Stob a' Choire Odhair

Stob a' Choire Odhair is a Scottish mountain situated eight kilometres north west of Bridge of Orchy on the border of the Argyll and Bute and Highland council areas.

Overview

Stob a' Choire Odhair reaches a height of 945 metres (3,100 ft) and is classed as a

Stob a' Choire Odhair's summit stands at the meeting of three ridges. Its western ridge links to the Munro of Stob Ghabhar which lies three kilometres away via a col with a height of 668 metres. The north eastern ridge drops very steeply to the moorland of the Black mount and Rannoch Moor. The south eastern ridge links to the mountains subsidiary peak of Beinn Toaig (834 metres) via a col with a height of 802 metres. Beinn Toaig also has a long NE ridge which runs parallel to the one of Stob a' Choire Odhair. There are two corries either side of the 802 metre col, to the north is Coire Odhair while to the south of the col is Coire Toaig which has a very good stalkers track up it which leads directly to the main summit.

Historic roads

The lower eastern slopes of Stob a' Choire Odhair carries two old roads which were important historical links to the north of Scotland. An old military road built by Major

Stob a' Choire Odhair is usually climbed in conjunction with the adjacent Munro of Stob Ghabhar, the starting point for this walk is Victoria Bridge at the western end of Loch Tulla at grid reference NN269419. The direct route from here utilises the very good zig zag stalkers path up Coire Toaig directly to the summit. The ascent of the mountain can also be included in the Clachlet Traverse, a high level route from the Inveroran Hotel near Bridge of Orchy to the Kings House Hotel in Glen Coe. Despite having less height than its neighbour Stob Ghabhar it is the better viewpoint offering an extensive prospect across Rannoch Moor and the Bridge of Orchy Munros.

References and footnotes

• The Munros, Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 1986, Donald Bennett (Editor)
  ISBN 0-907521-13-4
• The High Mountains of Britain and Ireland, Diadem, 1993,
  ISBN 0-906371-30-9
• Hamish's Mountain Walk, Baton Wicks, 1996,
  ISBN 1-898573-08-5
• The Munros, Scotland's Highest Mountains, 2006,
  ISBN 1-84204-082-0

56°34′25″N 4°50′18″W / 56.57361°N 4.83833°W / 56.57361; -4.83833