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Big hill |
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1174 metres
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Ben More [Crianlarich]
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Looking over Ben Challum (centre left), and Beinn Chaorach (centre right)to Ben More and Stob Binnein from Beinn Dorain. Feb 2007
© John & yvette Burns
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Image by John & yvette Burns
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Mountain Description
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The summit of Ben More is a steep sided triangular pyramid with crags mainly restricted to its SE face. There are short steep ridges, NW to Benmore Farm offering an unrelenting route for masochists, and S to Bealach-eadar-dha Bheinn where Ben More meets Stob Binnein. The S ridge offers access from both Stob Binnein and the path in Benmore Glen. A third ridge NE is the longest and craggiest, but is a good ascent route which can be accessed from the A85 via a path by the Allt Coire Chaorach through the forest .
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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1347 m
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9.32 km
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4.5 hrs
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Ben More [Crianlarich] and Stob Binnein
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Initial ascent is unrelenting on continuous steep grass slope, but more pleasant once you have reached the first summit. This is the shortest but not the best route for these mountains.
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4 / 5
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1564 m
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14.53 km
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5.5 hrs
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Ben More [Crianlarich] and Stob Binnein
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The initial steep ascent on grass, leads to an excellent high level walk on a gentle inclines to the summit of Stob Binnein. The descent and subsequent ascent of Ben More are on easy slopes.
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Image by Alastair Wilkinson
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On top of Ben More, with a mist covered Loch Tay in the background.
© Gordon Miller
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Image by Gordon Miller
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Image by Mackenzie Barker
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Looking across to Stob Binnein
© Steve Marlow
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Image by Steve Marlow
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Liz & Andy at the top of Stob Binnein on a very sunny day with Ben more in the background.
© Andrew Ferguson
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Image by Andrew Ferguson
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Paul and me, Summit on Sunday 1st June.
© Andrew Gifford
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Image by Andrew Gifford
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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View Location
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Leon Mooney
wrote on August 8, 2007:
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Climbed on 8/8/07 - parked next to the sign just to the east of Benmore farm, followed the track until it turned south and began the trudge up the steep grass slopes. Caught up with another walker and together we slogged up until I noticed a path on our left, which we were delighted to use (I have no idea where the start of it was). The cloud surrounded the summit, leaving us eating with the sun overhead and no view - unitl Stob Binnein appeared to the south. A very worthwhile ascent - despite being hard work.
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Christine George
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Parked on the layby near bridge A85,(NN454277) a small path leaves from the back of the car park through a small meadow to a forest road (stile). Go up the forest road for about a mile and look for a path on the right (marked with a small cairn) that goes uphill through the forest. This eventually leads onto the hillside and follow slight path that leads uphill through wet grass to reach a stile over a deer fence. Follow deer fence up onto the lowest part of Sron nan Forsairean ridge and then you can follow traces of a path that leads right to the cairn at the top of Ben More.
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Sam Barber
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We chose the longer approach from the layby on the A85 through the old plantation, that leads eventually to the mouth of the Ben More/Stob Binnean/Stob Creagach horseshoe.
Ascended the Srón nam Fórsairean with the snow line at around 600-700m. Initial stages helped by shelter of the ridge ahead, but once above the first couple of false summits
stinging horizontal hail in extreme winds made progress increasingly slow and challenging. Very glad I'd read up on this route and knew to keep to the right of the ridge's apex; the cliffs to the right were formidable, from the brief glimpses I got of them through the whiteout, and heavy snow had built up on the edge; if we'd gone along the crest I wouldn't be around to write this. Very steep, hard snow towards the summit; extremely dangerous ice climbing with hands and feet. And all without an ice axe! Upon descent, with weather worsening considerably and my hip sore, I made the call to escape over Meall Thairbh. High adventure!
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 37 within 100Km of the summit of Ben More [Crianlarich]. Would you like to view all 37? |
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| 6.5 km |
Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT Tel: 01567 820417
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Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA Tel: 01877 384208
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Killin Hotel - Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP Tel: 01567 820296
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Inveroran Hotel - Inveroran, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AQ Tel: 01838 400220
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Rowantreebank B&B - Main Street, Arrochar, G83 7AA, G83 7AA Tel: 01301 702318/07933030957
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