Ben Ledi at Dawn!
Beautiful winter
conditions just after Christmas were just crying out for a winter hill close to
home.
Loch Lubnaig & Strathyre
The obvious candidate was
Ben Ledi, that shapely cone that rises above Callander and which is clearly
seen from much of the Forth Valley.
Clear, if icy, conditions helped deliver the perfect winter hill day. An upgraded path leads up from the Pass of
Leny, through the deforested slopes and out on to the open hill at 600m on the
S ridge of the hill.
Strathyre
Sharing the hill - and
the sunshine - with quite a few others and a couple of microlights, the snow
was soft enough not to require crampons or ice axe. Just!
Across the Forth Valley
As you would expect, the
views in all directions were simply stunning and lead as far as the Isle of
Arran and the Pentland Hills! The
summit, unsurprisingly, was quite crowded: Ben Ledi (879m; hill of the gentle slope).
Summit Ridge
The spine of the hill
leads north to the head of the Stank Glen where an excellent path leads all the
way down through the heather and trees before intercepting the track that
follows the old railway line directly back to the car park.
West From the Summit
A quality day with which
to see out the year!
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