The Brack

About The Brack

The Brack sits on the south side of Glen Croe in the Arrochar Alps, near Loch Goil. It has two tops: the main summit, seen from Glen Croe and Loch Goil, and the lower Cruach Fhiarach to the south-east, which shows from the shores of Loch Long.

The hill belongs to the Ardgoil range, on a peninsula with Loch Goil to the west and Loch Long to the east, both arms of the Firth of Clyde. Cols connect it to the neighbouring Corbetts Ben Donich and Cnoc Còinnich, and higher peaks stand around it, though it qualifies as a Corbett on its own account. The Loch Lomond and Cowal Way crosses the bealach to the south, between The Brack and Cnoc Còinnich.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on The Brack (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

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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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 56.188, -4.829. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

Leica RX1250

Record revised

24-Jun-19

Drop measured from

NN241041 · 384 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 lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.

Reaching The Brack by train

One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).

Get food nearby

2 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks