Ben Oss and Beinn Dubhchraig Route Information

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Ben Oss & Beinn Dubhchraig

Quick Facts

This is the summed total of all the climbing within a route and is a good indicator of the strenuousness of a route.

Total Ascent

1438 m

An estimate of the time taken based on a derivation of Naismiths rules. Our calculation is based on the horizontal and ascent components of a climb, we do not make a reduction for descent.

Registered users can customise these walking times by specifying their own walking and ascending speeds. They can also add a fixed time period for stoppages.

Route Time

6.5 hrs

The horizontal distance of the route.

Route Distance

19.25 km

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A brief summary of this route.

Our summary will always contain one of easy, moderate or hard to indicate the severity of the route.

Notes

Not a difficult route once you have negotiated the forest. Ben Dubhcraig is rocky on the southern face but this is avoided.

Here we provide the nearest town to the start of the route where you will find basic services.

We then give directions from that location to the route start. Your approach route may differ.

Travel Information

Head to: Tyndrum

From Tyndrum (A82) travel 2 km East to a car park at junction with minor road, near Lochan nan Arm.

Route Waypoint Map

The total ascent is 1,438 metres. Allow 6.5 hours to complete this 19.25 km route.

In winter months please check the local snow conditions at sais.gov.uk.

The hillphones service can inform you of stalking activities in the area.

Usually the shortest way to climb the mountain, making best use of tracks and paths to gain altitude. Route navigation requires map reading skills and an ability to navigate with a compass.

The information given here will enable you to annotate your map and plan your route. We do not give anecdotal descriptions on where to find the paths, worn by the feet of previous mountaineers.

Where the access routes are few or the ridge is narrow, paths are generally obvious. On open ground, following paths without using your compass may get you lost in poor visibility.

Route Information

Waypoint Detail

	Start from carpark, not visible from main road (A85)
		NN34362917	Distance	Altitude 190 m

1	Follow rough road W past Dalrigh to railbridge
		NN33282880	Distance 1.25 km	Altitude 215 m

2	Continue W until 250m E of Cononish Farm, then head S to bridge over river
		NN30412832	Distance 3.20 km	Altitude 270 m

3	From bridge ascend SE to easy slopes to above Creag Bhocan
		NN30912763	Distance 0.85 km	Altitude 600 m

4	Ascend SSW on ridge to lochans
		NN30282585	Distance 1.97 km	Altitude 905 m

5	Bear SE to summit of Beinn Dubhcraig
		NN30782547	Distance 0.60 km	Altitude 978 m

6	Return NW to Lochans
		NN30282585	Distance 0.60 km	Altitude 905 m

7	Return to lochans and descend W to col
		NN29832593	Distance 0.47 km	Altitude 780 m

8	Ascend W turning WSW to minor top (941m)
		NN29112585	Distance 0.77 km	Altitude 941 m

9	Head SW to summit of Ben Oss
		NN28782536	Distance 0.63 km	Altitude 1029 m

10	Return NE to 941 Top
		NN29112585	Distance 0.63 km	Altitude 941 m

11	Descend E onto col
		NN29832593	Distance 0.77 km	Altitude 780 m

12	Return E to the Lochans
		NN30282585	Distance 0.47 km	Altitude 905 m

13	Bear NNE and follow ascent path back to the start
		NN34362917	Distance 7.04 km	Altitude 190 m

A selection of weather forecasts local to this route.

Weather

West Highlands
by MWIS (PDF format)

West Highlands
by Met Office

Ben Oss
by Metcheck

Images of Ben Oss & Beinn Dubhchraig

Ben Oss summit with Ben Lui beyond, May 2008

Image by Andy Winter

Ben Oss and the winding ridge running back to Beinn Dubhcraig from the summit of Ben Lui.

Image by Graham Young

Ben Oss with Ben Lui behind from Ben Dubhchraig.

Image by John MacBean

Beinn Dubhchraig (Left) Ben Oss (Behind) & Ben Lui (Centre) from Ben Challum

Image by Niki Swan

Route Area Map

Legend

Munro

Corbett

Graham

English/Welsh Top

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Rating & Reviews

Rating & Reviews

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Written by Steve Macluskie on 11 Dec 2008:

Climbed Ben Dubhchraig by itself on a short sub zero heavy ground frosted day. Glad the ground was solid as I could easily walk across what I imagine would be very heavy ground in wetter weather (the ice was a different hazzard). Took the route up through the superb wintry forest and out onto the hillside approaching the mountain up the NE ridge. Returned back through the forest since it looked great in it's winter clothes.

Written by Craig Dunderdale on 07 Jun 2005:

Take Bill Wales advice and bike/walk to Cononish Farm. Initially there is a steep grass ascent but not too hard. On the return journey at the first bealach met from Ben Oss descend North into the Coire. Some useful cairns indicate the way and it's not as steep as you may think. A really enjoyable sunny day which took 5 hrs

Written by Bill Wales on 16 Oct 2004:

We tried Kathleen Haddows suggestion of taking the right path on crossing the Allt Gleann Auchreoch. This proved to be a wet, but not muddy, route trodden by fisherman and follows the riverbank upstream leaving you to plow uphill through moss and heather. If you want to avoid the mud, deep heather and deer fences, follow the road up Glen Cononish to Cononish Farm where a bridge (NN304283) leads onto the fairly steep, but easy, northern slopes of Beinn Dubhcraig. Head S 3km to the summit ridge. Great views of Oss and Lui on ascent and descent.

Written by Kathleen Haddow on 02 Oct 2003:

If you head up the hill beside the river be warned, The path is really boggy and muddy. We found our own way onto the ridge on the way up and decided to use the path on the return thinking it would be quicker. Big mistake! I've never encountered so much muck ever!!!!! Also, when you cross the Allt Gleann Auchreoch there are two choices: the left hand path takes you into the mud bath.

Written by Rob Jeffries on 28 Apr 2003:

My only comment here is watch those styles over the deer fences. I climbed these last *summer* and the mud was, without exaggeration, more than knee deep and impossible to avoid in a ~10 foot radius around one of the styles. Furthermore, there was a close-to-Buster-Keaton moment when I raced through the mud, leapt onto the ladder and found that it wasn't attached to the fence. I began to fall backwards, but fortunately grabbed the fence wire and it held :) I combined these mountains with Ben Lui and Beinn a Chleibh (dropped off and picked up at the end though).

Disclaimer. The details provided above are an aid to planning an expedition, but all distances, altitudes and bearings must be considered approximate. You must navigate with the appropriate map, a compass, your navigation skills and common sense, MunroMagic.com accept no responsibility for your interpretation of our route information.

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