Ben Arthur

Date:

10.04.2010

After sleeping at the very grand Loch Lomond youth hostel the previous night, I took a short drive a bit further north to Succoth where I could make an ascent of the Cobbler. It was warm, sunny and felt properly into summer; however I had neglected to bring a map with me and was kind of hoping that the route up would be obvious. Fortunately for me though my hopes were fulfilled and after getting out of the forests, I couldn't get too lost on the nice footpath which was currently filled by lots of other eager hillwalkers. Great views of Loch Long and of the jagged profile of the Cobbler itself pretty much defined the hike, and there was some nice opportunities for scrambling to get to the top as well. It was a bit hazy though - my only complaint about the very warm and sunny weather! After some >>>