Editing Schiehallion (section)

==Footpath==
A [[Munro]] mountain, Schiehallion is popular with walkers due to its accessibility, ease of ascent and views from its summit. An estimated 17,500 to 20,000 walkers made the ascent in 2000.<ref name="jmt">{{cite web| url=http://www.jmt.org/east-schiehallion-estate.asp| title=East Schiehallion Estate| publisher=[[John Muir Trust]]| access-date=30 January 2008}}</ref> Most walkers start from the [[Forestry and Land Scotland]] car park at Brae of Foss, which lies just outside the boundary of the John Muir Trust estate. The route, which initially heads southwest before turning west to follow the main ridgeline of the hill, is about {{convert|4.5|km|mi|frac=4|abbr=off}} in length.

[[Ben Nevis]], the highest mountain in the British Isles, can be seen to the west from the summit of Schiehallion.

By 1999, when the [[John Muir Trust]] bought the estate, the main path had become exceedingly [[erosion|eroded]] by the passage of many thousands of walkers. The scar was visible from quite a distance. The organisation therefore decided to construct a new path, following a different line, better able to handle the pressure of visitors.