Ben Vane

Ben Vane  is a Corbett Hill, which was the next on my list of hills in the Trossachs area . This is a hill which could be quite easily climbed from the south side off Balquhidder and offers good views around southern Highlands . In Balquhidder  you may stop at a local parish graveyard , famous for the rest-place of legendary  Rob Roy .

Having left A84 at Kingshouse I drove westwards and stopped shortly in Balquhidder by the parish church . Although the church's graveyard is believed to has been a burial place of Rob Roy , the detailed information says that it's not quite sure. But certainly Balquhidder is the place where famous ( or infamous ) chieftain spent his last years and died in a duel .

Shortly after the church I turned left and looking right to the west I could see the shores of Loch Voil . Soon after the bridge I choose the narrow road , going south through the wood to Ballimore.

Before I reached the farm in Ballimore,
I was able to asses the distance to walk - Ben Vane emerged behind the first line of hills .

I left the car by the bridge in Ballimore, and as I crossed the stream , I turned immediately to the right , stepping onto the path  marked as the ' footpath to Brig o' Turk' .

The footpath crossed muddy patches at first , and after getting over a metal gate I walked westwards along the same stream I had crossed by the farm. I was on the path described on 'walkhighlands' website , and according to the instruction I should follow till the end of north-west shoulder of Ben Vane . At that point I should leave the path and climb the grassy slope on my left . What I did .

On the ascent to the main ridge , I v'e taken the picture looking back to north-west and tops of Ben More and Stobinian towering in the background .

Zigzagging and partly traversing the slopes using sometimes tiny paths , I got to the main ridge.
Down to the right , Glen Finglas Reservoir is clearly visible.                           

On the final ascent to the top , the impressive view of Ben Ledi









 

Finally , on the summit of Ben Vane (818 m), marked with a small cairn . I put my own smal piece of stone on it.

Not much to do on the top, although the views were nice. I looked down on the grassy ridge , rolling mildly south to Ballimore - the return walk seemed to be pleasant .

Nice path ( at places over small bogs )
leads all the way down to Ballimore

The return way is easy and simple and I think it wasn't longer than 1.5 hrs of walking down to the farm .