Ben Lomond
5 classifications here — Trail 100, Marilyn, HuMP, Simm and Murdo — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 973.7 m · 3,195 ft
- Prominence
- 820 m
- Grid reference
- NN 36711 02857
- Coordinates
- 56.19030, -4.63301
- County / area
- Stirling
- Region
- Loch Lomond to Strathyre
- OS Landranger
- 56
- OS Explorer
- OL39S 364S
- Summit feature
- rock outcrop c 4m SE of trig point
- Key col
- NN397098 (154 m)
About Ben Lomond
Ben Lomond, Beinn Laomainn or beacon mountain, rises from the eastern shore of Loch Lomond and is the most southerly Munro. It sits within both the Ben Lomond National Memorial Park and the Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park, and is owned by the National Trust for Scotland.
Its closeness to Glasgow and central Scotland, combined with a straightforward ascent from Rowardennan, has made it one of the busiest Munros: something like 30,000 people reach the top each year. The West Highland Way passes along its western foot beside the loch.
In clear weather the mountain can be picked out from higher ground in Glasgow and across Strathclyde, and its summit is visible from Ben Nevis more than 60 kilometres away. Its standing has left namesakes scattered through the former British colonies, from Australia and New Zealand to Jamaica and the United States.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Ben Lomond (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
In defined Camping Management Zones (roughly 1 March – 30 September) camping requires a permit or use of a designated site, despite the general Scottish access right. Zones cover parts of east Loch Lomond, Trossachs lochshores and other honeypot areas.
General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland · check another location.
Daylight at this summit today
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Computed astronomically for 56.190, -4.633. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (974 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is rock outcrop c 4m SE of trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- obvious summit/Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 24-Apr-21
- Drop measured from
- NN397098 · 154 m
Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| West Highland Way | 153 km | 2.3 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Cruinn a' Bheinn | 632.5 m | 2.3 km |
| Beinn Bhreac | 680.8 m | 5.3 km |
| Tullich Hill | 633.1 m | 7.7 km |
| Mid Hill | 656.9 m | 8 km |
| Doune Hill | 734.5 m | 9.6 km |
| Beinn Narnain | 926.8 m | 10.2 km |