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Buchaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Buachaille Etive Beag ( 3345m ) from the Devil's Staircase on the West Highland Way

Buachaille Etive Beag has a summit ridge some 3km in length

 with two peaks of Munro status - Stob Dubh and Stob Coire Raineach.





Buachaille Etive Beag above the Lairig Gartain from Buachaille Etive Mor

Buachaille Etive Beag above the Lairig Gartain

 from Buachaille Etive Mor






Buchaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Buachaille Etive Beag ( 3345m )



Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag

from Stob Coire Raineac


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Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd )

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Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Buachaille Etive Beag




Buchaille Etive Beag in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Buachaille Etive Beag

 from Beinn a'Chrulaiste




Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe in the Highlands of Scotland

Stob Dubh on Buachaille Etive Beag

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Ben Starav in Glen Etive from Buachaille Etive Beag

Ben Starav in Glen Etive

 from Buachaille Etive Beag




Ben Starav in Glen Etive from Buachaille Etive Beag

Ben Starav in Glen Etive

 from Buachaille Etive Beag





Stob Dubh and Bidean nam Bean from Buachaille Etive Beag

Stob Dubh and Bidean nam Bean

from Buachaille Etive Beag

Aonach Eagach Ridge on the right







Bidean nam Bean from Buachaille Etive Beag

Bidean nam Bean

from Buachaille Etive Beag






Mamores and Aonach Eagach Ridge from Buachaille Etive Beag

Mamores and Aonach Eagach Ridge

from Buachaille Etive Beag






Ben Nevis from Buachaille Etive Beag

Ben Nevis

from Buachaille Etive Beag






Buachaille Etive Mor from Buachaille Etive Beag

Buachaille Etive Mor

from Buachaille Etive Beag





Buachaille Etive Mor from Buachaille Etive Beag

Buachaille Etive Mor

from Buachaille Etive Beag





Buachaille Etive Mor from Buachaille Etive Beag

Buachaille Etive Mor

from Buachaille Etive Beag







Glen Coe from summit of Beinn a Chrulaiste

Buachaille Etive Beag and the Three Sisters on the left

and the
Aonach Eagach Ridge on the right

Glen Coe from summit of Beinn a Chrulaiste

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Aonach Aegach ridge from Buachaille Etive Beag

 Aonach Aegach ridge

from Buachaille Etive Beag

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Aonach Aegach ridge from Buachaille Etive Beag

 Aonach Aegach ridge

from Buachaille Etive Beag






Aonach Eagach Ridge from Buachaille Etive Beag

Aonach Eagach Ridge


from 
Buachaille Etive Beag







Bidean nam Bian, Buachaille Etive Beag and Aenoch Aegach ridge from Buachaille Etive Mor

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Glencoe from Buachaille Etive Beag

Glencoe

from Buachaille Etive Beag





Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe from the WestHighland Way

Buachaille Etive Beag

from the West Highland Way

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Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe from the WestHighland Way

Buachaille Etive Beag 

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Map of Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe from the WestHighland Way

Map of Buachaille Etive Beag

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Route Map of Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe from the WestHighland Way

Route Map of Buachaille Etive Beag




BUACHAILLE ETIVE BEAG - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:-

Location: Glencoe
Map: OS Landranger 41 (NN179533)
Distance: 6.5 miles (10.5km)
Time: 4 hours 10 minutes
Terrain: paths

The customary approach of the "wee" Buachaille from Glen Coe makes: a fine outing, but the peak is rather overshadowed hy its magnificent brother next door. ln part this is hecause Stob Dubh, the finest summit on Buachaille Etive Beag's long ridge lies at the must southerly end and makes little impact when viewed from Glen Coe. See the peek from Glen Etive to the south though, and it's quite a different matter. From there Stob Dubh displays classic lines beside Buachaille Etive Mor's southern summit, the chunkier but slightly lower Stob na Broige.
The best-looking line on both peaks is Stob Dubh's curving and relentlessly steep South Ridge. lt’s a magnificent route, but anyone expecting a gentle day's Munro bashing is in for a shock. But this isn't sweat for sweats sake. The surroundings are consistently spectacular as are the views down Glen Etive, and there’s a complete absence of motorcycles, tour coaches and bagpipers.
You can park in Glen Etive just before the conifers surrounding Dalness at a bridge just south of the confluence of the Allt Lairig Eildie and Allt Gartain. There is limited space for cars at the bridge but if you're careful you can park a little further south at a long passing place on the left.
Walk back up the road to the signpost indicating a public footpath to Glencoe via the Lairig Eilde and Lairig Gartain, the passes on either side of Stub Dubh. Go through a gate and head right, ascending the hillside towards an obvious gate in the fence above. This section is boggy in places but the worst bits can be avoided with care.
From the upper gate, the main path heads off right above the Allt Gartaln. Follow this for a short distance then head directly up the south ridge on a fainter path. As the view opens up, the roaring of the River Etive increases, it will accompany you the whole way.
When grass gives way to scree you'll need to concentrate to pick the best line up the grassy strips to reach bouldery and more stable, if rougher. ground leading to the summit of Stob Dubh (958m; 3143ft).
From here a short, steep descent down the north ridge gains a broad ridge leading to Point 902m (2959ft), from where a slope leads to the col below Stob Coire Raineach. A rocky path winds its way to the summit of this peak (925m: 30335ft), which gained Munro status in 1997 and offers fine views across Glen Coe.
Return to the col then descend south-east into the Lairig Gartain towards Buachaille Etive Mor, contouring south as much as possible to retain some height. Pick up the good path in the glen and follow it south-west to the col between Stub Dubh and Stob na Broige, overlooking Glen Etive.
From here, a path, stony and eroded in places, decends above the Allt Gartain back to the gate at the base of the south ridge tojoin the outward route.

Route Description and Map of Buachaille Etive Beag ( The Little Shepherd ) in Glencoe from the WestHighland Way

Route Description and Map of Buachaille Etive Beag

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