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Stùc a' Chròin under broken cloud, the rocky prow at the end of its ridge.
Loch Earn and Strathearn

Stuc a' Chroin

A Munro of 973 metres, number 184 of the 282.

Photograph by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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The hill

Stuc a' Chroin stands in the hills above Loch Earn, on the border of Stirling and Perth and Kinross.

It comes as a pair with Ben Vorlich, which is under two kilometres away to the north-east.

The two have this country to themselves. The next nearest Munro, Stob Binnein, is nineteen kilometres to the west.

Stuc a' Chroin is one of the 21 Munros of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, which lists it under Lochearnhead. Killin Mountain Rescue Team names it among the hills of its area.

Stalking
Mountaineering Scotland says the first three weeks of October are the busiest of the stag stalking season. Follow signs and any reasonable advice from land managers.
Under snow
No avalanche forecast covers this hill, but that does not mean there is no risk under snow. The avalanche service's forecasts begin on 17 December 2026.
Summit
Grid reference NN 617 174
Parking
Round Loch Earn, the National Park Authority's code for the loch asks you to park without blocking access, and never in a passing place.
On the hill today
1° to 5°Drizzle on the summit, 973 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 12 mph, gusting 23
Dry, or nearly
Light from 7.50am to 6.14pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−2° to 4° on top · 10 mph, gusts 21
Sun 18Clear−4° to 4° on top · 5 mph, gusts 12
Mon 19Drizzle−6° to 5° on top · 9 mph, gusts 19

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: Southeastern Highlands forecast, West Highlands forecast, Stuc a' Chroin, South Grampian and Southeast Highlands mountain forecast.

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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.

Photograph by Nick Bramhall (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Most of the incidents in our area are due to people slipping on hard snow without crampons or losing their way in mist.Killin Mountain Rescue Team, which names Stuc a' Chroin among the hills of its area
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 617 174
  • 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.

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Next along: Ben Vorlich, Stob Binnein, Ben More, Beinn Tulaichean. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Mountaineering Scotland's, the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park Authority's and Killin 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.