Ben Nevis and Glen Coe - A Walking Guidebook

The area from Ben Nevis southwards towards Glen Coe offers some of the finest mountain walking in the UK. This guide not only covers Lochaber's spectacular summits but also describes mid-level walks and gentle strolls, great through routes along empty glens, and tent or bothy treks - serious in terms of remoteness and scenery.

Introduction   

‘Glen Coe, Glen Coe, it’s the place to go…’   
Oh, Sir Hugh Munro   
Walking conditions   
When to go   
Weather and snow conditions   
Safety in the mountains   
Maps   
Compass and GPS   
How to use this book  

Part 1 Fort William and Glen Nevis   

1 Cow Hill and Druimarbin   
2 Nevis Gorge   
3 Meall Cumhann   
4 Down Glen Nevis   
5 Corrour Station to Glen Nevis   
6 Caledonian Canal   

Part 2 Ben Nevis and the Aonachs   

7 Ben Nevis by the Mountain Track   
8 Carn Mor Dearg Arête   
9 Ledge Route   
10 Half Ben Nevis (CIC Hut)   
11 Meall an t-Suidhe   
12 Carn Mor Dearg East Ridge   
13 Aonach Beag from the Back   
14 Aonach Mor by Gondola and Stob an Cul Choire  

Part 3 Grey Corries and Spean Bridge   

Summit Summary: Grey Corries   
15 Grey Corries Ridge   
16 Coire an Eoin   
17 Stob Coire Easain North Ridge   
18 Stob Coire Claurigh North Ridge   
19 Cul Coirean   
20 Lairig Leacach and Lochan Rath   
21 Lairig Leacach to Stob Ban   
22 Meanach Bothy to Stob Ban   
23 The Innses   
24 Lairig Leacach: Corrour to Spean Bridge
  

Part 4 Mamores   

Summit Summary: Mamores  
25 Mamores Main Ridge Eastbound   
25A Bodach Bypass: Eastbound   
26 Mullach nan Coirean North Ridge   
27 Stob Ban North Ridge   
28 Coire Mhusgain   
29 Sgurr a’ Mhaim and Devil’s Ridge   
29A Escaping the Devil   
30 Gearanach and Garbhanach   
31 Escape from Coire a’ Mhail   
32 Round the Back to Binnein Mor   
33 Sgurr Eilde Beag to Binnein Mor   
34 Coire na Ba to Stob Coire a’ Chairn   
35 Am Bodach East Corrie   
36 Sgurr an Fhuarain: Descent   
37 Coire na h-Eirghe   
38 Mamores Main Ridge Westbound   
38A Bodach Bypass: Westbound   
39 Ring of Steall   
40 The Back of the Binneins 
 

Part 5 Kinlochleven   

41 Mam na Gualainn   
42 Kinlochleven’s Pipeline Path   
43 Blackwater Dam   
44 The Back of the Blackwater   
45 Loch Eilde Mor to Lairig Leacach
46 Gleann Iolairean or Leum Uilleim to Corrour      

Part 6 Glen Coe   

47 The Thunderbolt: Beinn a’ Bheithir   
48 Meall Lighiche and Sgor na h-Ulaidh   
49 Signal Rock   
50 Hospital Lochan   
51 Pap of Glencoe   
52 Aonach Eagach   
53 Am Bodach and the End of the Aonach Eagach   
54 Buachaille Etive Beag   
55 The Big Buachaille   
56 Round Buachaille Beag: the Two Passes   
57 Beinn a’ Chrulaiste   
58 The Lost Valley Visit   

Part 7 Bidean nam Bian   

Summit Summary: Bidean nam Bian   
59 Coire nam Beitheach to Stob Coire nam Beith   
60 East Coire nam Beitheach   
61 Aonach Dubh to Stob Coire nan Lochan   
62 Stob Coire nan Lochan Northeast Ridge   
63 Gearr Aonach by the Zigzags   
64 The Lost Valley   
65 Beinn Fhada   
66 Stob Coire Sgreamhach from Lairig Eilde   
67 Dalness Waterfall Way   
68 Beinn Maol Chaluim   
69 Old Glencoe Road
  

Part 8 Glen Etive   

70 Beinn Sgulaird   
71 Beinn Fhionnlaidh   
72 Beinn Trilleachan   
73 Ben Starav   
74 The Back of Starav   
75 Glas Bheinn Mhor   
76 Stob Coir’ an Albannaich and Meall nan Eun   
77 Loch Etive Linear   

Part 9 Black Mount   

Summit Summary: Black Mount   
78 Stob Ghabhar by Mam nan Sac   
79 Stob Ghabhar South Ridge   
80 Coirein Lochain of Stob Ghabhar   
81 Stob a’ Choire Odhair to Stob Ghabhar   
82 Meall a’ Bhuiridh to Creise   
83 Sron na Creise   
84 Beinn Mhic Chasgaig   
85 The Black Mount Traverse: Northbound   
86 The Black Mount Traverse: Southbound   
87 Beinn Ceitlein to Black Mount   
88 Beinn nan Aighenan   
89 Glen Kinglass   

Part 10 Ben Cruachan and Oban   

Summit Summary: Ben Cruachan   
90 Cruachan Horseshoe   
91 Meall Cuanail   
92 Beinn a’ Bhuiridh add-on   
92A Descent North from Beinn a’ Bhuiridh   
93 Cruachan Ridge in Reverse   
94 Dalmally Horseshoe   
95 Stob Garbh Southeast Ridge   
96 Drochaid Ghlas Northeast Ridge   
97 Cruachan Reservoir   
98 Eunuch and Cockle   
99 Kerrera Island   
100 Beinn Lora 
 

The Long Routes   

West Highland Way   
Through Routes   
The Three Ridges   

Appendices   

Appendix 1: Access (in particular during the deer-stalking season)   
Appendix 2: Information and Accommodation   
Appendix 3: Further Reading