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Ben More & Stob Binnein
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Photographs of Ben More and Stob Binnien

above Crianlarich

 in the Southern Highlands

of Scotland

Traverse of Ben More & Stob Binnein

Ben More above Crianlarich

Ben More ( 1,174m, 3,852ft ) above Crianlarich

Ben More ( Beinn Mhòr - "Great Mountain" ).

 It is the highest of the hills around Crianlarich.

 There is no higher hill in the UK to the south of Ben More.
 

It is frequently climbed together with Stob Binnein.



Ben More in winter

Ben More in winter






Ben More and Stob Binnien on approach to Tyndrum

Ben More and Stob Binnien

from West Highland Way

on approach to Tyndrum





Ben More and Stob Binnien and Cruach Ardrain on approach to Tyndrum

Ben More and Stob Binnien

 and
Cruach Ardrain

from West Highland Way

on approach to Tyndrum






Ben More and Stob Binnien and Cruach Ardrain on approach to Tyndrum

Ben More & Stob Binnien

and
Cruach Ardrain





Stob Binnein from Ben More

Stob Binnein

from Ben More





Stob Binnein from Ben More

Stob Binnein

from Ben More






Ben More and Stob Binnein from summit of Cruach Ardrain

Ben More and Stob Binnein

from Cruach Ardrain
 





Ben More and Stob Binnein from summit of Cruach Ardrain

Ben More and Stob Binnein

from Cruach Ardrain
 





Ben More and Stob Binnien from Ben Challum

Ben More and Stob Binnien

from Ben Challum





Ben More in winter

Ben More in winter





View from Ben More

View from Ben More in winter







Ben More and Cruach Ardrain from Meall Glas

Ben More and Cruach Ardrain

from Meall Glas






Ben More and Stob Binnien from Creag MacRanaich

Ben More and Stob Binnien

from Creag MacRanaich






Ben More from Stob Binnein

Ben More

from Stob Binnein




Stob Binnein and Ben More from Ben Vane

Stob Binnein and Ben More

from Ben Vane





Ben More and Stob Binnein from Meall an Fhudair

Ben More and Stob Binnein

from Meall an Fhudair





Ben More and Stob Binnein from Beinn Tulaichean

Ben More and Stob Binnein

from Beinn Tulaichean

Walking Loch Lomond and the Trossachs






Ben More and Stob Binnein above Cranlarich

Ben More and Stob Binnein

 above Crianlarich






Map for Ben More and Stob Binnein

Map for Ben More and Stob Binnein




Map for Stob Binnein southern access

Map for Stob Binnein

  - southern access



Route Map for Ben More and Stob Binnein southern access

Map for Ben More and Stob Binnein

 ( Click here or on map for larger format copy )






Route Map for Stob Binnein

Route Map for Stob Binnein




STOB BINNEIN - ROUTE DESCRIPTION:


Location: west of Balquhidder, Stirlingshire
Map: OS Landranger 51 , 57 [GR M6185]
Distance: 6.5 miles [10.5km]
Time: 3 hours 45 minutes
Terrain: paths

This elegant and sophisticated peak is one of the highest and finest in the Southern Highlands, the perfect match for big, brusque Ben More to the north. Both giants stand head and shoulders above anything else in the vicinity and, as might be expected, require significant effort
to reach the summit, particularly when you climb Stob Binnein from lnverlochlarig.
The ascent from the glen is exhaustingly steep, but thankfully much faster than Ben More's unrelenting ascent, and the reward is a fabulous high-level summit ridge with a more relaxing incline and panoramic views north to distant Ben Nevis.
From the A84 follow the minor road past Balquhidder, Loch Voil and Loch Doine to the car park near Inverlochlarig, the last home of Rob Roy MacGregor.
The path starts at the stile opposite, signposted Am Binnean ( an older name for Stob Binnein ) and Stob Coire an Lochain.
The origins of the Gaelic Stob Binnein are clear, "stob meaning prominent or pointed and "binnein" meaning peak.
However, as Peter Drummond points out in his book Scottish Hill Names, the Gaelic for anvil is "innean" and Stob Binnein's outline and flattened top do have a striking resemblance to an anvil, especially when viewed from Strath Fillan to the north.
Zigzag up the hillside with increasingly good views of the surrounding lochs and peaks. The going is hard work and the path eroded in places, making this by far the toughest section of the walk.
The route, though, is easy to make out and if you keep a steady pace you'll eventually gain a fence and a stile below rocky Stob lnvercarnaig, where the route levels out. A rightwards traverse leads to a further short section of steep ascent, from where a more gently inclined shoulder leads to the start of the better defined south ridge of Stob Coire nan Lochain.
This gives delightful airy walking with only a slight incline to gain the summit cairn ( 1068m/3504ft ) and views of Ben More beyond.
From here, a short descent round the top of Stob Binnein's south-east corrie gains steeper, grassy then rocky slopes to gain the summit cairn ( 1165m/3822ft ) Ben More looks close but the time taken to complete the round trip ( at least two hours ) plus the extra total ascent can make for a gruelling end to what is otherwise an enjoyable day.
The route of ascent is the best return route, with the steep descent to lnverlochlarig putting as much strain on the knees as the ascent puts on the heart and lungs, so pack some walking poles if you have them.


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