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 Eilde 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 8469 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag). They have contributed 163 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	29/05/13	32	M2
First Munro In The Sno-Oh -Oh -Oh My Goodness	BobMcBob	24/11/16	27	M1
Holiday in Heaven	MilanBohac	22/08/15	22	M9C1S1
Glen Coe Massacre 2012 *Extremely long post warning!	basscadet	24/11/12	21	M4G1
Sunset, Stars & Sunrise on Buachaille Etive Beag	grahamw	19/04/15	20	M2
Superb day in Glencoe: 100th Munro, 6 Ms, 18 miles, 11 hours	goingforawii	28/10/18	17	M6
My 100th with a little help from the two Herdsmen of Etive	rockhopper	03/07/11	17	M4
Cystic Fibrosis-Stob Dubh the hard way! Tommy's first Munro.	JimboJim	08/07/15	16	M1
Three Steps to Heaven	HalfManHalfTitanium	06/10/17	14	M2
Buachille Etive Beag, sun, snow and far from solo	GillC	14/03/15	11	M2
The Hangover Part 3 - The Walkhighland November Meet up	Mountainlove	24/11/12	11	M2
Sunrise on the Little Shepherd of Etive	soulminer	22/09/12	11	M2
Our family way to celebrate New Year: climbing in Glencoe !	Petr Dakota	01/01/19	10	M1
Stunning day on Buachaille Etive Beag	trekpete	30/03/13	10	M2
A Glencoe Sunrise - A Buachaille Etive Beag Wild Camp	wilkiemurray	01/09/17	9	M2
Glencoe Dawn	wilkiemurray	11/04/18	8	M2
Beautiful Buchaille Etive Beag	jupe1407	09/11/13	8	M1
Quick, short & great meeting at misty Buachaille Etive Beag	Petr Dakota	02/09/14	7	M2
Three Days in Glencoe	weaselmaster	25/04/13	7	M6
Woo Hoo, I finally got a view!!	lomondwalkers	25/10/11	7	M2
Glencoe, a day of firsts.	johnscot55	24/07/18	6	M2
Quarter of the way there	teaandpies	28/02/17	6	M2
Banking on a double - rookie friend bashes the Bookil!!	dooterbang	28/06/14	6	M2
Manumission!	pollyh33	06/01/12	6	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag followed by Beinn a'Chrulaiste	jimbell21	19/11/19	5	M2C1
Grandiose Glencoe - A Winter Wonderland!	dooterbang	11/01/18	5	M2
Scrambling season officially opens	basscadet	02/04/17	5	M2
First Munro: the wee Buachaille	jdloki	25/06/16	5	M1
The Baby Buachaille	BlackPanther	24/05/14	5	M2
Wet....but worth it! The Wee man (6yr) blew me away...AGAIN!	davedanson28	30/06/12	5	M4
Beautiful Day in Glen Coe	robby85	16/04/18	4	M2
Sub zero wild camping and the wee Boochil	Mountainlove	25/02/18	4	M2
Beag-ing For More of This!	roscoT	21/01/17	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	08/11/13	4	M6
Revelations on "The Creche of Glencoe"	Sabbathstevie	11/06/13	4	M2
Sunny days on the beautiful Buachaille etive Beag	Stuart Angus	11/08/12	4	M2
Double in Glencoe	nbrannigan	30/07/11	4	M2
How Lucy met Little Shephard and bagged her first ton	BlackPanther	02/02/19	3	M2
Winter in Brief - Buachaille Etive Beag	andygunn23	01/02/19	3	M2
Two tough days in the Mamores and Glen Coe	Pointless Parasite	12/01/18	3	M6
The Big and Small Buchailles	montie	06/05/17	3	M4
Hitting the Century on Buachaille Etive Beag	SecretSquirrel	04/10/15	3	M2
The Buachaille's	jac the lassie	07/08/15	3	M4
Reaching a milestone in rocky Glen Coe	simon-b	20/06/15	3	M9G1
A wee trip to Glencoe...	andrewdoggett	23/02/13	3	M2
Great weekend in Glencoe part Deux	tomyboy73	12/08/12	3	M2
The Wee Jubilee Herdsman	bobble_hat_kenny	04/06/12	3	M2
Glencoe -B.E.B.	Gavin99	12/01/12	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Beg- why use a path?	Mountainlove	06/11/11	3	M2
Blown away on the baby buachaille	jonny616	22/10/11	3	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag walk	wrighty666	16/06/11	3	M2
Stob Dubh, the Wee Buachaille - More than a Munro.	JimboJim	26/08/20	2	M1
My second Munro Stob Dubh	CN51NKY	07/07/19	2	M2
MY first ever Munros!	KieronB	21/05/17	2	M2
Not the usual four in Glen Coe	snowdonia7	15/04/17	2	M4
Pauline's halfway there, on the Wee Buachaille.	The Rodmiester	01/10/16	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Sarah86	28/05/16	2	M2
Beautiful wee Buchaille	2manyYorkies	01/10/15	2	M2
The Wee Buachaille, Val's Compleation	The Rodmiester	07/06/15	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag Bagpiped! Stunning day	munrobagpiper	22/04/15	2	M2
It was worth the wait......	Andy74G	02/04/15	2	M2
The McVikings challenge in Glencoe!	The Rodmiester	02/09/14	2	M2
Glen Coe 2013	JonAksel	13/07/13	2	M4
Game, Set, Match, Buachaille Etive Beag!	ScottishLeaf	07/07/13	2	M2
A Great Day in Glencoe - Buachaille Etive Beag	pruney84	22/09/12	2	M2
New boots with a pair of Buachailles	old danensian	08/08/12	2	M4
The Wee Bookil on a tropical Tuesday	nathan79	03/04/12	2	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	ciderpeter	29/02/12	2	M2
A Perfect Day! Buachaille Etive Beag	erin_niamh	15/01/12	2	M2
40th Birthday on Buachailles.	mamoset	23/09/08	2	M4
A wee walk with Paddy the dog	PaulAgnew	20/11/20	1	M2
Scorching Buachaille Etive Beag	meles meles	17/09/20	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag - Finally a first Munro for Y!	Chris Mac	19/07/18	1	M2
Ring of Steall and Glenfinnan hills	weaselmaster	08/07/18	1	M8
Dance of the Dragons (BEB)	Grisu	02/07/18	1	M2
Our first scottish winter (kind of) - GlenCoe & Fort William	Daymoth	23/02/18	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	iainR	08/07/17	1	M2
Break from the bike: Little Buachaille at the spring meet	malky_c	22/04/17	1	M1
When the east wind blows - Baby Buachaille	denfinella	07/10/16	1	M2
New Years Day on Buachaille Etive Beag	wilkiemurray	02/01/16	1	M2
Sunshine on a rainy day - nearly	Poljes	13/09/15	1	M2
A spectacular day on the Little Shepherd	dbogosian	11/09/15	1	M2
Five have an adventure on Buaichaille Etive Beag	mrssanta	23/05/15	1	M2
Man flu & the wrong way on the wee bookil	kev_russ	18/04/15	1	M1
Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh - I Think	Gordie12	19/09/14	1	M2
Big Bookle, Wee Bookle	RTMcB	15/09/14	1	M4
Curved Ridge and the Buachailles	Alteknacker	29/05/14	1	M4
Perfect Snow in Glen Coe	maninblack	31/03/14	1	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag (Stob corre Rainnach and Stob Dubh)	Larrbeez	16/07/13	1	M2
A Highland Fling	L-Hiking	19/05/13	1	M5C1
Stob Dubh (Buachaille Etive Beag)	ChrisG	09/02/13	1	M1
Foggy express to Buachaille Etive Beag	Frigate	20/01/13	1	M2
The Big Shepherd and Little Shepherd in a day	clivew	02/06/12	1	M4
Sun snow ridges and rain	gedme	07/05/12	1	M1
RosythAlly's 50th	Driver84	05/05/12	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	jimandandrea	29/02/12	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Frogwell	01/02/12	1	M2
A Weather Window on the Buachille Eite Beag	Collaciotach	03/12/11	1	M2
The Chaos Collies and the little Herdsman	soulminer	23/08/11	1	M2
BUACHAILLE ETIVE BEAG -another great day in glencoe	blueyed	09/08/11	1	M2
The changing moods of the wee Buchaille	johnkaysleftleg	05/08/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	nzt2011	27/07/11	1	M2
Daughter 2 - Me 1	Oldman	27/06/11	1	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	highland rambler	19/04/11	1	M2
Wee Bookil - Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh	Strider	22/04/09	1	M2
Stob Dubh in the snow	neilmckenzie	18/04/06	1	M1
Both of the Buachailles	JFMurray	17/09/20	0	M4
Atmospheric early morning Buachaille Etive Beag	maxie23	28/09/18	0	M2
Waitin' on a Sunny Day	ScotFinn65	02/08/18	0	M2
THE HEINZ HILL	lairdoharray	23/09/17	0	M2
The Small Shepherd matches Big Brother	GeorgiePorgie	14/07/17	0	M2
First Munros - Buachaille Etive Beag	Ali_TT	17/05/17	0	M2
At last a successful winter climb!	adambarras	17/03/17	0	M1
Breezy day on Buachaille Etive Beag	Chloeeh	26/01/17	0	M2
Bob Beag on Buachaille Etive Beag	Bmg99	01/10/16	0	M2
Buachallie Etive Beag	Coop	22/09/16	0	M2
Hot hot hot on Buachaille Etvie Beag!	KatTai	17/08/16	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Kbecks	26/06/16	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag, this time with added views	OpenC	28/05/16	0	M2
Etive Beag In Winter	craigthe5th	13/03/16	0	M2
The wee buckle in winter	scotdavid63	17/02/16	0	M2
The wee Buachaille for valentine's day	garyoppolis	14/02/16	0	M2
SMALL BOOKIL -AUTUMN	blueyed	25/10/15	0	M2
I've started .... so I'll finish....	ngm1scot	11/07/15	0	M2
A brief encounter on Buachaille Etive Beag.	martin.h	07/06/15	0	M2
Early morning on the wee Herdsmen	allymacp	23/05/15	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	U059361	15/07/14	0	M2
Wee Buachaille in clag	Fife Flyer	25/06/14	0	M2
Small is Bookiful	Silverhill	30/05/14	0	M2
Munro 50 Challenge starts on Buchille Etive Beag	Ben Hill	23/05/14	0	M2
Glencoe Well named!	coachmacca	12/05/13	0	M2
buachaille etive beag	d gwynn	13/04/13	0	M2
A wee video of Buachaile Etive Beag	gsaboy	12/01/13	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Scotsman2012	14/07/12	0	M2
Glencoe	kazalfie1	03/06/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	m0ns00n	10/03/12	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	gman	09/02/12	0	M2
Mountaineering at Buachaille Etive Beag	fipriestley	23/12/11	0	M2
The Wee Buachaille	Jabber	21/08/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	J888ohn	14/07/11	0	M2
Me and the pup on the Wee Bookil	MarilynMunro	12/07/11	0	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag	jester	05/06/11	0	M2
Lending Kev some moral support on the Wee Bookil	Graeme D	12/05/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	Bruadair	25/04/11	0	M2
Our first two munros in a day	Stephen and Ruby	09/04/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	pigeon	02/04/11	0	M2
Stob Coire Raineach & Stob Dubh , Glencoe.	steven65	04/03/11	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag - Stob Dhub & Stob Coire Raineach	jwramsay	03/10/10	0	M2
Buachaille etive beag	darren	01/09/10	0	M2
Stob Dubh [Buachaille Etive Beag] - A Gloomy Glen Coe	HighlandSC	31/07/10	0	M1
Buachaille Etive Beag	The Morgans	18/07/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Mor and Buachaille Etive Beag	davetherave	27/06/10	0	M4
Stob Dubh, Buachaille Etive Beag	BethAtTheHug	16/06/10	0	M1
Buachaille Etive Beag	BertvdBeu	10/06/10	0	M2
Hill Hobbits & Buachaillie Etive Beag	jonny616	08/05/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	gammy leg walker	11/04/10	0	M2
Stob Coire Raineach	ikt68	05/03/10	0	M2
Buachaille Etive Beag	yokehead	31/01/10	0	M2
Golden Scottish Autumn	Wanderlust	20/10/09	0	M13C1
Buachaille Etive Beag	LeithySuburbs	02/08/09	0	M2
Buchaille Etive Beag	d1griffiths	01/03/09	0	M2

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