Stob Coire Sgriodain

Stob Coire Sgriodain is a Munro in the Grampian Mountains of Highland, rising 979 metres above Loch Treig. Its Gaelic name means ‘peak of the scree corrie’, and the mountain stands east of Loch Treig with Chno Dearg to the south-east. The two form a small group of ridges and subsidiary tops separated from Beinn na Lap by the Allt Fèith Thuill valley. A narrow ridge runs north–south along the crest, ending in the 836-metre Sròn na Gàrbh-bheinne in the north. South of the summit a 958-metre top is linked by a bealach at 913 metres. The mountain’s steep eastern walls tower above Loch Treig, making it far more striking than its rounded neighbour. Westward the slopes drop into Coire an Lochain, a horseshoe-shaped corrie embraced by the two Munros. Inside lies Lochan Coire an Lochain, a small loch at roughly 750 metres, and the lowest col between the peaks is about 890 metres. The West Highland Line skirts the foot of the cliffs, where rockfall is a hazard. From the summit the view stretches south to Glen Coe and west to the hills around Ben Nevis. Walkers usually start from the hamlet of Fersit above Loch Treig dam, following tracks that lead up the northern ridge to the summit. A popular circuit links Stob Coire Sgriodain with Chno Dearg, descending the broad northern slopes of the latter back to the starting point. An alternative route from Corrour station on the West Highland Line offers a longer approach through wild country. The final climb is rocky and airy, with cliffs on one side and the lochan far below.