Conic Hill 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 & Loch Lomond From Balmaha (Loch Lomond & The Trossachs)

GPX Download Of Route... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZX31... Conic Hill is on the east bank of Loch Lomond, beside the village of Balmaha. It is a sharp little summit which is on the Highland Boundary Fault. There was a tiny cairn at the top (361 m or 1,184 ft) marking the "true" summit. Most visitors also stop on a sub-summit at 358 m (1,175 ft). From the top, it offers impressive views over Loch Lomond on a clear day it is even possible to see Goat Fell on Arran, about 50 miles away. In addition, the rounded outline of Ailsa Craig in the Clyde Estuary is sometimes visible. Conic Hill forms part of the West Highland Way. During the lambing season, dogs are not allowed in the two enclosed fields on the east approach to Conic Hill, even if they are on a lead. The season normally lasts for around three weeks at the end of April and early May. However, this does not affect access with a dog to Conic Hill from the Balmaha direction. Loch Lomond is part of the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park. The surrounding highlands area is home to red deer and oak woodlands. On the eastern shore, footpaths and cycle trails criss-cross craggy Ben Lomond mountain and the smaller Conic Hill. Loch Lomond is 22.6 miles long and between 0.62–4.97 miles wide, with a surface area of 27.5 sq miles. It is the largest lake in Great Britain by surface area; in the United Kingdom, it is surpassed only by Lough Neagh and Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. In the British Isles as a whole there are several larger loughs in the Republic of Ireland. The loch has a maximum depth of about 620 feet in the deeper northern portion, although the southern part of the loch rarely exceeds 98 feet in depth. The total volume of Loch Lomond is 0.62 cu miles making it the second largest lake in Great Britain, after Loch Ness, by water volume. #lochlomand #trossachs #scotland #scottish #visitscotland #scots #highlands #mountains #mountain #rivers #hills #hillwalking #fellwalking #nature #hiking #getoutside #munros #corbetts #donalds #marilyns #liveyourbestlife #wellbeing #mentalhealthmatters