Hi all,
Loooking to see if anyone has rode Stob Ghabhar on the Black Mount near Glen Coe. Understand that it may be up and back with a fair bit of carrying, the path looks pretty decent though.....
Has anyone done it, I'd it any good?
Cheers.
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Stob Ghabhar - Black Mount
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Posted 1 day ago #
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Not yet but I plan to do it this Spring.
https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=13134
Have a look at this.
Sanng
Posted 1 day ago # -
I walked it a few years ago. From memory I'd say there's a fair bit of hike a bike especially higher up as pretty rocky above 600 metres. It's steep so you'll be on the brakes most of the descent. Handy to have a bike for the land rover track along the river. Think maybe the nearby stalker's path past Clashgour might be a better option for mtb, never been on it though.
Posted 1 day ago # -
The Munro beside it has the better views.
I've only been up there twice and both times were in full winter conditions. Getting onto the Aonach Eagach was a bit troublesome on one occasion, requiring us to break through a cornice. I don't recall the path off the Stob being anything special but I doubt I had my bikey head on.
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Have walked it in winter and wouldn't ride it. Way too much hike a bike on the ascent and tussocky, boggy ground on lower parts of the descent. There would be some good descending SE from the Stob Gabhar summit and then on the main path down to the Landy Track but much carrying for moderate reward. The buttress ascent and Aonach Eagach ridge wouldn't be too easy with a bike either!
Here's a wee video of that day. Apologies for the purple breeks, fortunately I did manage to trash them with my crampons!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JRzPNfhTXEYPosted 1 day ago # -
Nice video. Last time I tried this the steep slope up to the Aonach Eagach from the bealach looked like it had avalanched very recently so turned back then - keen for a return trip. Definitely heavy on the hike a bike.
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Thanks. Thought it might have been a mission. I'd be interested to see hear how you go Sanny.
Only asking cause I'm scraping to plan a hill day when I'm in Bringe of Orcy for the night next summer, any ideas?!
Cheers!
Posted 17 hours ago # -
Yup... On several occasions. Best done as an all dayer from the ski lift over Creise and Clach let or South to North if you fancy it. You can do a circular from the Clashgour hut doing an anti clockwise loop but expect loose rocky scrambling heading up to the Aonach Eagach ridge (This itself is narrow, undulating, and mostly unrideable) more pushing to the summit follows. The descent follows the old fenceine down to steeper ground at the big Waterfall and the trail is pretty dangerous here. The following trail is really boggy all the way to the burn crossing. All in all, not a lot of actual riding unless you do the full ridge.
Posted 12 hours ago # -
Hey Fadgadget,
I had considered attempting a traverse. Is there much of a path between Meall a Bhuriidh and Stob Ghabhar? Doesn't look like there is much....
Cheers,
Posted 53 minutes ago #
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