Estimated net time	2½-3 hours
Difficulty	Easy hike on fine path.
Drinking water	Stable access to running water around trail head.
GSM coverage	Coverage at the summit, else at best very patchy (September 2012).
Parking	Room for many cars at the trail head car park.
Start height	251 metres
Vertical metres	675 metres for the roundtrip.
Trip distance	5.6 km
GPS-file	X
Map		Google Interactive Map
Route photo	Stob Coire Raineach trail head in Glen Coe.

From the village Glen Coe, where road A82 leaves Loch Leven, drive approximately 11.2 km south-east and east into Glen Coe. Approximately 500 metres after a bridge crossing a small water fall you will find a car park on the right hand side of the road. Park here.

Start your hike by following the path south-west into the valley Lairig Eilde, and fork left after approximately 500 metres. The man-made path will take you south to the saddle at 748 metres, south-west of Stob Coire Raineach. From the saddle turn left and follow one of the many rocky paths up to the summit, which is marked by a small pile of stones.

Descend by reversing your ascent route.

28. September 2012

This was the first full day of the long autumn week-end for Elisabeth and me in Scotland. After a night in Blairgowrie we decided to drive through Glen Coe, with the intention to hike something. But the weather was miserable, with some heavy showers and strong wind. We first considered Stob Dearg, but scrambling up the gully in this kind of weather wasn't very tempting. So after hanging around for a few minutes to see if the weather would improve we continued along A82, and after a few miles of driving we got to Stob Coire Raineach, and by now the weather had improved a little so we decided to have a go.

The car park had a number of cars and we could see a number of other hikers up in the mountain side, so it was a bit if "if they can, then also we can". The guide book we had described a route with boggy sections up the west slopes, but by now there was a fine gravel path which made hiking much more enjoyable. What was less enjoyable was the heavy shower we experienced around half-way up the west slopes, but as so often when you've got started it has to be really bad before you turn around.

When we got to the south ridge the wind was quite considerable, but the rain had stopped so it was in many ways a fine hike. But a long summit stay was out of the question, and so was the temptation to carry on towards Stob Dubh. So instead we returned to our car, changed into dry clothes, and drove to Fort William to find a hotel for the night.
Photos 28.09.2012