Buachaille Etive Beag & Stob Dubh
Hike
The 3,280ft, 958m Buachaille Etive Beag and
3,143ft, 956m Stob Dubh are situated 7 miles
east of Glencoe village, 85 miles northwest
of Glasgow.
The image right is from the A82 road looking
at the east side of Buachaille Etive Beag, a
top Mountain photo in Scotland. The Mountain is
too steep from this side for most hikers, is
normally hiked from the west side where there
is a car park about 1 mile further down the
road.
The Glasgow to Fort
William & Skye bus passes here but the
closest stops are at the Glencoe Ski Centre 5
and a half miles east, or the Glencoe Visitor
Centre 5 and a half miles west.
Click On Map for area Attractions
Camping & Touring Parks in
area
Passing the Mountain, you will see a car
park with a sign for the path down the east
side named Lairig Gartain. This path leads 5
miles to Glen Etive, a good path for
photos.
The car park for the hike is right next to
the main road, as seen right. A good path
leaves from the car park running up between the
two peeks that you can just see from this side.
The map bottom shows the route.
This route is described as straight forward
and the easiest in the area, popular with
inexperienced hikers building up their stamina
and navigation skills for more testing
Mountains.
Make sure and take an Ordnance Survey Map
and Compass on these hikes, and know how to use
them, as in cloud, these mountains can be
deadly. In Winter, make sure you have Crampons
and an Ice Axe, and know how to use them.
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