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The 742m /2,434ft Pap of Glencoe / Sgorr na
Ciche Mountain is under 1 mile east of Glencoe in the
Highlands of Scotland, 94 miles north of
Glasgow,
119 miles northwest of Edinburgh. Postcode: PH49 4HS.
The average is 4 hours to the top and back.
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Regular buses run between Glasgow and Fort
William stopping at Glencoe with a stop close
to the Main Street, as seen in the image top,
it is then a short walk up the Main Street,
turn right just over the little Bridge, then a
few hundred yards along the single lane road is
the free Pap of Glencoe Car Park, about 1 mile
from the Village centre. This is also the best
way to find the Car Park when driving.
You will see a sign from the right side of
the Car Park for the Pap of Glencoe Trail,
about half of a mile through Woodland next to
the road towards a Gate where the Mountain
Trail begins.
The Trail heads over to the right to start
with, towards the 968m / 3,175ft Sgorr nam
Finnaidh, fairly easy to start with.
Once across to the right, the Trail goes
straight up, tough going with some scree here
and there.
Once above the steep section, the Trail
turns left towards the Pap of Glencoe, nice and
steady from there.
The Top Section of the Pap of Glencoe looks
impossible, but you soon pick out the only way
to the top, a winding path through Rock and
Scree, more challenging than most Mountains in
Scotland, but fairly safe. Large Image
Where the Trail winds its way round the east
side close to the Summit, you get amazing views
northeast along Loch Leven to Kinlochleven.
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The Summit of the Pap of Glencoe gives great
views over Loch Leven, Glencoe and
Ballachulish. Large Image
Following the same Trail back down, you get
a good view up to Sgorr nam Fiannaidh, with a
good faint Trail up to that Mountain if you
fancy extending the hike. The top section of
this Mountain is Scree, then you get great
views east along Glencoe and the Aonach Eagach
Ridge. The Ridge is about 5 miles long, classed
as one of the most dangerous in Scotland.
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It is the same Trail back down from both
Mountains, with great views over Glencoe. There
is also a large Pool across the road from the
Car Park if you fancy a swim.
Hiking both Mountains will average 7
hours.
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