As soon as our muddy, soaked boots touched it we seemed to all lift ourselves up and hold a solid, comfortable pace all the way to the end. Personally for myself, I also felt much better having made amends from my first climb and finally bagged Ben Vorlich’s accomplice, Stuc A Chroin. To descend from Stuc a’Chroin, follow the path down to the gully where you made the ascent. Ben Vorlich and her neighbour Stuc a 'Chroin stand on the southern edge of the Highlands and the easiest way to access them is from the southern shore of Loch Earn. Poor Ailsa suffering trying to handle the bogs in a pair of trainers made it a slightly less enjoyable experience for her, but one issue was slowly arising in all of our minds. this time accompanied by Stuart (@therugbyfoodie), Geo (@geos_munro_bagging_adventures) and Ailsa (@ailsawylie), was an effort to say the least. Which was nice enough to still be a few hundred metres away from the actual summit, but thankfully was all flat along the way. Ben Vorlich & Stuc a'Chroin By Colin Hogarth. We walked down towards … A few leaps and jumps had us praying we wouldn’t be climbing back up the mess on the return leg. Ben Vorlich is ascended without any difficulties, however Stuc a'Chroin may require some scrambling if connecting with Ben Vorlich via Bealach an Dubh Choirein. I’ll definitely not hand your details to anyone either! We had to trudge through soaking, sodden ground the full way back to the path. But I will admit that it wasn’t all doom and gloom. Get new content delivered directly to your inbox. Once you’ve reached the summit of Ben Vorlich and ready to continue on to Stuc a’Chroin, there’s a faded path to the West. The two peaks are separated by a bealach at over 700m so you can easily bag them both in one outing. But their is an easy enough path to fallow all the way to the bealach. No spam, notifications about new adventures, posts and updates only. It’s amazing how happy some dry solid ground can make you. this time accompanied by Stuart (@therugbyfoodie), Geo (@geos_munro_bagging_adventures) and Ailsa (@ailsawylie), was an effort to say the least. Are you searching for your next adventure? Pretty much coming down to the usual situation of us getting lost and making life difficult for ourselves. Glen Lednock Circular Walk > The Knock > Easy walking again As I said, it sounded door, but it was still a fun filled climb with some great people. Much more than meets the eye on this monstrosity. You’ll pass Loch Lubnaig, through Strathyre then past the Balquidder signs. We did eventually make Stuc A Chroin in the end! The summit of Stuc a' Chroin sits at the NW end of a 4km ridge which terminates at Meall Odhar (646m) from where a path leads down to Arivurichardich steading. Ben Vorlich / Stuc a'Chroin / Beinn Each 13 October 2015 on #runslessepic Alongside Ben Lomond, Ben Vorlich and Stuc a'Chroin are perhaps the two Munros easiest accessible from the central belt, which makes them very popular. Well in our typical fashion we still managed to mess it up and get lost! Repeating Ben Vorlich to bag Stuc A Chroin. Except from being in an aeroplane or sky-diving, I’ve never really been above the clouds quite like that. So out popped the legendary selfie stick of Ailsa! The others being Ben Chonzie and Ben Vorlich. To reach the Ben Vorlich at Loch Earn, follow the A84 from Callander. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. I wont spend long discussing Ben Vorlich as you can read about that venture in an earlier post, as I had already completed it this year (my first of 2019 and where my thought of 15 began). If I had tackled it alone it would have been a miserable 7 hours but with this lot I tip my hat to you and say thank you for making it enjoyable in what was, lets say, not ideal conditions. I’ll just continue the route from the Ben Vorlich summit. Ben Vorlich is a very popular hillwalk from Loch Earn and a fine viewpoint, whilst the continuation to Stuc a'Chroin is a more serious walk with steep, rocky ground. Apart from getting sunburnt and covered in sh*te i managed to climb two munros on a very enjoyable sunday afternoon. I remember that day clearly, as only a few days later I drove down to Stranraer to get the ferry over the Irish Sea to get married! Got our photos and a well earned rest, then it was time to head back down. We had a day where we thought it was going to be miserable but after ascending 750metres, we broke through the clouds. It lies to the south of Ben Vorlich, which is itself bounded to the north by Loch Earn, and to the west by Loch Lubnaig. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Stuc a’Chroin is located just behind Ben Vorlich and requires you to climb Vorlich first. Photoshoot number one was done and dusted and we ventured towards peak number 2. Route description: Ben Vorlich and Stuc a'Chroin Munros included on this walk: Ben Vorlich (Loch Earn) , Stuc a'Chroin Time taken: 6 hours Distance: 13.5 km Ascent: 1145m The pair provide an excellent day out, with fine views to the Ben Lawers range to the north. It’s a steep descent but no where near as bad as the ascent! I’m a former waiter and manager for Pizza Hut, now an adventure seeker and travel consultant. My plan was to include Stuc a’Chroin on the walk as well but my friend didn’t seem too keen on the crags. Stuc a’Chroin (peak of danger) is one of three Munros in the Crieff & Loch Earn range. Luckily from the top it was easy to spot our preferred route down. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. Overall, cracker to get in the bag and one of the more exciting climbs I’ve done this year! Thankfully our boy George has seen it in case anyone was worrying, and he informed us that this was going to be just like the movie. The highest one is the more Northern one, and that’s where you can finally claim Stuc a’Chroin! These two Munros on the southern fringe of the Highlands appear as an identical pair in many distant views. Ben Vorlich is one of two Munros, the other being Stuc a’Chroin. It’ll gradually curve round to the right and into a rocky gully. Enter your e-mail address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by e-mail. First, you’ll need to navigate over a boulder field, making your way left. I knew there was a path up through them and there was nothing too technical involved. We tried finding solid ground or the driest parts but their was no avoiding it. This route heads in along good tracks and paths from Loch Earn to the north and can easily be extended to include the quieter Corbett peaks of Beinn Each and Meall nan Fearna. We found ourselves off the route a few times, it’s scary how easy it can happen. Ben Vorlich & Stùc a' Chroin is a 8.3 mile loop trail located near Lochearnhead, Stirling, Scotland that features a lake and is rated as difficult. As you make your way further up, there are parts that are more like steep, muddy stairs which makes it easier but no less daunting if you look down. With the company I had on this hike it was full of laughs start to finish and we somehow found ways to make light out of all the situations we got ourselves stuck in. < Back to Ben Vorlich and Stuc a Chroin summary page < Ben Vorlich and Stuc a' Chroin 1st story < Back to Scotland page with links to other walks < Back to Crieff and Strathearn intro page. Ben Vorlich itself gave its summit and its views reasonably well! Spirits and morale started to take a little dip by this point as I think we were all kind of wishing for it to be over by this point. We walked down towards … 2020/10/22 Life’s twists and turns can take you to some unusual places and a recent walk of the two Munros, Ben Vorlich and Stuc a’Chroin, from the shore of Loch Earn, near Lochearnhead, gave me plenty to think about and ponder. Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. I was getting my legs swallowed up to my shins at point (Geo’s hips) and it just never ended. As I said previously, I’m delighted to finally have Stuc a’Chroin in the bag. Return to Edinample – and a brief mention of the World Cup! Climbing Ben Vorlich from the bealach. However, with Geo’s Cliffhanger knowledge and our perseverance we eventually made it to the top. Stuc a’Chroin from Ben Vorlich. A steady, yet boggy path around the back where you descent Ben Vorlich and cut sideways. 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