WALK THIS WAY: A perfect spring day at West Lomond in Fife
by Alan Rowan
Looking across to East Lomond.
You can’t help but be impressed by the handsome face presented by the western twin of the Paps of Fife on the approach from the west.
The long sweep of its frontal battlements seem to rise up out of nothing, a spectacularly rugged contrast to the gentle farmed fields below, and the rounded summit dome peeking up behind has a true mountainous appeal out of all proportion to its height.
It also has many hidden assets in the shape of eccentric and curious rock formations and there are many approach options but the circuit from Glen Vale offers the opportunity to take them all in.