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Peak of the little loch |
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Altitude
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960 metres
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Stuchd an Lochain
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Loch an Daimh with the ascent to Stuchd an Lochain via Coire Ban
© Brian Howarth
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Image by Brian Howarth
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Mountain Description
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Stuchd an Lochain lies to the S of Loch an Daimh at the head of Glen Lyon. It is a mountain of crags and corries formed by the many ridges that radiate from the summit. The craggy N face of summit overlooks Lochan nan Cat and the summit is flanked by two other peaks Meall an Odhar (815m) to the W and Sron Chona Choirein (927m) to the E. From Sron Chona Choirein a ridge bears NNE to minor top (887m) then turns NW to Creag an Fheadain with a short spur, the normal ascent route is from the road by the dam on Loch an Daimh to the 887m top then S to Sron Chona Choirein and W to the summit.
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Available Routes
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Ascent
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Distance
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656 m
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8.05 km
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3 hrs
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Stuchd an Lochain
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Easy day on moderate slopes, if you have the time and good legs, then climb Meall Bhuidhe whilst you are here.
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myself at summit stuchd an lochain 15/06/08 bloody cold so much for summer
© Raymond Thorp
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Image by Raymond Thorp
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Peter Dysonon summit.
© Peter Dyson
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Image by Peter Dyson
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my 30 seconds on the summit before the snows arrived
© Dougie Mccoll
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Image by Dougie Mccoll
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Me and Paul at summit, 12.01.08, stunning views, great conditions.
© Laura Troiano
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Image by Laura Troiano
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Weather & Maps, etc ...
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View Location
(Detailed Ordnance Survey maps are available to registered users)
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Andy Clark
wrote on January 3, 2009:
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I went the reverse of Davids route, following the loch west, then cutting up to the waterfall which exits Lochan nan Cat. From there take a direct route to the crags and follow the short ridge, which goes from narrow to broad towards the top.The summit ridge is fairly easy with little or no scrambling involved, we did it in winter with a lightsnow and ice cover, but was still accessable. We came back down the less interesting normal path to complete this short horseshoe. This route is far easier on frosted ground, as the ground in the basin of Lochan Nan Cat is very boggy.
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Hilary Neilson
wrote on September 12, 2007:
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Simply delighful mountain. Start from the north end of the dam, after about 150 metres, a pile of rocks raises up the way, this is the only way to indicate a path. The way up is just that, you follow the streams up to a lesser summit, path in places, but basically following the water up. Then you come to a grassy level plateau, where a pile of rocks marks the way back down, and a line of rusting posts marks the way up, up to the summit of the munro top, from there you have to descent and climb again, but the way ahead is clear, and quite magnificent, the summit of stuchd an lochain is quite obvious to the right, no sign of loch nan cat at this stage. This was the main reason for this climb, but you dont actually see a lot of it. I loved this ridge walk, magnificent scenary all around, easy walking now, and the target in site. The little loch becomes evident for a while after you round the bend between the mountains, the mountain itself is much more majestic, stunning. Summit climb is pretty easy giving way to an fairly enclosed summit ridge, but with a view to die for. Ben Nevis is clear to the North, Rannoch Moor clear to the north west, glencoe also, a very tasty glen lyon to the south east, as was Schiehallion, and ben lawers to the south west, simply stunning.
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Robert Healey
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I climbed this mountain with Meall Buidhe on a magnificent day on July 27, 2006. The round trip took 8 hours. Superb expedition, incredibly hot, grateful for the respite from the sun from the stand of trees at the West end of the Loch. This route also takes in a Corbett which is worth doing in itself.
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Local Accommodation Options
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| Showing the nearest 10 of 41 within 100Km of the summit of Stuchd an Lochain. Would you like to view all 41? |
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| 14.7 km |
Killin Hotel - Main Street, Killin, Perthshire, FK21 8TP Tel: 01567 820296
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| 17.0 km |
Suie Lodge Hotel - Glendochart, nr. Crianlarich, FK20 8QT Tel: 01567 820417
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Inveroran Hotel - Inveroran, Bridge of Orchy, PA36 4AQ Tel: 01838 400220
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Rosebank House - Main Street, Strathyre, Perthshire, FK18 8NA Tel: 01877 384208
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Craigroyston - Dalmally, Dalmally, PA33 1AA Tel: 01838 200234
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