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The dark top of Stob a' Choire Odhair with a long snow patch on its face.
Glen Coe and Glen Etive

Stob a' Choire Odhair

A Munro of 945 metres, number 225 of the 282.

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The hill

Stob a' Choire Odhair stands about three miles in a straight line from Loch Tulla, on the Black Mount Estate.

Its bigger neighbour, Stob Ghabhar, is under three kilometres to the west, and Meall a' Bhuiridh is about four and a half kilometres to the north.

The Inveroran Hotel, which sits on the same estate, puts it at more than 90,000 acres and lists Stob a' Choire Odhair among its Munros, with Stob Ghabhar, Meall a' Bhuiridh and Creise. An old military road crosses the estate on its way from Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse.

The way up
Take the start and the way up from a route description and the map before you go.
The road in
ScotWays, the rights of way society, describes a public road running north over Victoria Bridge to Forest Lodge, on the old road from Bridge of Orchy to Kingshouse. It is a road, not a way up the hill, and ScotWays says its descriptions hold some errors, so check the map.
Stalking
Watch for local signs: Mountaineering Scotland asks walkers to follow them where an estate has not published its stalking plans.
Summit
Grid reference NN 257 459
Food
The Inveroran Hotel, whose address is Bridge of Orchy, has a shop selling hot and cold snacks, drinks and walking essentials. Ask about its season and hours before counting on it. The hotel says a mobile signal is unlikely there.
On the hill today

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, Stob a' Choire Odhair, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast, Glencoe avalanche forecast.

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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.

A blue lochan in the snow-patched corrie below Stob a' Choire Odhair.

Photographs by D GO and Hajnal Borsi, via Google

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 257 459
  • 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.

Sleep and eat at its foot

Next along: Stob Ghabhar, Meall a' Bhuiridh, Creise, Meall nan Eun. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are ScotWays', Mountaineering Scotland's and the Inveroran Hotel's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service'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.