Popular Loch Lomond Walks
Conic Hill, Balmaha
Conic Hill is a sharp little summit rising above Balmaha. Right on the Highland Boundary Fault, this short hillwalk offers truly fantastic views over Loch Lomond and its many islands.
Distance : 4km / 2.5 miles
Time: 2 – 3 hours
Ascent: 350m
Start Grid Ref: NS421909
Balloch Castle Country Park
A lovely circular walk through Balloch Country Park, with stunning views over Loch Lomond and a visit to a well-planted walled garden and the outside of Balloch House.
Distance: 3.5 km / 2.25 miles
Time: 1 hour
Ascent: 60m
Start Grid Ref: NS391831
Balmaha Millennium Path
This very short walk explores the village of Balmaha. It climbs up to Craigie Fort before returning via a path cut out of the rock on the very edge of Loch Lomond.
Distance: 2 km / 1.25 miles
Time: 45 hour
Ascent: 55m
Start Grid Ref: NS391831
Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond is one of the most popular Munros, rewarding the 30,000 people who make it to the top with truly fantastic views of the length of Loch Lomond and its islands. The view to the north reveals range beyond range of mountains into the Highlands.
Distance: 12km / 7.5 miles
Time : 4.5 – 5.5 hours
Ascent: 990m
Start Grid Ref: NS359986
The Cobbler
The Cobbler - also known as Ben Arthur - has the most distinctive outline of any mountain in the Southern Highlands and makes a fantastic shorter hill walk. Extremely popular, the path on the way up has been improved in recent years.
Distance: 11km / 6.75 miles
Time: 4 - 6 hours
Ascent: 990m
Start Grid Ref: NN294048
Helensburgh to Balloch
The John Muir Way leaves the pier at Helensburgh to climb up through leafy streets. It passes Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House before picking up a forestry track which climbs to glimpses of Loch Lomond.
Distance : 14.5 km / 9 miles
Time: 4 – 4.5 hours
Ascent: 332m
Start Grid Ref: NS294822
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