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Path to Conic Hill Summit – View of Loch Lomond loop from Balmaha

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Buchanan

Path to Conic Hill Summit – View of Loch Lomond loop from Balmaha

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Path to Conic Hill Summit – View of Loch Lomond loop from Balmaha

02:37

7.60km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 17, 2026

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.24 km

Beach

1.73 km

View of Loch Lomond from Craigie Fort

Highlight • Lake

Panoramic view over Scotland's largest lake: Lock Lomond has been part of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park since 2002 and is considered the most beautiful lake in Scotland.

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2.85 km

View of Loch Lomond

Highlight • Viewpoint

A great foretaste of the coming days WHW. Def. the highlight of the first stage. In October it was well attended at sunset, but not uncomfortably overcrowded.

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2.90 km

Conic Hill is part of a major geological feature known as the Highland Boundary Fault. This forms a zone separating the lowlands to the south from the Highlands to the north, each with different rock types, landscapes, animal and plant life, and cultural heritage. There are wonderful views from the top.
lochlomond-trossachs.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Conic-route-card.pdf

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3.79 km

View of Loch Lomond

Highlight • Natural Monument

3.84 km

View of Loch Lomond from Bealach Ard

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Bealach Ard is the gap in the ridge between Conic Hill and the subsidiary Tom nan Oisgin. For those ascending to Conic Hill from Balmaha, emerging from the trees here is a glorious moment, revealing a stunning Highland vista. Views across Loch Lomond's islands and over to the Arrochar Alps are sure to stir the soul.

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3.93 km

View of Loch Lomond from the West Highland Way

Highlight • Viewpoint

4.29 km

View of Loch Lomond from Conic Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

This is a fantastic walk over varied terrain
We walked this over seven days
Check out my website for photos and description of the walk
imcintosh.com/west-highland-way-galleries

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5.18 km

View over Loch Lomond from Conic Hill

Highlight • Lake

Great view over the southern end of Loch Lomond, if you have made it to the top.

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7.60 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.04 km

1.39 km

170 m

Surfaces

6.63 km

428 m

291 m

120 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (330 m)

Lowest point (10 m)

Weather

Saturday 25 July

19°C

12°C

61 %

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Max wind speed: 20.0 km/h

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Comments

June 9, 2025,Conic Hill – Kleine Rundwanderung am Loch Lomond 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

For the first time in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, and I've loved everything about it from the very first minute! We're here for a week on a road trip with a rooftop tent and plan to stop for hikes along the way.

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July 9, 2024,🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Schottland: Rundweg von Balmaha auf den Conic Hill

From Balmaha we took the West Highland Trail up to Conic Hill. The path was short but steep and on the last stretch a strong wind almost blew us over several times. So we skipped the very last few meters, the view was great anyway.
We descended back over grassy hills and heathland. A beautiful alternative to the main path. …

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June 18, 2022,West Highland Way 0️⃣ - Conic Hill

Another group trip with Vikings: wikinger-reisen.de/wanderreisen/schottland/5324.php The requirements for hiking skills and fitness are not too high (2 boots), but the landscape and the West Highland Way have it irritated me. Today was arrival day. The hiking week starts tomorrow. However, in order to get the cotter pins off my knees after the car, plane and bus, I had decided …

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Path to Conic Hill Summit – View of Loch Lomond loop from Balmaha

View of Loch Lomond from Craigie Fort

View of Loch Lomond