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Chno Dearg, a broad grassy hill with a rounded summit, seen from Stob Coire Sgriodain under a pale blue sky.
Corrour and Loch Treig

Chno Dearg

A Munro of 1,046 metres, number 85 of the 282.

Photograph by Mick Knapton (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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The hill

Chno Dearg is the higher of the two Munros on the east side of Loch Treig, above the head of the loch and Fersit.

Its partner, Stob Coire Sgriodain, is about two kilometres away to the west. The name, as Corrour Estate gives it, simply means Red Hill.

Corrour counts Chno Dearg among its six Munros. The estate describes itself as ninety square miles of the Western Highlands, fifteen miles east of Ben Nevis and bounded by three old hydro dams, with Loch Treig on its western side. Sir John Stirling Maxwell bought Corrour and Fersit together in 1891.

The ground
Corrour Estate counts this hill among its Munros, and calls stalking a vital part of how it manages the habitat. Follow any signs on the day.
Under snow
No avalanche forecast covers this hill. It lies in what the Lochaber forecasters called "no man's land" in 2023, between their area and Creag Meagaidh's. The service's forecasts for its six areas begin on 17 December 2026. No forecast does not mean no risk.
Summit
Grid reference NN 377 741
Parking
The route description shows where walkers leave the car: read it before you go.
Toilets and food
Do not count on a toilet, a shop, fuel or a phone signal near the hill.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 1,046 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.

West wind to 11 mph, gusting 21
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.52am to 6.15pm, ten hours

Sat 17Some cloud−3° to 3° on top · 7 mph, gusts 14
Sun 18Clear−4° to 3° on top · 12 mph, gusts 22
Mon 19Cloudy−6° to 5° on top · 4 mph, gusts 10

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Cairngorms National Park and Monadhliath forecast, Chno Dearg, North Grampian mountain forecast, Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

October2026

MTWTFSS

Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

The grassy southwest slope of Chno Dearg rising to a cloud-capped summit, with a muddy path in the foreground.

Photographs by Mick Knapton (CC BY-SA 3.0) and Richard Law (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 377 741
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

Next along: Stob Coire Sgriodain, Beinn na Lap, Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, Stob Coire Easain. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Corrour Estate's, the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's and Lochaber Mountain Rescue Team's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's and the Met Office's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.