Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag)

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The higher of the two Munros on Buachaille Etive Beag, Stob Dubh is a fine summit on a grand section of ridge, overlooking Loch Etive.

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Region: Fort William

Altitude: 956 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Buachaille Etive Beag from Glencoe

Other routes and challenges

The wee Buachaille can also be climbed from Glen Etive. Use the car park near Dalness, then head back up the road and start on the Lairig Gartain / Lairig Èilde right of way. Leave this to ascend to direct SSW ridge to the summit of Stob Dubh - there is some scree higher up. From the bealach between the two peaks a descent can be made to the River Coupall, returning to the start through the Lairig Gartain.

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Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag)

There are 9595 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag). They have contributed 168 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Buachaille Etive Beag(les) at sunrise	FourLeggedPal	29/5/13	33	M2
First Munro In The Sno-Oh -Oh -Oh My Goodness	BobMcBob	24/11/16	28	M1
Holiday in Heaven	MilanBohac	22/8/15	22	M9C1S1
Sunset, Stars & Sunrise on Buachaille Etive Beag	grahamw	19/4/15	21	M2
Glen Coe Massacre 2012 *Extremely long post warning!	basscadet	24/11/12	21	M4G1
Superb day in Glencoe: 100th Munro, 6 Ms, 18 miles, 11 hours	goingforawii	28/10/18	18	M6
Cystic Fibrosis-Stob Dubh the hard way! Tommy's first Munro.	JimboJim	8/7/15	18	M1
My 100th with a little help from the two Herdsmen of Etive	rockhopper	3/7/11	17	M4
Three Steps to Heaven	HalfManHalfTitanium	6/10/17	15	M2
Buachille Etive Beag, sun, snow and far from solo	GillC	14/3/15	12	M2
Our family way to celebrate New Year: climbing in Glencoe !	Petr Dakota	1/1/19	11	M1
The Hangover Part 3 - The Walkhighland November Meet up	Mountainlove	24/11/12	11	M2
Sunrise on the Little Shepherd of Etive	soulminer	22/9/12	11	M2
Stunning day on Buachaille Etive Beag	trekpete	30/3/13	10	M2
A Glencoe Sunrise - A Buachaille Etive Beag Wild Camp	wilkiemurray	1/9/17	9	M2
Beautiful Buchaille Etive Beag	jupe1407	9/11/13	9	M1
Glencoe Dawn	wilkiemurray	11/4/18	8	M2
Quick, short & great meeting at misty Buachaille Etive Beag	Petr Dakota	2/9/14	8	M2
Three Days in Glencoe	weaselmaster	25/4/13	7	M6
Woo Hoo, I finally got a view!!	lomondwalkers	25/10/11	7	M2
Glencoe, a day of firsts.	johnscot55	24/7/18	6	M2
Quarter of the way there	teaandpies	28/2/17	6	M2
Banking on a double - rookie friend bashes the Bookil!!	dooterbang	28/6/14	6	M2
Manumission!	pollyh33	6/1/12	6	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag followed by Beinn a'Chrulaiste	jimbell21	19/11/19	5	M2C1
Grandiose Glencoe - A Winter Wonderland!	dooterbang	11/1/18	5	M2
Scrambling season officially opens	basscadet	2/4/17	5	M2
First Munro: the wee Buachaille	jdloki	25/6/16	5	M1
The Baby Buachaille	BlackPanther	24/5/14	5	M2
Wet....but worth it! The Wee man (6yr) blew me away...AGAIN!	davedanson28	30/6/12	5	M4
Beautiful Glencoe Mountains: Family climb with views :-)	Petr Dakota	2/5/21	4	M1
Beautiful Day in Glen Coe	robby85	16/4/18	4	M2
Sub zero wild camping and the wee Boochil	Mountainlove	25/2/18	4	M2
Beag-ing For More of This!	roscoT	21/1/17	4	M2
Deep snow on the Wee Buachailles	Jaxter	27/12/15	4	M2
BEB - The Wee Beauty!	JimboJim	21/11/13	4	M2
Kinlochleven weekender	weaselmaster	8/11/13	4	M6
Sunny days on the beautiful Buachaille etive Beag	Stuart Angus	11/8/12	4	M2
The Wee Jubilee Herdsman	bobble_hat_kenny	4/6/12	4	M2
Double in Glencoe	nbrannigan	30/7/11	4	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	ScottyBoy76	17/4/21	3	M2
Stob Dubh, the Wee Buachaille - More than a Munro.	JimboJim	26/8/20	3	M1
How Lucy met Little Shephard and bagged her first ton	BlackPanther	2/2/19	3	M2
Winter in Brief - Buachaille Etive Beag	andygunn23	1/2/19	3	M2
Two tough days in the Mamores and Glen Coe	Pointless Parasite	12/1/18	3	M6
The Big and Small Buchailles	montie	6/5/17	3	M4
Not the usual four in Glen Coe	snowdonia7	15/4/17	3	M4
Hitting the Century on Buachaille Etive Beag	SecretSquirrel	4/10/15	3	M2
The Buachaille's	jac the lassie	7/8/15	3	M4
Reaching a milestone in rocky Glen Coe	simon-b	20/6/15	3	M9G1
The McVikings challenge in Glencoe!	The Rodmiester	2/9/14	3	M2
A wee trip to Glencoe...	andrewdoggett	23/2/13	3	M2
Great weekend in Glencoe part Deux	tomyboy73	12/8/12	3	M2
Glencoe -B.E.B.	Gavin99	12/1/12	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Beg- why use a path?	Mountainlove	6/11/11	3	M2
Blown away on the baby buachaille	jonny616	22/10/11	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag walk	wrighty666	16/6/11	3	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag	colinwatson	22/7/21	2	M2
Scorching Buachaille Etive Beag	meles meles	17/9/20	2	M2
My second Munro Stob Dubh	CN51NKY	7/7/19	2	M2
MY first ever Munros!	KieronB	21/5/17	2	M2
Pauline's halfway there, on the Wee Buachaille.	The Rodmiester	1/10/16	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Sarah86	28/5/16	2	M2
Beautiful wee Buchaille	2manyYorkies	1/10/15	2	M2
Sunshine on a rainy day - nearly	Poljes	13/9/15	2	M2
The Wee Buachaille, Val's Compleation	The Rodmiester	7/6/15	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag Bagpiped! Stunning day	munrobagpiper	22/4/15	2	M2
It was worth the wait......	Andy74G	2/4/15	2	M2
Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh - I Think	Gordie12	19/9/14	2	M2
Glen Coe 2013	JonAksel	13/7/13	2	M4
Game, Set, Match, Buachaille Etive Beag!	ScottishLeaf	7/7/13	2	M2
A Great Day in Glencoe - Buachaille Etive Beag	pruney84	22/9/12	2	M2
New boots with a pair of Buachailles	old danensian	8/8/12	2	M4
The Wee Bookil on a tropical Tuesday	nathan79	3/4/12	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	ciderpeter	29/2/12	2	M2
A Perfect Day! Buachaille Etive Beag	erin_niamh	15/1/12	2	M2
40th Birthday on Buachailles.	mamoset	23/9/08	2	M4
A Summer Evening Stroll Up Stob Dubh	WeeHills	26/8/21	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag- Practicing For The Big One	Iain R	20/7/21	1	M2
Munros Two Hundred and Six to Two Hundred and Seven	Chris Henshall	3/6/21	1	M2
A wee walk with Paddy the dog	PaulAgnew	20/11/20	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag - Finally a first Munro for Y!	Chris Mac	19/7/18	1	M2
Ring of Steall and Glenfinnan hills	weaselmaster	8/7/18	1	M8
Dance of the Dragons (BEB)	Grisu	2/7/18	1	M2
Our first scottish winter (kind of) - GlenCoe & Fort William	Daymoth	23/2/18	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	iainR	8/7/17	1	M2
Break from the bike: Little Buachaille at the spring meet	malky_c	22/4/17	1	M1
When the east wind blows - Baby Buachaille	denfinella	7/10/16	1	M2
Buachallie Etive Beag	Coop	22/9/16	1	M2
New Years Day on Buachaille Etive Beag	wilkiemurray	2/1/16	1	M2
A spectacular day on the Little Shepherd	dbogosian	11/9/15	1	M2
Five have an adventure on Buaichaille Etive Beag	mrssanta	23/5/15	1	M2
Man flu & the wrong way on the wee bookil	kev_russ	18/4/15	1	M1
Big Bookle, Wee Bookle	RTMcB	15/9/14	1	M4
Curved Ridge and the Buachailles	Alteknacker	29/5/14	1	M4
Munro 50 Challenge starts on Buchille Etive Beag	Ben Hill	23/5/14	1	M2
Perfect Snow in Glen Coe	maninblack	31/3/14	1	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag (Stob corre Rainnach and Stob Dubh)	Larrbeez	16/7/13	1	M2
A Highland Fling	L-Hiking	19/5/13	1	M5C1
Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag)	ChrisG	9/2/13	1	M1
Foggy express to Buachaille Etive Beag	Frigate	20/1/13	1	M2
The Big Shepherd and Little Shepherd in a day	clivew	2/6/12	1	M4
Sun snow ridges and rain	gedme	7/5/12	1	M1
RosythAlly's 50th	Driver84	5/5/12	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	jimandandrea	29/2/12	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Frogwell	1/2/12	1	M2
A Weather Window on the Buachille Eite Beag	Collaciotach	3/12/11	1	M2
The Chaos Collies and the little Herdsman	soulminer	23/8/11	1	M2
BUACHAILLE ETIVE BEAG -another great day in glencoe	blueyed	9/8/11	1	M2
The changing moods of the wee Buchaille	johnkaysleftleg	5/8/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	nzt2011	27/7/11	1	M2
Daughter 2 - Me 1	Oldman	27/6/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	highland rambler	19/4/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	gammy leg walker	11/4/10	1	M2
Wee Bookil - Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh	Strider	23/4/09	1	M2
Stob Dubh in the snow	neilmckenzie	18/4/06	1	M1
Both of the Buachailles	JFMurray	17/9/20	0	M4
Atmospheric early morning Buachaille Etive Beag	maxie23	28/9/18	0	M2
Waitin' on a Sunny Day	ScotFinn65	2/8/18	0	M2
THE HEINZ HILL	lairdoharray	23/9/17	0	M2
The Small Shepherd matches Big Brother	GeorgiePorgie	14/7/17	0	M2
First Munros - Buachaille Etive Beag	Ali_TT	17/5/17	0	M2
At last a successful winter climb!	adambarras	17/3/17	0	M1
Breezy day on Buachaille Etive Beag	Chloeeh	26/1/17	0	M2
Bob Beag on Buachaille Etive Beag	Bmg99	1/10/16	0	M2
Hot hot hot on Buachaille Etvie Beag!	KatTai	17/8/16	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Kbecks	26/6/16	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag, this time with added views	OpenC	28/5/16	0	M2
Etive Beag In Winter	craigthe5th	13/3/16	0	M2
The wee buckle in winter	scotdavid63	17/2/16	0	M2
The wee Buachaille for valentine's day	garyoppolis	14/2/16	0	M2
SMALL BOOKIL -AUTUMN	blueyed	25/10/15	0	M2
I've started .... so I'll finish....	ngm1scot	11/7/15	0	M2
A brief encounter on Buachaille Etive Beag.	martin.h	7/6/15	0	M2
Early morning on the wee Herdsmen	allymacp	23/5/15	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	U059361	15/7/14	0	M2
Wee Buachaille in clag	Fife Flyer	25/6/14	0	M2
Small is Bookiful	Silverhill	30/5/14	0	M2
Glencoe Well named!	coachmacca	12/5/13	0	M2
buachaille etive beag	d gwynn	13/4/13	0	M2
A wee video of Buachaile Etive Beag	gsaboy	12/1/13	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Scotsman2012	14/7/12	0	M2
Glencoe	kazalfie1	3/6/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	m0ns00n	10/3/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	gman	9/2/12	0	M2
Mountaineering at Buachaille Etive Beag	fipriestley	23/12/11	0	M2
The Wee Buachaille	Jabber	21/8/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	J888ohn	14/7/11	0	M2
Me and the pup on the Wee Bookil	MarilynMunro	12/7/11	0	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag	jester	5/6/11	0	M2
Lending Kev some moral support on the Wee Bookil	Graeme D	12/5/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Bruadair	25/4/11	0	M2
Our first two munros in a day	Stephen and Ruby	9/4/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	pigeon	2/4/11	0	M2
Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh , Glencoe.	steven65	4/3/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Dhub & Stob Coire Raineach	jwramsay	3/10/10	0	M2
Buachaille etive beag	darren	1/9/10	0	M2
Stob Dubh [Buachaille Etive Beag] - A Gloomy Glen Coe	HighlandSC	31/7/10	0	M1
Buachaille Etive Beag	The Morgans	18/7/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor and Buachaille Etive Beag	davetherave	27/6/10	0	M4
Stob Dubh, Buachaille Etive Beag	BethAtTheHug	16/6/10	0	M1
Buachaille Etive Beag	BertvdBeu	10/6/10	0	M2
Hill Hobbits & Buachaillie Etive Beag	jonny616	8/5/10	0	M2
Stob Coire Raineach	ikt68	5/3/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	yokehead	31/1/10	0	M2
Golden Scottish Autumn	Wanderlust	20/10/09	0	M13C1
Buachaille Etive Beag	LeithySuburbs	2/8/09	0	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag	d1griffiths	1/3/09	0	M2

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