Ben Oss
A rugged 1,030-metre Munro beside Ben Lui, climbed from Dalrigh near Tyndrum.
Ben Oss is a rugged Munro of 1,029 metres in the hills south-west of Tyndrum, and its name is often given as the mountain of the black rock.
It stands right beside Ben Lui, one of the finest mountains in the southern Highlands, and it has always lived a little in its grander neighbour's shadow, which is a pity, because it is a fine hill in its own right.
The usual approach is from Dalrigh, about a mile south of Tyndrum, where a car park is signposted from the main road. From there a track and then a long walk up the glen lead into the heart of the group, and the summit gives wide views over the southern Highlands and straight across to Ben Lui. Many walkers climb all four Munros of the group in a long but manageable day, traversing from Dalrigh over to Glen Lochy.
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Start from the Dalrigh car park, signposted from the A82 about a mile south of Tyndrum.
- Height
- 1,029 m.
- Start
- Dalrigh, south of Tyndrum.
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Places to stay near the hill, and when each is next free.
Monachyle Mhor- To stay
- In Balquhidder
- 12 miles from Ben Oss
Suie Hunting Lodge- To stay
- In Luib
- 13 miles from Ben Oss
Kabn- Sleeps 2
- In Cairndow
- 13 miles from Ben Oss
Red Squirrel Cottage- Sleeps 6
- In Lochgoilhead
- 17 miles from Ben Oss
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