BEN NEVIS AND GLEN COE
100 LOW, MID AND HIGH LEVEL WALKS
by Ronald Turnbull
2 POLICE SQUARE, MILNTHORPE, CUMBRIA LA7 7PY
About the Author
photo: D McLean
Ronald Turnbull is seen here on the Ledge Route of Ben Nevis, a hill he first climbed, at the age of nine, by way of Tower Ridge. Bidean nam Bian followed a few months later. Since then he has learnt to enjoy also the smaller and less arduous mountains in between, while admitting that the particular pleasure of writing this book has been the four further revisits to Bidean.
He has won awards for his writing – the Outdoor Writers’ Guild Awards for Excellence eight times – and also for his walking – the Fell Running Association’s Long-distance Trophy for a journey over all the 2000ft hills of Southern Scotland.
Other Cicerone guides by the author
Not the West Highland Way
The Book of the Bivvy
Three Peaks, Ten Tors
Walking Highland Perthshire
Walking in the Cairngorms
Walking Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
Walking in the Southern Uplands
Walking the Jurassic Coast
© Ronald Turnbull 2017
Second edition 2017
ISBN-13: 978 1 85284 871 2
First edition 2007
Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd
A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.
Updates to this Guide
While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/871/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, 2 Police Square, Milnthorpe LA7 7PY, United Kingdom.
Warning
Mountain walking, and particularly scrambling or winter walking, can be dangerous activities carrying a risk of personal injury or death. It should be undertaken only by those with a full understanding of the risks and with the training and experience to evaluate them. While every care has been taken in the preparation of this book, the user should be aware that conditions can be highly variable and can change quickly, materially affecting the seriousness of a mountain walk. Therefore, except for any liability that cannot be excluded by law, neither Cicerone nor the author accept liability for damage of any nature (including damage to property, personal injury or death) arising directly or indirectly from the information in this book.
To call out the Mountain Rescue, phone 999 from a landline. From a mobile, phone 999 or 112: these should connect you via any available network. Once connected to the emergency operator, ask for Police Scotland.
Front cover: Arriving on Clach Leathad (Route 85) with Bidean nam Bian behind
CONTENTS
‘Glen Coe, Glen Coe, it’s the place to go…’
Getting there, getting about, food and shelter
Route 1 Cow Hill and Druimarbin
Route 5 Corrour Station to Glen Nevis
Route 7 Ben Nevis by the Mountain Track
Route 10 Half Ben Nevis (CIC Hut)
Route 12 Carn Mor Dearg East Ridge