Buachaille Etive Mor - Stob Dearg
A Munro of 1,021 metres at the eastern end of Glen Coe, the higher summit of Buachaille Etive Mor, climbed from Altnafeadh by Coire na Tulaich.
Stob Dearg rises to 1,021 metres at the eastern end of Glen Coe.
It is the higher of the two Munros on Buachaille Etive Mor, the Great Herdsman of Etive, as Gordon Buchanan gives the name in our magazine. The other, Stob na Broige, is about three and a half kilometres to the south-west, and Buachaille Etive Beag stands about three kilometres to the west.
The usual way up starts at Altnafeadh on the A82 and passes Lagangarbh, a mountaineers' hut of the National Trust for Scotland that is not a public shelter, then climbs Coire na Tulaich to the ridge. Mountaineering Scotland calls the parking beside the road there inadequate and increasingly dangerous. Under snow the corrie is a terrain trap, it warns, and in February 2014 two avalanches crossed the main path up and down. The avalanche service's 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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LagangarbhA small white climbers' hut at the foot of Buachaille Etive Mor at the head of Glen Coe, one of the most photographed buildings in Scotland.1 mile as the crow flies
The Devil’s StaircaseThe zigzag path from Altnafeadh up to 550 metres, the highest point of the West Highland Way, with the Buachaille behind you.1 mile as the crow flies
Hill walk all around Buachaille Etive BeagThe hill walk route goes all around Buachaille Etive Beag (means Small Herdsman of the Etive).2 miles as the crow flies
Buachaille Etive Beag2 miles as the crow flies
Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Coire RaineachA Munro of 925 metres on Buachaille Etive Beag at the head of Glen Coe, climbed from the A82 by the Lairig Eilde path.2 miles as the crow flies
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