Ben Lomond & Lochan Beinn Dubh

I found this magical spot several years ago whilst checking out good vantage points for the Ben. Not just a delectable place, you're also guaranteed absolute solitude up here on an otherwise nondescript, obscure, low ridge. I reckon you could pitch a tent & not see another soul for maybe weeks.

I had enough energy yesterday to continue over Cruinn a' Bheinn & - yes - join the masses on Ben Lomond itself. The summit was predictably busy with dozens arriving by the minute. With more than a hint of smugness, I left the airy summit ridge & descended by the utterly deserted, spectacular north-east ridge above Coire a' Bhàthaich. I had a wee chuckle at the thought that I was probably the only soul traversing the Ben this way amongst the hundreds visiting the top.

Done