To Rowardennan

We left Drymen around 9 am. It was cool and misty but not raining. The cloud ceiling was pretty low but we could catch glimpses of Loch Lomond in the distance. We walked through quite a few areas of tree replanting and eventually came to Conic Hill, which we had to climb part way up and then head down to Balmaha. At Conic Hill you cross the Highland Boundary fault which divides the highlands from the lowlands and runs from Norway all across Scotland and into Ireland. You could see the line of islands in Loch Lomond that mark the fault. Traces of it are seen in the Appalachian mountains, as Scotland was once connected to North America 150million years ago.We had a yoghurt shake in Balmaha and then walked to Rowardennan which was another 11 km along the Loch. We are staying at the Rowardennan hotel, which was built in the 1600’s. It is at the foot of Ben Lomond. It’s about a five hour hike up to the top and back. Needless to say, we won’t be doing that tomorrow.Read more