Stob Coire Raineach

Munro · Scottish Highlands

Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag)

924.5 m · 3,033 ft

Stob Coire Raineach

Munro · Scottish Highlands

Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag)

924.5 m · 3,033 ft

Hill data: The Database of British and Irish Hills v18.6 (CC BY 4.0)Height924.5 m3,033 ft
Grid RefNN 191 547
OS Map384OS Explorer
RegionGlen Coe & Glen Etive

Stob Coire Raineach is one of two Munros on Buachaille Etive Beag, the 'little herdsman of Etive', a 3 km ridge between Glen Coe and Glen Etive. It only gained Munro status in its own right in 1997. The broad top, a rock outcrop beside a cairn, gives good views of the Aonach Eagach ridge.

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Summit

Outcrop near cairn

Rock & Ground

Steep ridge with scree higher up, joined to Stob Dubh by a bealach at about 750 m.

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Summit Weather

Our Route

Distance13.3 mi21.4 km
Ascent1,620 m5,310 ft
Time8h 05mwalking
Start & FinishA car parkNN 2209 5630 · circular route
Directions

Also on this route: Buachaille Etive Mor, Buachaille Etive Beag, Stob na Broige (Buachaille Etive Mor)

Safety: Routes are a guide only. Carry a map and compass and know how to use them, check the weather before you go, and turn back if in doubt. You use this route at your own risk.

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Photo credits
  • Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag) (top photo)Colin Park, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Cropped to fit.

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