Stuc a'Chroin

Summary for Stuc a'Chroin

Stuc a'Chroin is an munro in Scotand and is located in the area Loch Lomond to Loch Tay as defined by SMC. (and lies in region known as Loch Earn )

Height	Grid Ref.	Pronunciation	Meaning
975 metres / 3199 feet	NN617174	Stook a Kroin	Peak of the sheepfold
Location		Access
Loch Lomond to Loch Tay		Ardvorlich Estate, tel: 01764 685260

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Details for Stuc a'Chroin

Stùc a' Chroin is a mountain located in the southern part of the Highlands of Scotland. It lies to the south of Ben Vorlich, which is itself bounded to the north by Loch Earn, and to the west by Loch Lubnaig. It is one of Scotland's best known & popular munros as it is seen prominently from many locations and best seen from the south-east where it appears flat topped summit with a steeper drop on it's eastern flanks. Collectively with the Ben Vorlich munro on the north east the two hills are often called the Loch Earn Hills.

The mountains main feature is the rocky buttress above Bealach an Dubh Choirein on the steep north eastern face which stretches to a cained point 0.5km north of the summit. This provides an exhibiting scramble which has exposure and major difficutlies which can be avoided if climbing this hill.

Stùc a' Chroin is most often climbed in conjunction with Ben Vorlich from Ardvorlich to the north. There are two normal routes of ascent. The first is over the summit of Ben Vorlich and followed by a descent of that mountain's south west ridge to the Bealach an Dubh Choirein. The second skirts around the north east ridge of Ben Vorlich and traverses to the Bealach an Dubh Choirein. From this bealach the simplest ascent to the summit cairn is via a rough path that cuts up the northern coire of Stùc a'Chroin. A steeper alternative ascends the eastern coire.

An alternative, but longer route of ascent to Stùc a'Chroin from Arivurichardich ascends the mountain's south east ridge.

The number of registered munro-madness users who have climbed Stuc a'Chroin is Twenty-Six