Number 15 of 282 by height · West Highlands
Stob Choire Claurigh
3,862 ft (1,177 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NN 261 738
- Latitude, longitude
- 56.82380, -4.84963
- Area
- West Highlands
The walk up
- Distance, one way
- 5.6 mi (9.0 km)
- Climb
- 3,589 ft (1,094 m)
- Estimated time up
- 3 h 40 min
- Start
- Car park near Inverroy
Route picked by computer, not yet checked on the hill
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 17:07. Not live.
- Weather
- Fair
- Temperature
- 35°F (2°C)
- Wind chill
- 30°F (−1°C)
- Wind
- 5 mph (8 km/h) from the northwest
- Cloud cover
- 16%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 4,669 ft (1,423 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:28, 16:37
The way up
From Car park near Inverroy, follow the road south-east for 0.3 mi, almost level. Then follow the track south for 0.7 mi, climbing gently from 260 ft to 410 ft. It then turns south-east for 1.7 mi, climbing steadily from 410 ft to 1,150 ft. Then follow the path south-west for 0.5 mi, climbing very steeply from 1,150 ft to 1,850 ft. It then turns south for the last 2.2 mi to the summit, climbing steeply from 1,850 ft to 3,850 ft. The steepest part is between 1,250 ft and 2,050 ft, about 2.9 mi from the start. The summit is at 3,862 ft (1,177 m).
Written from the map, not from walking it. Paths on the ground can differ, so carry a map and compass.See it in 3D.
Getting there
By car
Car park near Inverroy. Parking charge not known. This is where the walking route starts.
Driving directions to the Stob Choire Claurigh car park56.88752,-4.87688
By train
Nearest station: Roy Bridge, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the car park.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Roy Bridge, 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Near the start
- Shop: Roy Bridge Stores 1.3 mi (2.1 km)
- Hostel: Grey Corries Lodge 1.4 mi (2.2 km)
- Pub: Roy Bar 1.4 mi (2.2 km)
- Bothy or hut: Riasg 1.4 mi (2.2 km)
- Pub: Stronlossit Inn 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
- Campsite: Bunroy Caravan & Camping Park 1.6 mi (2.5 km)
From OpenStreetMap. Places close or change hours, especially in winter, so check before you rely on one.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Stob Choire Claurigh
- Means
- Peak of the brawling corrie
Stob Choire Claurigh is the highest of the Grey Corries, about 10 miles east of Fort William near Ben Nevis. The group strings twelve summits, four of them Munros, along a ridge about 5 miles long. Its upper slopes and the main ridge are pale grey quartzite rock and scree, an eye-catching sight from Spean Bridge, Roybridge and the A86.
Three main ridges radiate from the summit. The north ridge passes the North Top, where a spur with easy scrambling runs east to Stob Coire na Ceannain, 3,684 ft (1,123 m), then carries on over Stob Coire Gaibhre down to Leanachan Forest. The south ridge reaches Stob Ban, 1 mile away, and the twisting south-west ridge runs about 2 miles over Stob a' Choire Lèith, 3,625 ft (1,105 m), to Stob Coire an Laoigh. Its four steep-walled corries hold snow well into spring.
A cairn with a shelter marks the summit. It rises 1,463 ft (446 m) above the col linking it to higher ground, and the nearest higher Munro, Aonach Beag, is 4.3 miles away.
Tops on Stob Choire Claurigh
3 lower summits in the Munro tables, not counted as separate Munros. Keen baggers tick these too.
| Top | Height | From the summit |
|---|---|---|
| Stob Coire na CeannainNN 267 745 | 3,684 ft (1,123 m) | 0.6 mi (0.9 km) |
| Stob a' Choire LeithNN 256 736 | 3,625 ft (1,105 m) | 0.3 mi (0.6 km) |
| Stob Coire Gaibhre [Stob Coire na Gaibhre]NN 260 757 | 3,143 ft (958 m) | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Stob Choire Claurigh in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| Stob Ban | 3,205 ft (977 m) | 1.0 mi (1.6 km) |
| Stob Coire an Laoigh | 3,661 ft (1,116 m) | 1.6 mi (2.6 km) |
| Sgurr Choinnich Mor | 3,589 ft (1,094 m) | 2.6 mi (4.2 km) |
Part of a bigger day: 4 Munros in one go, Sgurr Choinnich Mor, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Stob Ban.
Common questions about Stob Choire Claurigh
- How high is Stob Choire Claurigh?
- Stob Choire Claurigh is 3,862 ft (1,177 m), number 15 of the 282 Munros by height, in the West Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Stob Choire Claurigh?
- About 3 h 40 min up and 1 h 50 min back down by our route from Car park near Inverroy, before stops: 5.6 mi (9.0 km) each way with 3,589 ft (1,094 m) of climbing. That is one of the longer Munro days. Most people take longer than these estimates.
- Where do you park for Stob Choire Claurigh?
- Our route starts at Car park near Inverroy.
- Can you climb Stob Choire Claurigh without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Roy Bridge, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Roy Bridge, 1.3 mi (2.2 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- Is Stob Choire Claurigh a hard Munro?
- By time and climbing, it is one of the longer Munro days, with 3,589 ft (1,094 m) of ascent over 5.6 mi (9.0 km). Like every Munro it reaches over 3,000 ft, where the weather can be far worse than at the car park, so take a map and compass and check the mountain forecast.
- Can you climb other Munros with Stob Choire Claurigh?
- Yes. Stob Choire Claurigh can be linked with Sgurr Choinnich Mor, Stob Coire an Laoigh, Stob Ban along the ridge, for 4 Munros in one long day. See Big days for the full plan.
- What does Stob Choire Claurigh mean?
- It is usually translated as "peak of the brawling corrie".
- When is the best time to climb Stob Choire Claurigh?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the West Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the West Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
How was this route drawn?
It follows footpaths and tracks mapped on OpenStreetMap, from a public car park to the summit, with heights from Copernicus elevation data. A computer picked the start as the car park with the quickest mapped way up, counting the climbing as well as the distance. Nobody has checked it on the hill yet, so it may not be the usual way up, and the path may be faint or missing on the ground. A line on a map is not a description of the ground.
- Path geometry: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Overpass API extract fetched 2026-10-24T19:57:37.957Z. Start: the public car park nearest the usual start named on Wikipedia (Corriechoille farm, found by grid reference NN251807) with the shortest mapped-path route to the summit.
- Elevation: Copernicus DEM GLO-30 (© DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018, provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA), sampled every 50 m, 3-sample median, 5 m hysteresis on ascent.
- Summit position: Database of British and Irish Hills v18 (CC BY 4.0).
Built 2026-10-25.
How is the time up worked out?
With Naismith's rule, the standard hill-walking estimate: an hour for every 3.1 miles (5 km), plus an hour for every 1,969 ft (600 m) of climbing, with no stops. For this route that gives about 3 h 40 min, one way. It ignores rough ground, weather, stops and the walk back down, so most people take longer.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Stob Choire Claurigh is hill 285 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.