Bidean nam Bian
A Munro of 1,149 metres behind the Three Sisters on the south side of Glen Coe, climbed from the A82 by Coire nan Lochan.
Bidean nam Bian rises to 1,149 metres on the south side of Glen Coe, behind the Three Sisters, the three great ridges that run down from it towards the glen.
The Glencoe Mountain Rescue Team calls it Glencoe's highest summit, and it is the twenty-fourth highest of all the Munros. Stob Coire Sgreamhach, the nearest Munro, is just over a kilometre to the south-east, and Coire Gabhail, the Hidden or Lost Valley, lies under the crags between them.
The usual way up starts from the busy parking areas beside the A82 below the Three Sisters and climbs Coire nan Lochan. The National Trust for Scotland looks after the ground north of the ridge, in its Glencoe National Nature Reserve, and asks for no campfires anywhere in the reserve. Under snow, the avalanche service warns, even a minor avalanche on the steep, craggy ground above the Lost Valley is likely to have very serious consequences, and its Glencoe forecast takes in the hill. Choose a day with a good forecast, and carry a map, a compass and warm clothes.
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Three Sisters of GlencoeThree steep ridges of Bidean nam Bian on the south side of Glen Coe, seen across the glen from the car park halfway up it.Under a mile as the crow flies
Aonach EagachGlen Coe's northern wall, famed as the narrowest ridge on the British mainland: a serious scramble between two Munros.2 miles as the crow flies
Loch AchtriochtanA small loch on the floor of Glen Coe below the Three Sisters, with Ossian's Cave high on the cliff above.2 miles as the crow flies
The Lost ValleyThe hidden valley among the Three Sisters of Glen Coe where the MacDonalds kept their rustled cattle, reached by a short, rough climb.2 miles as the crow flies
Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob DubhA Munro of 958 metres, the higher top of Buachaille Etive Beag at the head of Glen Coe, climbed from the A82 by the Lairig Eilde path.2 miles as the crow flies
Places to stay near Bidean nam Bian, and when each is next free.
RiverBeds at Woodlands Glencoe- Sleeps 2
- In Ballachulish
- 7 miles from Bidean nam Bian
Stormhouse South- Sleeps 2
- In Appin
- 14 miles from Bidean nam Bian
Stormhouse North- Sleeps 2
- In Appin
- 14 miles from Bidean nam Bian
Slochd- Sleeps 2
- In Barcaldine
- 15 miles from Bidean nam Bian
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