After a hearty breakfast of Scottish porridge and coffee for me we set off on the next stage of the WHW.

From our bnb we took a little detour down The Rob Roy Way.

This led us to the official WHW path at Garadbhan Forest which has been significantly felled and replanted in the last few years.

We came out of the forest into open moorland and in the distance we could see the infamous Conic Hill, as well as Loch Lomond in the distance.

It was a long walk up Conic Hill but the scenery was gorgeous.

At one point we stopped to let a couple of sheep cross the path.

Conic Hill is on the Highland Boundary fault, literally the boundary between the lowlands and Highlands of Scotland, and has an elevation of 361m. To get right to the top you have to take a little detour off the WHW, but the views across Loch Lomond are worth it.

We then walked down the hill, which was quite steep in places, through a lovely pine forest and over rambling streams.

Once we reached the village of Balmaha we stopped off at the Oak Tree Inn for a beer and cheese sandwich.

After this short rest we set off again, passing by the memorial to Tom Wier, Scotland’s most loved mountain man.

The path took us up Craigie Fort where, again, you got some good views over the Loch.

We continued walking along the shores of Loch Lomond, at one point by some fields where we saw some highland cows and also through woodland.

We made a short stop at Sallochy Bay where there were unfortunately a lot of midges.

The walk continued through Ross Wood and Rowardennan forest. There were some quite steep ascents which was not good news for our tired legs.

One of the trees we passed has some interesting looking funghi growing on – we think it was elephant funghi.

After a further 27.72 km we made it yo our accommodation for the night – the Rowardennan Hotel.

After a quick shower we found our own private staircase to the ground floor. We had a delicious dinner and sampled some of the local beer.