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An Gearanach & Stob Coire a'Chairn from Kinlochleven

Fri

09

Jan

2009

Sunrise Sunrise 9:56 am
Sunset Sunset 4:58 pm
7 hours 2 minutes(s) daylight

Two Northern Mamores from Kinlochleven

An Gearanach & Stob Coire a'Chairn from Kinlochleven is a route in “The Mamores” region / range which is located in the Loch Linnhe to Loch Ericht area of the Scottish Highlands as defined by the Scottish Mountaineering Club.

On this route you return by same way

The approach from Kinlochleven involves firstly ascending Stob Coire a' Chàirn by the stalkers' path up Coire na Ba before continuing to An Gearanach giving an out and back trip of 14 kilometres. It's quite a long approach with no difficulties as there's a good stalker path all the way up.

An Gearanach from Glen Nevis has a shorter approach but just covers a single munro.

DistanceAscentTime
8 km/ 4 miles1020 m/ 3347 ft4 plus hours

There are 2 munros on the route and are listed below

MunroHeightOrderPronunciationMeaning
Stob Coire a'Chairn981171Stob Korrer a CharnPeak of the corrie of the cairn
An Gearanach982166Un GearahnochThe complainer


QGrid Ref.BearingDistance(km)Description
NN18266231295° WNW0.5 (0.5)Start by heading up a section of the "West Highland Way"
NN1779625358° ENE0.9 (1.4)Leave path onto a Track / Road that leads upto the Mamore Lodge
NN1856630055° NE0.5 (1.9)Parking available at the Lodge for a small fee (could start from here)
NN18946326N2.1 (4)Follow the landrover track north which turns into a stalkers path
NN18986532102° ESE0.5 (4.5)Continue ascending on stalker path which winds around upto a col
NN19516520160° SSE0.3 (4.8)
NN19626489N0.3 (5.1)Change directions
NN19656518310° NW0.3 (5.4)Change directions
NN19396540338° NNW0.3 (5.7)Onto col marked 783
NN19296565293° WNW0.9 (6.6)From the col marked 783 continue to munro Stob Coire a' Chairn
Munro SummitNN18566024° NNE0.3 (6.9)The summit Stob Coire a'Chairn (981 metres)
NN1864663140° NE0.2 (7.1)From col clim onto the top An Garrbhanach and continue to ridge
NN188665342° NNW0.3 (7.4)The top An Gearanach - An Garbhanach (975 metres)
NN18726675352° N0.2 (7.6)Head along and ascend onto the munro An Gearanach return by same ascent
Munro SummitNN187669352° N0.2 (7.8)The summit An Gearanach (982 metres)

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This month you MUST take ice axe and crampons, and have been taught how to use them. You also must have an awareness of avalanche danger and have a competent navigator

The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense.
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