Walking Britain Stob Dearg, Buachaille Etive Mor, Glen Coe
Introduction to Walk 3010
County/Area - Highland
Author - Lou Johnson
Length - 4.0 miles / 6.5 km
Ascent - 2425 feet / 735 metres
Time - 4 hours 30 minutes
Grade - mod/hard
Stob Dearg, or Buachaille Etive Mor, is one of the great hills in Scotland and this walk uses the most direct approach from the head of Glen Coe. A must for any serious hill walker, this route to summit of an iconic mountain is a great day walk in the hills.
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Maps | |||
| Ordnance Survey Explorer 384 | Sheet Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Explorer 384 | Digital Map | 1:25k | BUY |
| Ordnance Survey Landranger 56 | Sheet Map | 1:50k | BUY |
| Anquet OS Landranger 56 | Digital Map | 1:50k | BUY |
It is recommended you take a map. The preferred scale is 1:25k. | |||
Other walks nearby
0.5 miles / 0.9 km away
Stob na Broige, Buchaille Etive Mor, Glen Coe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 5.0 miles / 8.1 km
1.6 miles / 2.5 km away
Buachaille Etive Beag, Glen Coe
Grade - very hard
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
The Lost Valley, Glen Coe
Grade - easy/mod
Length - 3.0 miles / 4.9 km
3.2 miles / 5.1 km away
Bidean nam Bian via Stob Coire nan Lochan, Glencoe
Grade - hard
Length - 6.5 miles / 10.6 km
4.0 miles / 6.3 km away
WHW - Day 6 -Kinlocheven to Fort William
Grade - moderate
Length - 15.0 miles / 24.4 km
4.0 miles / 6.5 km away
Binnein Mor from Kinlochleven
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 9.3 miles / 15 km
4.0 miles / 6.5 km away
Am Bodach and Stob Coire a' Chairn from Kinlochleven
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 9.0 miles / 14.6 km
4.0 miles / 6.5 km away
Blackwater Reservoir from Kinlochleven
Grade - moderate
Length - 11.0 miles / 17.9 km
4.8 miles / 7.6 km away
Ridges & peaks of Bidean Nam Bian
Grade - very hard
Length - 10.5 miles / 17.1 km
6.4 miles / 10.3 km away
Sgor na h'Ulaidh from Achnachon, Glen Coe
Grade - mod/hard
Length - 7.0 miles / 11.4 km
Note : The distances quoted to other walks in the vicinity are measured in a straight line. The distance by road may be further.
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