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Ben Nevis, the Mamores and the Grey Corries
Stob Coire Easain
A Munro of 1,115 metres, number 39 of the 282.
The hill
Stob Coire Easain is the higher of the two Easains, the pair of Munros that stand together above Loch Treig.
Its partner, Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, is about a kilometre away to the north-east and ten metres lower.
It is a big hill, number 39 of the 282 by height. To the west, Stob Ban is about four kilometres away and Stob Choire Claurigh, in the Grey Corries, a little further.
The avalanche forecasters for Lochaber place both Easains "just to the East" of their forecast area.
- Deer stalking
- Mountaineering Scotland calls the first three weeks of October the busiest of the stag stalking season, and gives hind stalking as 21 October to 15 February. Pay close attention to signs and follow reasonable advice from land managers.
- Summit
- Grid reference NN 308 730
- Train and bus
- Corrour has a railway station, and Shiel Buses' route 41 runs between Roy Bridge and Fort William by Spean Bridge. Check the times with the operators.
On the hill today
−1° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 1,115 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.
West wind to 12 mph, gusting 22
Rain, about 2 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.15pm, ten hours
Sat 17Some cloud−3° to 3° on top · 7 mph, gusts 15
Sun 18Mostly clear−4° to 3° on top · 11 mph, gusts 19
Mon 19Cloudy−6° to 5° on top · 7 mph, gusts 14
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 NP and Monadhliath forecast, Stob Coire Easain, No avalanche forecast covers this hill.
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.
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 308 730
- 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.
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Read more elsewhere
For the route itself, take the map and read these.
- Stob Coire Easain on WalkhighlandsRoute descriptions with maps, for the way to the summitwalkhighlands.co.ukThe route↗
- No man's land, in the Lochaber forecasters' blogThe avalanche forecasters' notes of 7 February 2023 on the hills between their Lochaber and Creag Meagaidh areas: one day's notes, not a forecastlochaberblog.sais.gov.ukAvalanche↗
- Lochaber and Creag Meagaidh avalanche forecastsThe Lochaber forecast, one of the two the forecasters suggest reading together here; neither is a forecast for this hillsais.gov.ukAvalanche↗
- The forecast area mapThe Mountain Weather Information Service's map of which area covers which hillsmwis.org.ukMountain weather↗
- Deer stalking, by Mountaineering ScotlandThe stalking seasons, and what Mountaineering Scotland asks of walkers during themmountaineering.scotDeer stalking↗
- Tulloch station, by ScotRailScotRail's station page: check the trains and what is at the station before you travelscotrail.co.ukTrain↗
- West Highlands forecastThe Mountain Weather Information Service's West Highlands forecast, three days ahead from its forecasters, for the hills south of Glen Spean, Ben Nevis among them: the better fit for this hill. Its area map shows which covers itmwis.org.ukMountain weather↗
- Cairngorms NP and Monadhliath forecastIts forecast for the neighbouring area, which also takes in the Ben Alder hills between Loch Ericht and Loch Laggan. Read it beside the West Highlands forecastmwis.org.ukMountain weather↗
- Stob Coire EasainThe Met Office's forecast for the summit itself: a model for one point, not a report from the hillweather.metoffice.gov.ukSummit forecast↗
- No avalanche forecast covers this hillNo avalanche forecast covers this hill: it lies just east of the Lochaber area, on ground where the forecasters suggest reading both the Lochaber and the Creag Meagaidh forecasts. No forecast does not mean no risk under snow. The full winter service begins on 17 December 2026, sooner if winter comes earlysais.gov.ukAvalanche↗
Next along: Stob a' Choire Mheadhoin, Stob Ban, Stob Choire Claurigh, Stob Coire Sgriodain. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Mountaineering Scotland's, Corrour Estate's, Shiel Buses' and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service'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.