📌 Crianlarich Hills, Stirling
★★★
Starting promisingly with a steep climb alongside the attractive Beinglas Falls (though the best views are from the other bank) this relatively straightforward but soggy Munro ascent encompasses the good, the bad and the ugly of Scottish hillwalking. The ridge path to Beinn Chabhair (Hill of the Hawk) is a joy: it’s just a shame there isn’t more of it, and that it’s preceded by two relatively featureless miles of wet ground (albeit on a path throughout), spoilt further by power lines to the south. Plan to visit after at least a week of sunny weather – next forecast for summer 2025. The Drovers Inn at the end of the walk serves food all day and is Scotland’s oldest pub, first opening in 1705. According to the website: “Pub of the year 1705”…
📷 Chronological photo guide
Drover’s Inn, Beinglas Falls behind 
Crossing the River Falloch 
Part of the Beinglas Falls 
Wild goat 
Above the inversion 
Looking back over Glen Falloch 
Ben Glas Burn 
Flatter but soggy middle section along the Ben Glas Burn 
Lochan Beinn Chabhair 
Summit ridge ahead 
Climbing onto the summit ridge 
Looking west across Meall nan Tarmachan from the summit ridge 
West slopes of An Caisteal 
Summit ridge 
Looking back from near the summit 
Summit views… sort of
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at The Drovers Inn, A82 at Inverarnan
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 318185
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.328188,-4.722360
🚌 Bus to Inverarnan
🚗 Pub car park has limited walkers’ spaces (charge – redeemable at pub!)
📝 Key info
▶ 14 km / 9 mi | ▲ 1010 m | ⌛ 5.5-6.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Beinglas Falls (partial view only); △ Beinn Chabhair (933 m, Munro)
⬤ Tough | Steep hill path alongside Beinglas Falls becomes flatter but soggy until Meall nan Tarmachan is reached, then good path along summit ridge.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – Beinglas Farm campsite – Beinglas Falls (north bank) – bear left where path braids just before Lochan Beinn Chabhair – Meall nan Tarmachan – Beinn Chabhair – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Solitary wild goat with impressive horns on return by Beinglas Falls; sheep and some midges by the campsite; a few frogs.
Weather: Complicated inversion conditions with numerous cloud layers from 100 metres upwards, but patches of blue sky in between. Moderate chilly breeze only on the ridge and temperatures struggling into double figures, but dry.
September 2015
