📌 The Mamores, Highland
★★★★
Stob Bàn (White Peak) is one of the most eye-catching peaks in the rocky Mamores range, its quartzite peak just shy of the 1,000 metre mark despite its massive summit cairn. Pairing it with the aptly-named Mullach nan Coirean (summit of the corries) gives a grand ridge walk with no scrambling despite plenty of steep and rocky terrain on Stob Bàn. Decent paths help, particularly on the climb into Coire a’ Mhusgain early on in the day, and the views of the more popular Ring of Steall (the continuation of the same ridge further east), Ben Nevis and Glen Nevis are nothing short of spectacular for almost all of the route. Don’t forget to check out the Lower Falls on the River Nevis before beginning the ascent out of the glen.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Glen Nevis Lower Falls 
Good views of Ben Nevis early on in the walk 
Glen Nevis from the ascent 
Stob Bàn 
Looking back down the Allt Coire a’ Mhusgain 
Sgùrr a’ Mhàim from the bealach 
Ascent of Stob Bàn 
Ben Nevis (left) & Sgùrr a’ Mhàim from the ascent of Stob Bàn 
Looking south over the Allt Nathrach from the summit of Stob Bàn 
Glen Nevis 
Ridge ahead to Mullach nan Coirean 
Ring of Steall from the descent of Stob Bàn 
Looking back to the descent from Stob Bàn 
Ridge to Mullach nan Coirean 
Mullach nan Coirean 
Stob Bàn & Loch Leven 
Ridge to Mullach nan Coirean 
Ben Nevis beyond Coire Dearg 
Approach to Mullach nan Coirean 
Mullach nan Coirean 
Looking west towards Loch Linnhe & Morvern 
Gentle early part of the descent from Mullach nan Coirean 
Return through forestry (deforested on our visit) 
Final descent 
Waterfall on the Allt a’ Choire Dheirg
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on minor road at Achriabhach, Glen Nevis, 4 mi southeast of Fort William. Alternative start point at Glen Nevis Lower Falls, 300m to east
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 143683
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.769893,-5.040969
🚌 Seasonal bus stops at Glen Nevis Lower Falls – join route here
🚗 Car park (alternative car park has a charge)
📝 Key info
▶ 13 km / 8 mi | ▲ 1160 m | ⌛ 6.5-7.5 hr
Features: 🌊 Glen Nevis Lower Falls ★★; △ Stob Bàn (999 m, Munro); △ Mullach nan Coirean (939 m, Munro)
⬤ Tough | Path for vast majority of route, mostly of reasonable quality. Stob Bàn has steep and rocky sections and a boulderfield; some bog before entering the forest on descent to car park.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Glen Nevis Lower Falls – Coire a’ Mhusgain – bealach between Stob Bàn & Sgùrr nan Iubhair – Stob Bàn – Mullach nan Coirean – ridge to Sròn Riabhach – descend to & through forestry – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep and lambs, frogs, tadpoles, dragonflies, spittlebugs, hairy caterpillars, enormous slugs…
Weather: Unbroken sunshine with light, cooling breeze; 20°C+ at glen level.
June 2019
