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Ben Nevis and Glen Coe

100 low, mid, and high level walks

Ronald Turnbull (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2023 | 2nd Revised edition
Cicerone Press (Verlag)
978-1-85284-871-2 (ISBN)

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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.

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

Ronald Turnbull writes regularly for TGO, Lakeland Walker, Trail and Cumbria magazines. His previous books include Across Scotland on Foot, Long Days in Lakeland and Welsh 3000ft Challenges. He has written many other Cicerone guides, including Walking Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, The Book of the Bivvy and Not the West Highland Way.

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

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

Summit Summary: Ben Nevis

7 Ben Nevis by the Mountain Track

8 Carn Mor Dearg Ar&##xea;te

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 Glencoe 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 Tarsuinn Slabs: Meall nan Eun and Stob Coir' an Albannaich

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

Appendix A The Long Routes

Appendix B Access (in particular during the deer-stalking season)

Appendix C Information, accommodation and facilities

Appendix D Further reading

Appendix E Geology

Erscheinungsdatum	07.02.2017
Reihe/Serie	Cicerone guidebooks
Verlagsort	Kendal
Sprache	englisch
Maße	116 x 172 mm
Gewicht	380 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Großbritannien
	Reiseführer ► Europa ► Schottland
	Reisen ► Sport- / Aktivreisen ► Europa
ISBN-10	1-85284-871-5 / 1852848715
ISBN-13	978-1-85284-871-2 / 9781852848712
Zustand	Neuware