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Buchaille Etive Beag

Buchaille Etive Beag


Postby colinwatson » Fri Jul 23, 2021 3:26 pm

Route description: Buachaille Etive Beag

Munros included on this walk: Stob Coire Raineach (Buachaille Etive Beag), Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag)

Date walked: 22/07/2021

Time taken: 6 hours

Distance: 10 km

Ascent: 1000m

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The hottest day of the year for the drive up to Kingshouse.

Although we were off quite early, it was still pretty hot as we made our way into the valley, then up the unremitting slopes to the ridge.

Walk in.jpg
The walk in


Path & Bidean.jpg
Heading up the path with Bidean coming into view


Once there, we decided on Stob Coire Raineach first and it seemed to take an eternity to cover the short distance to the cairn. However, the view at the top was magnificent - Rannoch Moor, The Ben, the Mamores, Grey Corries, Ardgour, Glencoe and the Big Buchaille.

Bidean from M1.jpg
Bidean from Stob Coire Raineach


Blackwater from M1.jpg
Blackwater from Stob Coire Raineach


The Ben from M1.jpg
The Ben from Stob Coire Raineach


Ridge from M1.jpg
The ridge


After a rest and some foof, we retraced our steps to the col and the climb up to Stob Dubh wasn't quite as hard going. At the cairn we walked the short distance south to get the uninterupted view of Loch Etive.

Bidean from M2.jpg
Bidean from Stob Dubh


Glen Etive from M2.jpg
Glen Etive from Stob Dubh


Big Buchaille.jpg
The big Buchaille


It was a straightforward walk back to the car, stopping on the way to refill our water bottles with ice-cold water from the burn.
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Re: Buchaille Etive Beag

Postby Iain R » Sat Jul 24, 2021 12:14 am

I did this on Tuesday, looks like you got a far clearer day for photography, great pics!
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Re: Buchaille Etive Beag

Postby JimboJim » Sat Jul 24, 2021 1:57 pm

Great pics.
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