Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 7, 2024

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

4.52 km in total

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.96 km

Cruachan Dam

Deep beneath Ben Cruachan is a massive pumped-storage hydroelectric power station, which generates power when water from the Cruachan Reservoir is released into Loch Awe. Built in 1965, it works …

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5.00 km

Ben Cruachan Summit

One of Britain's most spectacular mountains, Ben Cruachan is a magical and visually stunning objective. Its main 3,694-foot (1,126 m) summit towers above a grand horseshoe of peaks, with the …

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7.89 km

Stob Dàimh Summit

Stob Dàimh the second Munro summit on the spectacular Cruachan massif, after Ben Cruachan itself. It affords glorious views back towards its pointy parent, as well as north towards Glen …

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13.7 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.77 km

4.52 km

2.54 km

1.30 km

503 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

11.8 km

1.60 km

131 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Ben Cruachan and Stob Daimh — A Munro circuit

Cruachan Dam

Ben Cruachan Summit

Stob Dàimh Summit

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