Stob Coire Easain

Stob Coire Easain is a Munro mountain standing 18 kilometres east of Fort William in the Scottish Highlands. It rises to 1115 metres beside Loch Treig and shares the loch with its twin, Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin, only one kilometre away. The two peaks form the Easains, connected by a high col at about 965 metres. Between them lies Coire Easain Beag, a fine corrie facing north-west. The mountain’s Gaelic name means ‘Peak of the Corrie of the Little Waterfall’. Its isolation gives Stob Coire Easain a prominence of 611 metres, making it a striking landmark. The mountain tops a nine-kilometre ridge along Loch Treig’s western shore, where the eastern slopes fall steeply to the water. To the west lies the Allt na Lairig valley, while to the north a subsidiary ridge drops to Coire Laire. Southwards the ridge eases down to the lonely head of Loch Treig, and all water from the peak feeds the River Spean. Walkers often climb both Easains from the hamlet of Fersit, where cars can be parked. The route follows the north-east ridge of Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin to its summit, then crosses the stony col to Stob Coire Easain. Another approach starts at Corrour railway station and circles Loch Treig’s head before joining the main ridge. From the top, views stretch west over the Grey Corries and Aonachs towards Ben Nevis.