Scotland Day Walks | Conic Hill from Balmaha along the West Highland Way

Conic Hill sits at 361m above sea level and is one of the most popular hills in the Scottish Highlands. It is traversed on the West Highland Way route before hikers hit the shores of Loch Lomond, the largest fresh water loch in Scotland. The hill and loch both sit on the Highland Boundary Fault, said to be the natural boundary between in lowlands of central Scotland and the Highlands.
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[@amandadudgeon3581]

Great video Abbie! Thank you thank you thank you for talking about littering 🙏 As a Ranger It is so heart breaking when we find litter in our parks 😔 So please everyone do as Abbie says and be a good human by not littering, collecting what you do see and educating others. You’ll absolutely make a Ranger’s day and change the world for the better 😊

[@iancooper3571]

Well said Mandy!

[@andrewtugwell242]

Littering a vast and beautiful landscape like that is awfull. I never understand why people think its ok to drop littler and not save it for the bin. Thank you for the great work you do Abby

[@kelanjo19]

Loved seeing Anna in this video - you both come across really well and seem so happy together. The way Anna looks at you just got me in the feels. Really happy for you Abbie you deserve all the happiness and more ❤️ So great to see you out walking again Xxx

[@sicooper4230]

She's just a friend.

[@kelanjo19]

@@sicooper4230 friends still love one another ✌🏻

[@k7450]

@@sicooper4230 not that it matters either way, but she's not just a friend.

[@ursulaeisert7282]

Scotland has very good weather - usually the sun shines multiple times a day :-D

[@hArtyTruffle]

Does multiple mean atleast twice? 🤓😂

[@maxflight777]

Good to see this Abbie ! Your new walking friend comes across well too ! Happy memories watching your clip, I’m so proud of my son, Jonathan who completed the west Highland way in six days just after his 10th birthday.

[@niks_healthy_lifestyle1691]

Who's Anna? she seems lovely & clearly makes you all happy & giggly. Every one needs a friend like Anna. Great filming Abbie, I've mentioned this on so many of your videos, but I'm walking the WHW next Easter with my hubby & 2 kids (13&11) so any sneak peaks of anything to do with WHW & I'm on it like a rocket... I clicked so fast 😂

[@tammieflemal7871]

Beautiful even in the rain. Agree about litter... if you carry it full you sure as heck can carry it out empty

[@rozmcgarry7688]

Another amazing video Abbie & Anna, love seeing you in Scotland. Thank you for raising awareness for issues around littering, the respect you show for the planet is amazing to see, like you say "Be a good human" :D x

[@jamesmclachlan5835]

The last time i was here I took a massive heart attack... managed to get myself off the hill, wouldnt have moved if i knew what was happening , a few months later Quad heart bypass... back out walking again but not been near the hill since ... will get back to it at some point ! great Video Abbie :)

[@hArtyTruffle]

Speedy recovery James, but gently does it ok? 💚

[@eisvogel8099]

Glad you made it. I hope your recovery is going fine

[@harrington9970]

You should be on TV doing your walks, would make a pleasant change from d list celebs. Totally brilliant video.

[@Justrandomstufffrommarkmiller]

Really enjoyed this

[@linedwell]

beautiful views aand another fantastic video Abbie and Anna. ❤❤

[@CatWalking]

Yay! That was lovely! Thanks Abbie and Anna! 🌞💚💙💚💙🌞

[@karenhatton6002]

Love seeing you with Anna. Will have to visit Scotland

[@stephenwest673]

Great video Abbie, love Scotland ❤️

[@simonsteers142]

Great vid :) I camped at the top of Conic Hill first night of WHW last year, what a beautiful sunset.

[@rwalker9644]

Weekends wouldn’t be the same without Abbie Barns and friends taking us for a trek across the wonderful mud and mires which is Britain - God bless ya girl x

[@elegantinfusions]

Thanks Abbie cheered my day up after struggling with my mental health issues today, I know the WHW would be a struggle for me with my health issues, but I am relieved if I ever did it I don’t have to go to the top of conic hill.

[@bangkokwalks8875]

Pure joy to watch my friend! This is what I am striving for in my videos!

[@delmiller4184]

So glad to see this video! When I did this walk a few years ago I had zero visibility at the top so now you have shown me the spectacular scenery, all-be-it briefly. Great video!

[@johnalden5821]

Standing on the top of a mountain you have just climbed, in the rain, can make you feel exhilarated and fully alive. I completely get that. I really enjoyed this video. Abbie, your narration is particularly poetic in this video, and it seems fitting given the gorgeous shots you are getting. I love the description of the rain and clouds "dancing" with the landscape, and you can really see that in the video. Wow. Both of you make me really want to go and hike in Scotland, even in the rain.

[@meghandavitt1618]

I swear my blood pressure goes down every time I watch one of your videos. Thanks for sharing!!

[@MJG70]

Brilliant Video!!!!

[@BrianthatiscalledBrian]

Thanks, Abbie and Anna. 👍🙂

[@user-nt1gv7wi9j]

Great Video Abbie & Anna! Seems that the pandemic brought more people on the trails, for foreign destinations are difficult to reach these days. Unfortunately those newbies do not care to much about littering, or haven't been tought what LEAVE NO TRACE means and why it is so important. Same here in Germany, you might have recognized on your Black Forest Tour, which is my home turf. Logging my miles for you and your project on mental health! Keep the great job going. Cheers

[@dg4846]

Walked in June WHW and Conic Hill was extremely windy (possibly the same like in Himalayas :) but luckily dry. Nice short walk and cosy Balmaha village.

[@eisvogel8099]

Back on track with Abbie! Good to see you, hope you're fine. The footage from your way back ....wow, the light was beautiful

[@walking_with_the_holmesfamily]

Ahhh lovely video, I walked this with my husband and 3yr old little boy in August. There were Highland cattle grazing on the hill. Although it was sad to see so many people trying to get so close to the amazing animals.

[@hArtyTruffle]

Atrocious that people litter without a thought. Thankyou girls for bringing attention to that and for removing the plastic water bottles 🙏

[@eyeswideopen8989]

Walked this last week was blowing out my backside on the way up but well worth the effort highland cows blocking the path on the way up. We stayed at the bottom of the hill at loch limits waterfront lodges which I would highly recommend

[@alistairj4851]

It's a shame camera's are so intrusive, otherwise they could be used to identify people dropping litter on the trail and when they got to the bottom of the trail there could be a ranger handing out fines. Might help discourage the disrespectful and immature behaviour of some people.

[@dougiemilnephotography756]

Tom Weir, Abbie, Tom Weir. Not John Weir. A remarkable man, he was a veteran of the Craigallian Fire, from which Scottish hillwalking, including the route of the West Highland Way itself, is descended. A walking pioneer, much like Wainwright south of the border, he later became a broadcaster, making the hugely influential walking programme, Weir's Way. His sister was Molly Weir, best known, to those of us old enough to remember such gems, as the McWitch in Rentaghost.

[@TheScotsalan]

Yup. I grew up with Weirs way on the telly. All the stuff about Bonnie Prince Charlie and his epic escape from the Hanovarians. Thing is, I now know it was false history. As a 50 year old Scot, I never realised til wikipedia that the 1745 was not Scots v English, it was Catholics v Proddies. And as a Campbell myself 😂😳😷. Maybe false history is too strong a description. Lets say Tom Weir was at the end of the mythical period 😜.

[@dougiemilnephotography756]

@@TheScotsalan lol, that's a pretty popular misconception. "Who fought at the Battle of Culloden" was even a question on QI a few years ago. Needless to say that "The Scots against the English" earned a klaxon.

[@TheScotsalan]

@@dougiemilnephotography756 I think we call it propaganda these days 😂. Anyhow, tom weir had a lot to do with it. Hence I am not a fan. 😂😷

[@dougiemilnephotography756]

@@TheScotsalan I'm sure it was going long before Tom Weir

[@hannahmcintosh5343]

Another great video. One good thing about the pandemic is that it has got loads more people outside! If you do another Scotland video soon do you think you could do a little PSA about how fast it gets dark up here in Autumn, Winter and Spring? So many inexperienced hill walkers get lost in the dark at this time of year because they dont know how fast and early nightfall comes in the North. Cheers and keep up the great work.

[@deanbrown29]

Great point about littering, when I ran the West Highland way have to say was mostly clean! ❤️ Don't suppose you have any plans for pennine way yet?

[@Rachel_hikes_the_PCT]

OMG you’re near Glasgow! Go do Ben Lomond next!

[@Winecheezer]

It’s the changeable weather that makes it! Wouldn’t like it in 30° heat, that’s not good for you at all.

[@hikingbikingscotland1267]

Well done picking up those bottles. I don't understand these idiots who think it's OK to throw their rubbish away on the hills. They took it up they can surely take it back. Good video Abbie & Anna 👍

[@markissboi3583]

Abbie - You shud get a job with the ranger/wildlife dept you be great 👍

[@3dagedesign]

it's Tom Weir,.scottish broadcaster, .... your probaby thinking .. John Muir . anyway,.. lovely trip abbie,. thanks

[@chrise7058]

Just heard your music on a lexus car review by Craig TV!

[@johnscot1]

Nice video Abbie. The loosening of lockdown rules in Scotland has brought many new people to Scotland's hills and wild spaces, which is good. But, unfortunately, some of them have no respect or understanding for the surroundings they are meant to be enjoying and littering has become a big problem. It is almost beyond belief that you can be attracted to somewhere for its beauty, then deliberately spoil that beauty by littering.

[@nk53nxg]

Thats because a lot of the general public are ignorant pigs. Live in NE Scotland with the Cairngorms National Park nearby, sometimes the bottles and litter at the sides of the road just looks tragic.

[@marksolstafir]

How long are you back in bonnie Scotland for?

[@irenemann671]

Fabulous walk! What was the name of scotish climber and broadcaster who's statue you passed when you got down fm Conic hill? Thanks, Irene in Zimbabwe. . . 30degs here by the way. We could do with some of that scotish rain!

[@johnscot1]

The statue is in honour of Tom Weir, who as you said was a well known outdoors man and had a TV programme called "Weir's Way."

[@irenemann671]

@@johnscot1 Thanks John, much appreciated

[@ryanalexander3088]

Conic hill was closed when I walked it in 2018 😔😅 There's always next time I suppose

[@motonlchad6799]

Can someone tell me the name of the intro song?

[@motonlchad6799]

@@grainne743 thank you!

[@NotAnotherAdventure]

Stunning scenes even with the rain! Looked like a great day out. Shame about the littering, it seems like a minority spoiling it for everyone!

[@garryscotland4713]

I do enjoy your videos. BUT , it doesn,t always rain in scotland.far from it. We get plenty dry sunny days as well.

[@TheRealSteveEllis]

Natural is best its true, including hair colour

[@andwelovearpsychopat7820]

I thought scotland was in lockdown?

[@iancooper3571]

Abbie was in Scotland July/August.

[@irenemann671]

Correction. . 34degs

[@Booboonancy]

I really don’t understand people who go to the trouble of getting to nature, which might imply they love and respect it, only to think it fine to just leave garbage strewn about.

[@camerons1097]

Loch lomond is overated further north you go it gets nicer