On parking in the RSPB car park at the rear of the properties at Garrison, located just beyond the west end of Loch Arklet and accessed from Aberfoyle, I was approached by a friendly chap who enquired where I was headed. I explained to him I was planning on climbing Beinn a’ Choin which he was happy with as he was intending stalking roe deer on the other side of the glen.
I set off north along the vehicle track on the east side of the Snaid Burn initially losing a bit of height. As I headed further up the glen the condition of the track gradually deteriorated until it was just a wet and boggy ATV track. By this point the cloud had lowered and I no longer had any views.
![Track up east side of the Snaid Burn](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/01-Track-up-east-side-of-the-Snaid-Burn.jpg)
![View back to start](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/02-View-back-to-start.jpg)
Later I came to a gate in the deer fence and around a couple of hundred metres beyond decided to leave the track and commence the ascent of Beinn a’ Choin. A short walk east through some rough vegetation led to the foot of a gully as the cloud lifted slightly.
![Gully ascent](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/03-Gully-ascent.jpg)
On ascending this gully I got above the cloud with views of the tops of Ben Lomond, Ben Vane and Ben Vorlich.
![Ben Vorlich](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/04-Ben-Vorlich.jpg)
![Ben Vane](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/05-Ben-Vane.jpg)
![Ben Lomond](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/06-Ben-Lomond.jpg)
Higher up there were a few crags to avoid but the route took me into a wide corrie with a mixture of vegetation and some rocks where I disturbed a herd of deer.
![Ascending corrie](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/07-Ascending-corrie.jpg)
The walk through the corrie wasn’t as easy as it appeared as there were several hollows so I kept to the edge of the corrie. On reaching its head I saw the lightly snow covered top of Beinn a’Choin although the route onto the summit of this Corbett wasn’t straight forward as there were a few gullies to cross and more crags to avoid.
By the time I arrived at the summit cairn the higher tops were in cloud however I still had reasonable views down to Loch Lomond.
![Summit area, Beinn a' Choin](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/08-Summit-area-Beinn-a-Choin.jpg)
![Loch Lomond, Loch Long and Inveruglas](https://scotlandhills.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/09-Loch-Lomond-Loch-Long-and-Inveruglas.jpg)
After a break here I returned to Garrison by the upward route.
- Time taken – 4 hours.
- Distance – 8.75 kilometres.
- Height climbed – 690 metres.