Marilyn · perthshire
Ben Bowie
The name means 'peak' in Gaelic. Only 313m tall but with enough prominence to stand alone on the western shores of Loch Lomond. This is the beauty of Marilyns — height is not everything when you have a genuine summit.
Gaelic: “mountain, peak” · Pronunciation: ben
Quick facts
- Height
- 313m/ 1026ft
- Difficulty
- 1 / 5Easy
- Grid ref
- NS 33995 82878
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Standard route
Standard route
A short, accessible walk past farmsteads and over the open Perthshire hillside to the 313m summit. The low altitude and gentle gradients make this achievable in 1-3 hours.
Terrain
Mixed farmland and moorland. The Perthshire hills are gentler than the main Highlands, with less exposure and better drainage.
In winter
Snow is intermittent in Highland Perthshire — the hills see winter conditions but are rarely arctic. An excellent area for building winter walking experience.
Best time of year
Getting there
- Glasgow1h 8m
- Edinburgh4h 49m
OS maps: OS Landranger 56, OS Explorer 0038, OS Explorer 347
Current conditions
Daylight Today
- Sunrise
- 05:33
- Sunset
- 20:58
- Civil dawn
- 04:48
- Civil dusk
- 21:43
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