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Buachaille Etive Mor (Stob Dearg & Stob na Broige)

Buachaille Etive Mor particularly Stob Dearg is one of the best known mountains in Scotland. This route is referred to as the "tourist route" by rock climbers and scramblers and is a 7km ridge walk which covers 4 summits. The traverse of the four summits starts from Altnafeadh by the busy A82 road by following the obvious track which...

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Ben More Assynt

Ben More Assynt is a mountain in Assynt in the far north-west of Scotland, 30 kilometres (20 miles) north-north-east of the town of Ullapool. The name translates as "big mountain of Assynt", and with a height of 998 metres (3,274 ft) it is the highest point in the county of Sutherland. The mountain lies in the east of Assynt,...

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Sgor an Lochain Uaine

Sgor an Lochain Uaine is a mountain in the Cairngorms, Scotland. By some counts it is the fifth highest mountain in Scotland (and the United Kingdom). It is the third highest point in the western massif of the Cairngorms, lying between Braeriach and Cairn Toul on the western side of the pass of the Lairig Ghru. It was only "promoted" to...

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Bla Bheinn

Blaven, also known by its original Scottish Gaelic form Bla Bheinn ("blue mountain"), is mountain on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. It is usually regarded as an outlier to the Black Cuillin. It is mainly composed of gabbro, a rock with excellent grip for mountaineers and scramblers. Blaven stands in the Strathaird Estate, owned and...

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Coulin and Torridon

The character of the West Coast mountains suddenly changes from high highland ridges to a much more rugged character. Dark red Torridonian sandstone now dominates the area. With spectacular sea lochs and high rising mountian around them this is arguably the finest area in the Scottish Highlands.   The Toridonian triptych of (Tom na...

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The Grey Corries

The Grey Corries ridge is a very long ridge that extends east from the Aonoch Mor massive, which is best enjoyed as a long summer’s day expedition. Most of the Grey Corries are built on the same quartzite that gives such distictive whiteness / greyness to the summits of The Mamores hence the name Grey Corries. On a good day the region...

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The Aonachs

The Aonachs form a great high ridge several kms long from north to south to the east of Ben Nevis & Carn Mor Dearg. These 2 munros have been humbled by the ski-lift developments on the northern flanks of Aonach Moor. However, if approached via Glen Nevis much of this can be avoided.

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Loch Ossian

Loch Ossian is narrow loch that is about 5 km long on the north eastern edge of Rannoch Moor, on The Corrour Estate and rising above it in all directions are remote munros. Loch Ossian is quite remote from public roads, and the nearest access is from Corrour railway station or to use a bike.

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Loch Treig

Loch Treig is a long, south - north running narrow freshwater loch which resembles a Norwegian Fyord. The loch has 2 munros on both the western and eastern shores with the western side being the more dramatic side. The munros in this region are usually split into two days climbing Stob a'Choire Mheadoin & Stob Coire Easain on the...

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Glen Coe

The entrance to the glen from above is on Rannoch Moor to the east, below the mountain of Meall a'Bhuiridh; Glen Etive runs to the south from nearby. The entrance to Glen Coe is marked by Buachaille Etive Mor, "the great herdsman of Etive" at the 'junction' with Glen Etive. Glen Coe then runs roughly west for about 12 km (7.5 miles)...

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The Mamores

Between Loch Leven and Glen Nevis, is the long ridge stretching 20 km east to west throwing spurs that are steep and sharp to the north & south together they form the compact group of mountains known as The Mamores (probably from màm mòr). The whole range collectively contains 5 peaks which are munro status and a further 6 tops...

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Etive

The Etive Hills are clearly bounded by the great sea loch Loch Etive on the west, Glen Kinglass on the south & Loch Dochard and outflows on the east. The characteristics of these hills are deep glens with large exposures of granite with large pavements on the high ridges. All of these munros can easily be reached from Glen Etive and...

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Black Mount

The Black Mount is one of the most famous ranges in Scotland which extends over an area of boggy moorland nearly 7km to the north of Bridge of Orchy. All the best features of these hills are hidden from the roadside and are probably best viewed from the old road (Westhighland Way) NN277483 at Ba Bridge where one can view the splendour...

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Ballachulish

This is a beautiful group of hills which form a great horseshoe around the southern end of Loch Leven & rising high above the small settlement of Ballachulish which used to be a ferry point but closed in December 1975 when the Ballachulish Bridge opened. There are several ways up Beinn a' Bheithir. The simplest is to head through...

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Appin

Appin contains very few mountainous hills and is a very quite walking area particually on the lower southern hills.

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Cruachan

The Cruachan massif & Glen Strae Hills are a splendid group of munros whichever direction one approaches them. As a whole it's extent is best seen from the south where the full length of the ridge can be appreciated.

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Tyndrum

These hills rise on the south west of the little village called Tydnrum dominated by Ben Lui in appearance & height. There are scars on these hill from all the mining operations in a strange little gold rush period of time. The four munros are linked by a winding ridge which changed in character from grassy ridge to rocky buttresses...

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Crianlarich

A Fine group of mountains in the heart of the Southern Highlands and is well defined separated into groups by glens which run from north to south between the hills bounded strongly geographically with Glen Dochart on the north, Glen Ogle to the east, the River Falloch running along the south and Glen Falloch on the west where the A82...

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Arrochar Alps

The mountains to the West & North of Arrochar are among the best known & popular in Scotland. Of the six peaks the most famous and finest is The Cobbler (Ben Author) which is not of Munro Status. The Arrochar Alps is one of the birthplaces of Scottish rock climbing due to it's easy access by train when the car wasn't the main...

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Bridge of Orchy

The munros in this region are the ones which rise on the western side of Loch Tulla and are bounded by Water of Tulla and Allt Kinglass. The hills here are very recognisable to all travellers as the western slopes rise above the A82 road, The West Highland Railway & West Highland Way and all are well seen especially Beinn Dorain. The...

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