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Access: Take road into Drymen, branch N following signs to Balmaha,
continue for 11 miles (from Drymen) to Rowardenan.
Route: There is no longer a path from the hotel.
The path now only starts at the Visitors' Centre immediately behind the pier and car park.
It is a fast, well-engineered path all the way to the top.
The wishing well near the top now seems to be by-passed as a result of
re-routing the path higher on the hillside.
There is a circular route continuing on with a return via the NW/SW ridge
and Ptarmigan. The path is a very good one, but much less used than the other.
It takes about the same time.
Conditions: 21°C at lochside; very light wind; dry.
Top just clearing of cloud. Occasional sunny intervals.
| 1 | 1500 | Car park at Rowardennan Pier. Path starts at Visitor Centre. | 10 | 0 | 0.0 miles | NS35989865 | Orange |
| 2 | 1505 | Path E to Forestry Commission road | 60 | 50 | 0.33 miles | NS36439871 | |
| 3 | 1520 | ENE on Path to National Trust gate | 200 | 190 | 0.85 miles | NS37169913 | |
| 4 | 1535 | Path NE to Second Gate | 400 | 390 | 1.45 miles | NS37669989 | |
| 5 | 1635-1640 | N then WNW to M Ben Lomond | 974 | 965 | 3.6 miles | NN36710284 | Orange |
| 6 | 1720 | Either: Return via Ptarmigan Or: Return by outer route ESE/S to path at Upper Gate |
| 5.75 miles | NS37669989 | ||
| 7 | 1735 | Path SW to National Trust gate | 200 | 6.35 miles | NS37169913 | ||
| 8 | 1745 | SW to cross Forestry Commission road | 60 | 6.87 miles | NS36439871 | ||
| 9 | 1750 | NW to Car park at Rowardennan Pier | 10 | 965 | 7.2 miles | NS35989865 | Orange |
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