Walk: Easains ridge – traverse above Loch Treig

📌 Glenmore, Highland
★★★★

The slender, dammed body of Loch Treig extends south from Glen Spean a few miles east of Roybridge. The two Munros on the west side – Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin and Stob Coire Easain have a broad, sometime squelchy ridge leading conveniently down to the nearest public road, and there is minimal height loss in between the peaks. From the summits there are excellent views up and down the reservoir (listen out for the occasional train threading its way along the shoreline) with Stob Coire Sgrìodain looming above the opposite bank, as well as a superb outlook towards the scree-girt Grey Corries range.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at minor road end, Fersit, 1.5 mi south of Tulloch railway station

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 350782

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.865521,-4.708456

❌ No public transport within 1 mi

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 16 km / 10 mi | ▲ 1190 m | ⌛ 6.5-7.5 hr

Features: 💧 Loch Treig; △ Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin (1105 m, Munro); △ Stob Coire Easain (1115 m, Munro)

⬤ Tough | Track at first then a path for most of the remainder along a broad ridge, with boggy sections lower down.

➡️ Out-and-back route with option to vary the return near the finish: start – Loch Treig outflow – eastern hydro pillar on Buachaille Breige – Stob a’ Choire Mheadhoin – Stob Coire Easain – retrace steps to hydro pillar – start (option to use a different track – see route map)

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Red deer in Coire Meadhon, sheep, lizards, dragonflies, butterflies, a few midges!

Weather: Blue skies, often a bit milky. Temperature climbing towards 20°C at glen level, mostly with a gentle breeze.

July 2024