Ben Aan - Hill walk - Loch Lomond and the Trossachs

A trip to Ben Aan in Loch Lomond and the Trossachs national park. Scotland's mountain in miniature they call it, Ben Aan certainly looks the part.
Towering over Loch Katrine, the views from the top down over the loch and across to nearby Ben Venue are stunning. If you haven't tried hillwalking before, it's a great place to give you a taster.
Starting at the Ben Aan carpark, you follow a well made path up to the top. It's a steep little hill however, so you can expect to be stopping for a few breathers! The perfect opportunity to enjoy the beautiful surroundings.
Hope you enjoy, and hope to see you out there on the hills!
Kris.
Route Map: osmaps.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/r...
#trossachs #hillwaking #takithame
0:00 Intro
0:48 Journey to the summit
4:35 Summit
6:39 Loch Katrine
7:10 Outro

[@daviebhoy1978]

Just climbed this today) Early January 2024. Very cold and slippy underfoot, but well worth it for the amazing view.

[@transylvanianvistas]

Great footage and amazing aerial view. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍👍 Subbed and Liked. 👍👍👍

[@anselman3156]

This takes me back to a lovely Summer's day walk to the top a good few years ago.

[@this_family_hikes422]

Absolutely stunning.

[@michaelparry2085]

Beautiful video, one day I would love to do this walk/climb

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Mick! It's definitely one to remember!

[@paula.the.wannabe.hauler]

Lovely watch 👍👌

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Paula!

[@DushiQueen2424]

Wow I love everything about the this video, I love the way you you described the path and everything, I only can see from my right eyes I have to be extra careful and take my time! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿❤️.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks, much appreciated 😊 It's good to take your time, it just means more time to enjoy the place 😃 Thanks for watching.

[@krzysztofp9918]

Just brilliant!!! More movies like this please!

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks, really appreciate your kind comments. I've got a new one filmed not too far from here coming tomorrow night. Hopefully an improvement on this one 😄

[@Ravi123abc]

Excellent video Kris. My girlfriend and I saw it a while ago and hiked up Ben A’an yesterday. We stayed at the campsite by Loch Achray and wouldn’t have found out about any of it without your video so thank you! Keep them up 👍

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Ravi! Glad it was useful and appreciate the comment!

[@charliemccartney7055]

Kris, Expertly put together and produced... well done. Cheers, Charlie.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Aw thanks Charlie! Hope you are well! Hope you've got plenty of winter adventures planned 🙂 cheers! Kris.

[@YONDERMOUNTAINADVENTURES]

Great vid and commentary...... I'll look forward to many more 👍

[@donaldmcclintock9538]

i am heading there today cant wait looks stunning no the best weatber but i dont mind great video 👍🏻

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Hope you got some views Donald. It's been a little wet up this way today!

[@ontheadventuretrails-scotl9389]

Beautifully put together mate! Your shots are so crisp! The flow of the whole thing is great! 😀🙏 10/10

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks David! Appreciate it 😊 Hope you and Lisa are well and look forward to your next adventure! 😀

[@NameisLeon]

Great stuff. This was my first proper hill many many years ago. Still remember the utter joy when I got to the summit, and it sparked something in me. For such a wee hill, it has a cracking view. Always love tuning in to your videos. They are made really well. Look forward to your next. Cheers

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Leon. Yeah, i can see how it would do that 😃 Its a steep little thing though! My legs were burning haha. Appreciate the comment, keeps me motivated to make more 😁 Kris.

[@juanplayas606]

I hope to go in May. Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing. 🏝👍

[@muffinman2889]

Enjoyed your video mate 👍 😎

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks man, appreciate it 👍

[@natureexpeditions]

Great video 👍🏻😊 sleek production

[@XoomXoomProject]

Beautiful. Sam and I went up this wee hill a few weeks ago before lockdown was back in full swing. My first hill walk if you dont count going up the hill behind the cottage at mark and Nadine's wedding!

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Andrew! You certainly picked a good one haha 😃 I think It counts! It was made extra tough with all the food and drink I reckon 😆 Hope you and Sam are well.

[@aqcapture]

loved the video, visiting this magnificent place in a few days and can't wait

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Enjoy the trip and I hope the weather stays nice for you! 🙂

[@elizabethgarrity6849]

Absolutely stunning ,thinking of taking my German student up here

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

It's stunning indeed! Would be a lovely place to take them. I imagine it's going to be pretty busy the next few weeks though so you might want to arrive there early.

[@hikingbikingscotland1267]

Nice vid mate. Great wee hill Ben A'an, cracking views on a good day 👌 Martin.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Martin! Have to agree 😀 Fantastic Effort/View ratio!

[@nishtha8981]

Superb video mate 👍 The place is so beautiful 🤩.The editing was superb 👍👌.Hope you have a fun time there Cheers Nishtha

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Nishtha! Yeah, its a lovely place! Cheers! Kris.

[@karoline-ko]

Absolutely amazing video! I'm in love with your work

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Karoline! Think it might be one of my favourites now too, although there are so many to choose from! 😄 Cheers, Kris.

[@karoline-ko]

@@ScottishMountainGoat Scotland is full of realy beautiful places, it's hard to choose one favourite! :)

[@EwanGoesHiking]

Heading up Ben Aan tomorrow. Really enjoyed you're video about it. About to check out some of your other content. Oh, and happy to call myself a new subscriber. 😊

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Ewan! Hope the weather is kind to you and you get the views! 🙂

[@ootnboots]

Nice one , i enjoyed that ..You narrrated through the video very well mate ...Its a stunning wee hill , i've been up it 6 times and camped on it once as well..Cheers Stevie

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Stevie! It is indeed, my first time up it. I reckon it must look pretty nice in winter too, ill need to take a wee trip back. Must have been a great camp spot! Hope you didn't get woken up too early with all the foot traffic hehe 😄 Cheers! Kris.

[@ScotsWildcamper]

Fantastic Kris professional standard film making but with heart in it.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Eddie! Appreciate it.

[@CelticPaths4k]

Amazing video and channel!! The views of the summit at 5:53 are absolutely breath taking. Like 42 and new friend here prepared for more adventures :)

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thank you very much! 😄 Glad you enjoyed it. The location is definitely what made it, absolutely beautiful place! Cheers. Kris.

[@yogibear3177]

Just back home from this walk 😊 😍

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

I'm jealous, hope the clouds were kind enough to let you enjoy the good views! 👍

[@yogibear3177]

@@ScottishMountainGoat yeah sun came out just as we got to the top, went up the cobbler today that was a shift

[@ThailandOutdoors]

Beautiful place, the geese seem to agree.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

They certainly do! 😄

[@andrewsadventures5747]

Great video, very cinematic! I have done Ben A'an a few times and loved it. I assume you went really early to avoid the crowds? Been a crazy busy hill of late!

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Andrew. Yeah, got to summit at about 7 am. Was absolutely bonkers when I got back to the carpark though. That was on a weekday too! Weekends must be crazy busy up there just now.

[@kennethgraham2283]

Excellent take on what is my favourite little mountain. Subscribed to check out your others...

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Thanks Kenneth, much appreciated!

[@danielbrierton1523]

In 2013 it was a huge pine forest but they felled all the trees and built a path ):

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

That would have been nice to see. The path is great, but I imagine a path through a pine forest would have been better!

[@danielbrierton1523]

@@ScottishMountainGoat i remember my dog charging through the bogs and i kept getting stuck in them, 'dog in the bog.' A month ago my dog died. ):

[@alistairthow1384]

Kris your Subscriptions numbers are a bit like Ben A'an, small numericaly(unfairly) but top drawer in quality.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Hahaha thanks Alistair! 🤣 I can only hope the channel will be a busy as Ben Ann carpark some day lol 😜 Cheers! Kris.

[@thelifeofbrian282]

Amazing wee hill, minimum effort, maximum views 👏

[@johnmcsporran3090]

Just come across your channel. Ben A'an is my favourite hill, I've nipped up it a few times, even guided my wife's Jive Dancing class up it, including men & women in their 60's and 70's, who decided to dance on top (crazy). I put a report on WalkHighlands about Ben A'an. Regards

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Haha, that certainly sounds like a unique walk John! 😄 I did encounter a few strange goings on during my walk up there, but not at that level. Cheers, Kris.

[@WalkWithWallace]

Those pesky Canandian geese taking over our lochs! 😅 Haha, another nicely made film mate. You know I've still never been up there!

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Haha trade them for the midges any day! 😄 Yeah, me neither! You see so many pictures of it though, you feel like you already have 😂 Cheers!

[@WalkWithWallace]

@@ScottishMountainGoat your detailed video means I don't have to now. Did you get the National Park authorities to close off Ben A'an or was it just really good editing to make it look like no one was there? 😂

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Haha! I don't think the hill opens till 9am so if you sneak up early 🤣 Was a Tuesday morning I was up and the car park was rammed by the time i got back. Dread to think what its like there at the weekend!

[@WalkWithWallace]

@@ScottishMountainGoat nicely done. The early bird catches the worm. 😁

[@kobebaba]

Certainly don’t want to see anyone’s old banana 🍌🤣🤣 great video Kris

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Hahaha! 🤣🤣 I've seen a lot of manky old banana's up those hills lol 😂

[@kobebaba]

Scottish Mountain Goat alllriiiiight 🤣🤣🤣

[@MUNROSnCORBETTS]

Hi Kris :) Yep it's definitely one of the best "wee hills" in that neck of the woods what time did you start out as it is usually mobbed.

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Haha yeah! I've got a confession to make, I had to film it in reverse to avoid the crowds lol. Got to the summit for sunrise around 7am then headed back down. Must have got back to the car around 9ish and the carpark was full lol

[@MUNROSnCORBETTS]

@@ScottishMountainGoat lol! Well done though it worked well :)

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

@@MUNROSnCORBETTS Cheers Peter! 🙂

[@khnghi93]

Hi Kris! How long did it take you to finish this trip?

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Hey! I'd give yourself 3-4 hours for it. Took me about 3.5 but that included quite a few camera stops 😄

[@khnghi93]

@@ScottishMountainGoat 3-4 hours for a round trip huh Kris?

[@carolinequinton5980]

Hello there what would you say the best mountain in Scotland is for views?

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

My favourite one so far for views has to be Beinn a'Chrulaiste: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jaLYoIJuhJh4o5Y

[@itsme3550]

Hi don't know if your still answering questions but I'm planning going here soon for a camoing trip with my wife and kids to be at one with nature, the issue is something about pay for certain parts 3 pound a tent not a huge problem but makes me think where could I park I don't know if you know much about the paid pitches I will probably go for one of them to make things easier but I can't walk too far because of the kids do you know how close I will be able to park with the paid pitches ?

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

The permits let you camp on the shoreline of Loch Achray. If you park at the Ben Venue carpark, it's about a 700m walk south along the road to some of the camping spots. I think there's a layby on the roadside even closer but I havnt been down that road. I'd probably just stick it in the carpark and walk round, should be fine for the kids too. Hope you enjoy you're trip!

[@itsme3550]

@@ScottishMountainGoat thanks just googled loch achray because of your response it doesn't look like the best part of this place could you tell me rhe part you think is nicest I know there is a few different sides like loch katrine I think lol something like that but yes there is a few id like to know the one you think is best in terms of beauty for someone going camping

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

@@itsme3550 For me, Loch Lomond is probably the nicest but also busiest. Loch Earn on the South Side is also nice and the camping spots are close to the car. Loch katrine is nice, but i think the little camp site that's there is for camper vans and glamping pods only.

[@itsme3550]

@@ScottishMountainGoat yeah I've just looked it up i think ill be going to that side looks great for scenery and wild camping I will enjoy it I think. Is the weather usually good in late July in Scotland have never been

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

@@itsme3550 The weather is pretty unpredictable to be honest. It will likely be warm but rain is always a possibility in Scotland 😄

[@ryanfindlay599]

Fuckin teckle video mate ,well explained history & amazing filming 👏 👌

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Cheers Ryan! Appreciate it! 😉

[@ihatekillerclowns]

banana peel just breaks down bruh

[@ScottishMountainGoat]

Takes years for that to happen though and it ain't good for the mountain top ecology

[@ihatekillerclowns]

@@ScottishMountainGoat fair point mate