Scottish Winter snow Landscape; The Summit of Arrochar, known as the Cobbler (Ben Arthur), Arrochar Alps, Loch Lomond National Park, Scotland, UK
The Cobbler or Ben Arthur to use the correct name is just short of a Munro but is still one of Scotland s most spectacular mountains due to the unusual skyline and fabulous views The Cobbler is one of a group of mountains known as The Arrochar Alps and was the happy hunting ground of many of Scotland s early climbers and climbing clubs The Cobbler is a serious climb and should not be taken lightly especially in winter or conditions of poor visibility as a few steps in the wrong direction near the top can lead to fatal falls on the precipitous walls. The Walk Commences at the carpark to the west of Arrochar heading west near the old torpedo pier The access to the Cobbler is on the opposite side of the road The new biking path zig zags up the slope to join the old path at about 1100 ft. The zig zags drive me mad and I prefer the old track which can be seen on the right near the start of the new path The old path soon deteriorates into a very badly eroded track which essentially follows the bed of a hill burn straight up the slope through clearfell and crossing a forest track to just over 400 feet. Careful as you look for the way as you cross the forest track it doesn't look like a track more like the bed of a burn. The path is steep and tiring but quickly attains height to provide some excellent views down Loch Long to the south and over Arrochar to Ben Lomond to the east The track turns right and the Cobbler with its three summits becomes clearly visible Following the clearly defined track now facing north west and occasionally rough paved a small reservoir on the left is tempting on a hot day as are a series of photogenic waterfalls a little further upstream The three peaks are now clearly visible with the figure of the crooked shoe maker the Cobbler clearly distinguishable on the right hand peak
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