Guidebook to walking in Scotland's Ben Nevis and Glen Coe region, featuring 100 graded walks of 2 to 21 miles. The routes range from gentle walks to long, challenging walks with overnight bothy stays. The routes include walking near Kinlochleven, Fort William, the Grey Corries, the Mamores, the Black Mount and Ben Cruachan.

OVERVIEW

A guidebook to 100 walks in the Ben Nevis and Glen Coe region, near Fort William. Routes are graded according to difficulty, and range between short, easy strolls and long, challenging walks with overnight bothy stays.

The walks range in length from 2 to 34km (1–21 miles) and include low-level hikes, 5 routes up Ben Nevis, 3 must-do scrambling routes and 44 Munro summits.  

• Either 1:50,000 OS maps or 1:100,000 route maps included for each walk
• Easy access from Fort William and Kinlochleven
• Highlights include the Grey Corries, Aonach Eagach ridge scramble and Black Mount
• Information included on transport, accommodation and facilities

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Map key
• Overview maps
• Introduction
• ‘Glen Coe, Glen Coe, it’s the place to go…’
• Getting there, getting about, food and shelter
• Oh, Sir Hugh Munro
• Walking conditions
• When to go
• Safety in the mountains
• Maps
• Compass and GPS

Using this guide

1 Fort William and Glen Nevis

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

2 Ben Nevis and The Aonachs

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

3 Grey Corries and Spean Bridge

• Summit summary: Grey Corries
• Route 15 Grey Corries Ridge
• Route 16 Coire an Eoin
• Route 17 Stob Coire Easain North Ridge
• Route 18 Stob Coire Claurigh North Ridge
• Route 19 Cul Coirean (east corrie of Stob Coire Claurigh)
• Route 20 Lairig Leacach and Lochan Rath
• Route 21 Lairig Leacach to Stob Ban
• Route 22 Meanach Bothy to Stob Ban
• Other routes
• Route 23 The Innses
• Route 24 Lairig Leacach: Corrour to Spean Bridge

4 Mamores

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

5 Kinlochleven

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

6 Glen Coe

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

7 Bidean nam Bian

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

8 Glen Etive

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

9 Black Mount

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

10 Ben Cruachan and Oban

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

Appendix A The long routes
Appendix B Access and deer stalking
Appendix C Information, accommodation and facilities
Appendix D Further reading
Appendix E Geology

OTHER INFORMATION

• ISBN: 9781852848712
• Published: 15 Dec 2016
• Edition: Second, Reprinted 13 Mar 2023
• Pages: 320
• Size: 17.20 x 11.60 x 1.80cm
• Weight: 380g
• Format: Paperback
• Authors: Ronald Turnbull