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A friend and I are going to be staying just down the road from Glen Loin and thought the loop might make a nice run. It's about 18k and, together with the ascent, might be a bit of a stretch beyond our normal training distance. Does anyone know if it's possible to cut a few k off the loop by nipping over the river at NN289087? Impenetrable forest / bog / deer fence? Thanks.

In reply to Catriona:

I don't know is the simple answer, but you can sometimes use Google Earth to get some idea of what the terrain is like, and having done that, I wouldn't fancy your chances - it looks pretty much impenetrable forest, albeit only for a relatively short distance. And there's also a river to get across (assuming I'm looking at the same loop as you are).

In reply to Catriona:

This may help: http://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/lochlomond/glen-loin.shtml
I would advise against walking through forest where there is no path.

In reply to Catriona:

At first I thought Glen Loin was a male stripper...

In reply to Catriona:

Thanks all. I think we'll have to look for something shorter.

In reply to Catriona:

A good shorter run is to start in arrochar at the small car park just across from ben arthurs bothy pub, go up steep path and then left . follow along to join glen loin track then follow this all the wat to loch sloy road, return same way. great trip out about 7 miles

In reply to mick t:

Thanks Mick. That looks perfect.