The first view of Glencoe for most people will be of the dominating and impressive peak of Buachaille Etive Mor - The Great Herdsman of Etive from across the bleak expanse of Rannoch Moor. The A82 is the main route from the south, and it rises to over 1000 feet over the great wilderness of Rannoch before slowly descending through the glen itself.
Before reaching the Buachaille, look out for Scotland’s original ski area at White Corries overlooking the moor. The popular long distance path, the West Highland Way, cuts beneath the chairlift from the Black Mount before crossing over toward the Devil’s Staircase as it meanders its way to Fort William.
Glen Etive is a remote and spectacular glen that cuts off to the south west beneath the great pyramid of the Buachaille. The narrow single track road meanders down Glen Etive to the head of Loch Etive some 13 miles distant, before finally coming to an end.
The glen of Glen Coe runs in an east / west direction, with steep sided mountains on both sides. To the north is the Aonach Eagach ridge, a precipitous and craggy knife-edge which is a challenging day out even for experienced mountaineers. From the crest of the ridge, the views north to the Mamores and Ben Nevis are stunning, and not surprisingly, the ridge is a ‘must do’ for most mountaineers.
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