Next week we are on our way to Glencoe for a week, just wondering has anyone done this range,whats it like, and is it safe for dogs. They are well behaved.
I hadn't realised I had done this until I checked my diary. I had stopped at glencoe for a week and did six days walking. I did this walk on my last day. It was in 1991 which was a very dry whit.
I can't remember any difficulties apart from crossing the river. You won't get the dogs across the wire bridge. The river level was low enough to cross elsewhere when I was there. There is a section called the devils ridge which is narrow with drops on both sides - but easy enough ( would be a very different story in winter conditions ). The other thing I remember is the descent from sgurr a' mhaim being hard on the knees after a weeks walking.
There are other lovely ridge walks in the mamores and also the grey corries. some of the ridges in Glencoe itself - aonach eagach and bcuhaille etive mor would present problems with dogs.
Hi Have already done Aonach Eagach without dogs looking for something a bit easier just a quite little walk this time. I did have a look at some photos on line of the Devils ridge, didn't look to bad, if the weather is too wet, we will try later in the year.
In the very dry weather I had the devils ridge was an easy walk. The aonach eagach was something else although I did that on one of the two misty days I had, the other being the day before ( my first day) when I did the buchaille etive mor. It was quite busy on the ring of steall. It was very much quiter when I walked from knilochleven to the other peaks of the mamores.
The Ring of Steall is one of the best mountain walks in Scotland. As brianconwy says getting across the river in wet weather can be a problem if you can't use the bridge with the dogs. In dry weather it's easily crossed further up river. The first hill has some easy scrambling which the dogs should manage OK. Am Bodach's path is very steep but, again the dogs should manage it. The worst bit, as mentioned above would be The Devil's Ridge. One section is a narrow path with steep drops either side, your dogs would need to be very closely watched here, it's a bit like having a 1 foot wide path on the apex of a roof! The worst bit of the whole walk would be a large rock with a gap split through it (it can be jumped!) there is a short skirting path to the West with a very steep drop, you would need to have good trust in your dogs for this section. Apart from that, it's easy, LOL.
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We used to live in Glencoe, the only advice I would add is be wary of the weather it can and often does turn very cold or very warm in a very short space of time both extremes can cause problems and I think its the start of the Scottish six day trials if they still have it, starting with the pre1965 trial at kinlochleven at the weekend, I hope you have a safe and fantastic hol
Regards S
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We never managed to climb The ring of Steall, the weather was bad, really wet and strong winds 40 mph gusting to 60 mph on the tops, most days. We did the Buachaille Etive Mor ridge, and a few low level walks but not much more than that. Well, better luck next time, of should I say better weather.
You did the right thing, this is not worth doing in poor weather, it is far too spectacular to waste doing it in bad weather. If you do it in sunny warm conditions, or in Winter, you will remember it for the rest of your life. The Boochal isn't a bad replacement, as long as you got the views of Etive, Rannoch, The Ben etc!
I've either been on it or used parts of it to get elsewhere on about 5 occassions, all in great weather, now that is lucky!
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Yes, we got really good views all the way to Schielhallion and Rannoch moor is was really impressive from up there, cold at night every morning the tops had another covering of snow, but there will be other times, even thinking about going back again in July.
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