Ben Vane stands a little apart from the other Arrochar Alps, between Beinn Ìme and Ben Vorlich. Its Gaelic name, Beinn Mheadhain, means 'middle mountain'. The top is a small plateau, with the highest point on a rock outcrop beside a small cairn. In the late 1940s a quarry on its southern slopes supplied crushed stone for the Loch Sloy dam, carried there on a conveyor belt. From the summit you can see Loch Sloy, Ben Vorlich and, to the east, Lochs Arklet and Katrine.
New to the Munros?Read our guide: What Are The Munros?Rock outcrop near small cairn
Schist (psammite and pelite) with steep, rugged eastern and southern flanks and boggy, craggy ground low down.
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Also on this route: Beinn Ime, Beinn Narnain
Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.
