descending. If the rock is dry, this is no problem at all. If it's wet, be careful, but it's easily doable, with nice footholds. The summit is a few hundred more (flatter) meters to climb. From up here: a sensational 360° view! Conclusion: it's worth it, relatively. rarely used, never really difficult, only steep in places but still never easy enough to walk absentmindedly.

Visited on the Arran Coastal Way. Impressive caves.

Rode this on the mtb on 21/3/25 and is worth climbing over the fallen trees at the bottom, there's no blockage on the rest of the path

In Feb. 2022 'done' this beautiful top in 2 attempts. The first day it stormed, so I decided to return halfway and pitch my tent again in the same spot. The next day the weather was beautiful as shown in the video below. The entire report of this adventure can be found here: https://www.bldhiking.nl/schotland-februari-2022/ https://youtu.be/lSSNLefJ8oo?si=5ZsaTBJts5CQf976