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A gravel path through heather on the lower hill with the loch and its far shore below under a blue sky.
Loch Earn and Strathearn

Ben Vorlich

A Munro of 985 metres, number 164 of the 282.

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The hill

Ben Vorlich, 985 metres, stands above the southern shore of Loch Earn: in the National Park Authority's words, a steep-sided, pyramid-shaped Munro.

There are two Munros of this name; the other is above Loch Lomond. Vorlich, the Authority says, translates as Hill of the Bay, and this one lies close to the Highland Boundary Fault.

The start
Ben Vorlich rises above the South Loch Earn road. Read the route before you set out.
The ground
Ben Vorlich is one of the Munros of Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.
Under snow
The avalanche service forecasts six other areas, not Ben Vorlich. No forecast does not mean no risk under snow.
Summit
Grid reference NN 629 189
Parking
The roads round Loch Earn are narrow. The National Park Authority asks you to park without blocking access, and never in a passing place.
Camping
Camping byelaws apply round Loch Earn from 1 March to 30 September: you need a campsite booking or a permit.
On the hill today
1° to 5°Drizzle on the summit, 985 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 12 mph, gusting 23
Dry, or nearly
Light from 7.50am to 6.14pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−2° to 4° on top · 8 mph, gusts 17
Sun 18Clear−4° to 4° on top · 5 mph, gusts 11
Mon 19Drizzle−6° to 5° on top · 9 mph, gusts 19

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Southeastern Highlands forecast, West Highlands forecast, Ben Vorlich, Perth and Kinross.

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Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Photographs by Michael Bolton, Adnan Khan and Benjamin Murtagh, via Google

Park your vehicle responsibly without causing obstruction to access and do not use passing places for parkingLoch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority, in its Loch Earn Code
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 629 189
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

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Next along: Stuc a' Chroin, Ben Chonzie, Stob Binnein, Ben More. Checked on 9 October 2026. The facts on this page are the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's and the Met Office's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.