Benvane
| Benvane | |||
| Perthshire | |||
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 Benvane from its south ridge | |||
| Range: | Trossachs Hills | ||
| Summit: | 2,694 feet NN535137 56°17’36"N, 4°22’6"W | ||
Benvane is a mountain above the Trossachs, in Perthshire.
The mountain is within the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park and the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park,[1] The summit is on the western boundary of the Trossachs National Nature Reserve.[2] It is 2,694 feet high, and is classified as a 'Corbett', being joined by a ridge to the neighbouring Corbett of Ben Ledi.[3]
Benvane may be climbed by several routes, which can be combined to make for a circular route. From the south the summit can be reached by the ridge four miles long that connects it to Ben Ledi: the bealach between the two peaks can be reached via Ben Ledi itself or directly: either from the Stank Glen on the west side of this ridge, ascending from the shores of Loch Lubaig; or from Brig o' Turk via the Glen Finglas reservoir and Glen Casaig. Brig o' Turk also serves as the start point for a route ascending directly to Benvane's summit via its south ridge. On the northern side of the hill there are also routes from Strathyre, and from Glen Buckie near Balquhidder via a route up the hill's north ridge.[3]
The Ben Ledi-Benvane ridge marks the boundary between West Strathyre estate (owned by Forestry and Land Scotland),[4] and Glen Finglas Estate, which is owned by the Woodland Trust.[5]
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References
- ↑ "Queen Elizabeth Forest Park". Forestry and Land Scotland. https://forestryandland.gov.scot/visit/forest-parks/queen-elizabeth-forest-park. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "The Great Trossachs Forest NNR". Scottish Natural Heritage. https://sitelink.nature.scot/site/10503. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Rob Milne & Hamish Brown, ed (2016). The Corbetts and Other Scottish Hills. Scottish Mountaineering Trust. p. 49. ISBN 9780907521716.
- ↑ "West Strathyre Land Management Plan". Forestry and Land Scotland. https://forestryandland.gov.scot/images/corporate/design-plans/cowal-trossachs/weststrathyre/maps/wsy_lmp2017_m6_recreation.pdf. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
- ↑ "Property Details: Glenfinglas". http://www.whoownsscotland.org.uk/property.php?p=5694. Retrieved 4 August 2020.