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Stob Ghabhar

A Munro of 1,089 metres, number 55 of the 282.

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The hill

Stob Ghabhar is a hill of the Black Mount, a little over four miles in a straight line from Loch Tulla.

It is the 55th highest of the Munros.

The Inveroran Hotel, at the foot of the hill, describes the Black Mount Estate as more than 90,000 acres of rugged country and names Stob Ghabhar first among its Munros, ahead of Stob a' Choire Odhair, Meall a' Bhuiridh and Creise. ScotWays, the rights of way society, says the estate belongs to the Fleming family.

Stob a' Choire Odhair is the nearest of those neighbours, a little under three kilometres to the east.

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 230 455
Food
The Inveroran Hotel, which says it stands at the foot of the hill, is said to keep a small shop: ask before counting on it.
On the hill today
0° to 3°Drizzle on the summit, 1,089 m. Feels like −4° in the wind.

West wind to 12 mph, gusting 26
Rain, about 3 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.16pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−3° to 3° on top · 6 mph, gusts 15
Sun 18Clear−3° to 3° on top · 9 mph, gusts 16
Mon 19Cloudy−5° to 5° on top · 6 mph, gusts 13

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 Ghabhar, Southwest Highlands mountain forecast, Glencoe avalanche forecast.

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.

Photographs by Iain Carmichael, adrian blandy, Ziolek2000 and Jim Mcilwain, 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 230 455
  • 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 a' Choire Odhair, Meall nan Eun, Creise, Meall a' Bhuiridh. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are ScotWays' and Mountaineering Scotland'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.