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Name: | Doire Ban |
Hill number: | 341 |
Height: | 566m / 1857ft |
RHB Section: | 04A: Fort William to Loch Treig and Loch Leven |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Linnhe |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 09058 64370 |
Summit feature: | tiny cairn |
Drop: | 161m |
Col: | 405m NN 0901 6331 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 41 (1:25k) 392 |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 158 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
From North. Roadside parking. Crossed stream exiting Loch Lundavra by walking along fence to avoid wet feet. Straightforward ascent. Elevated area around 40m south of small cairn may be marginally higher - academic only! | willyross | 24/03/2024 |
From the N and on to Tom Meadhoin. Straightforward. | sclater | 13/01/2024 |
JulieB's route. Picking a good line up the ridge is tricky in surprisingly complex terrain, but the summit views are outstanding. | Nick Down1 | 16/09/2023 |
From Loch Leven. 
1 of 3 | thekirkie pirate | 12/04/2023 |
see logs for Beinn na Gucaig and Sidhean an Aonaich Mhor. Good deer trod up NE side forest to west | carole engel | 07/07/2022 |
As others parked in the parking area just before the bridge 095665, walked over the bridge to pick up the track leading across the small stream (very easily crossed) and to a green hut. Picked up a deer track for a bit out the back of the hut that made some good progress up the hill. Then lost it and just headed upwards in a reatovely direct line. Met 3 fellow RHSoc baggers on the top (not so surprising as it was the dinner weekend in Banavie). Returned via the same route. 3.5 miles just under 2 hrs walking time. | JulieB | 18/09/2021 |
Gucaig from Lundavra - beautiful sunny day - gradual ascent. Then down and up to Tom Meadhoin via Forestry tracks since Forest to W has been clear felled. Much better than out and back from Doire Ban. | davechaffey | 02/08/2021 |
13:00, 18 degrees, bright, enough breeze to keep the midges away. Drive up the glen surprisingly scenic in the sunshine. Route 1 in my new, gleaming red shoes. A wet sponge with millions of false summits. View good but probably not the best in the area. | Wycombe Wanderer | 27/06/2021 |
Short Walk from north near road end. Easy enough crossing of rivers out and back, the outflow of Lochan Lùnn Dà-Bhrà being shallowest and easiest. Steady climb, great unusual views into Glencoe and also north. | N.Morters | 16/05/2021 |
Solo trip, up and down broad north ridge. Best weather of the trip (i.e. no hail showers). | Invicta14 | 30/04/2021 |
Parked just before the bridge to Lundavra, went over the bridge, turned sharp left along the burn to where there is a little ford across the smaller stream and crossed here. Best keep left of the loch on slightly higher ground to avoid the very wet and boggy ground then a long pull up to the top. Snowy and quite wild on the way down. | Simon Winton | 26/02/2020 |
A nice walk from the parking place before the bridge by Lundavra. Over the bridge, a few yards along the road then up to Sron Garbh. Easy going on short grass. Minus quite a lot but Beinn na Gucaig gets the sun. To the top, back track to the col, then down to the valley (shielings) and up Doire Ban. Doire Ban is a grim struggle, made worse by rock hard frozen moss under long vegetables. The only good bit was the grass in the sun near the top. Down was purgatory; lumps of red moss were frozen rock hard but the green moss was soft; like Jake the bloody peg. Rough as a dog's proverbial, though the views were good. The ford for the ATV track crossing the outflow of the Loch and the road bridge gave the best way back to road, given that the main river was frozen. Shallow ford in dry weather or big stepping stones for wet days. A walk of 2 halves. | Gill | 30/11/2019 |
From Lundarva, parking on grass about 400m short of farm. Through farmyard (friendly), along track past end of loch and then diagonally up towards trees. Frozen, sunny and great views. | iangalbraith | 18/11/2019 |
From Gucaig. Descent not too bad, then followed forestry fence line straight up. Ridiculously mild and clammy for February, made it hard work, but not too bad underfoot. Cloud had lifted from the surrounding mountains, made for excellent views in all directions. Remarkably little snow even on the highest hills after two weeks of south / south westerlies. Easy descent to the lochan outlet, quite a lot of water in the stream so got slightly wet feet at the ford. | Owen B | 22/02/2019 |
With Malky C as round with Tom Meadhoin and Beinn na Gucaig from Corran. No summits clear but occasional views. Ground rough, finished in dark. | Rounsfell | 08/12/2018 |
From Inchree | BLACKHILL | 24/06/2018 |
Parked at road/track junction near Blar a Chaorainn and followed old military road/WHW to near Lairigmor where Allt na Lairige Moire could be crossed to pick up rising path to 466m spot height/col. Ascent of E ridge of Tom Meadhoin and N to Doire Ban and continued down to road/car. With Gillian | richard69 | 24/05/2018 |
Bike from Bunree up to top edge of forest, then on foot following edge of forest. Recorded route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.com/2018/05/doire-ban-nn090643-566m.html | Gayle | 02/05/2018 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 17/04/2018 |
Alone, from Inchree. Saw dogsledders on track. | Grinner | 06/01/2018 |
Circuit from minor road to Lundavra, parking fairly close to dam. Direct climb to Meall nan Cleireach, along ridge to Beinn na Gucaig, then steep descent E and long climb to Doire Ban (mound to S of top can't be much lower). Descent NNE and cross ford close to outlet of loch (could be tricky if water level higher). Rainy day. | RobertP | 08/11/2017 |
3 Marilyn round from car park just w of Blar a Chaorainn. WHW to Lairigmor, the SW to join NE ridge of point 755 half way up. Over point 755 (lovely views of Stob Ban and Ben Nevis in summit lochan) then obvious circuit over Mam na Gualainn, Tom Meadhoin and Doire Ban. Down to Lochan Lunn Da Bhra and easily crossed river at E tip of lake. | Clive G | 08/05/2017 |
After Tom Meadhoin. | ngthack | 27/05/2016 |
Tough going, very hot combined with strong, sometimes gale force, winds. An unusual combination! | hillsman | 10/05/2016 |
Did after Mam na Gualainn & before Tom Meadhoin | duchally | 14/04/2016 |
Triangular tour of Doire Ban and Gucaig from east end of Lundavra loch. | Topographer57 | 14/10/2015 |
Culmination of round of the Lundavra glen. Final 410m climb up the WNW ridge. Strangely quiet summit amidst great mountain scenery. Direct line back to the NE end of loch and a splash through the river to car. | nordicstar | 14/02/2015 |
self | davidsbatty | 29/09/2014 |
in afternoon from bridge at lundavra and after druim fada | robertphillips | 31/08/2014 |
With NS, PK. From Blar a' Chaorainn. Round of MnG, TM, DB and BnG. | amswanston | 17/11/2013 |
R Rup | Richard Tait | 08/09/2013 |
MC. With Beinn na Gucaig | Martin66 | 23/05/2013 |
4 of 6: From Tom Meadhoin. | ChrisR | 10/12/2012 |
Solo | HFB | 04/06/2012 |
Brilliant blue skies. Great views of snow plastered big neighbours, especially when the full moon added to the spectacle. | Martin R | 06/02/2012 |
From Inchree through forest then up to Beinn na Gucaig from SE, then on to Doire Ban | Gallovidian | 09/06/2011 |
ran with mark and pete | tom smith | 15/03/2009 |
Climbed during a stay in Fort William. | Man of Kernow1 | 13/09/2007 |
From Callert via Tom Meadhoin. Grassy summit, small cairn. | Aye Jimmy | 09/06/2007 |
Ascended from Beinn na Gucaig. Went on to re-ascend Tom Meadhoin, returning the same way. | JohnW | 23/04/2007 |
The tiny footbridge still drops you in a marsh. | Eddie | 06/02/2005 |
from Gucaig. Leisurely down over heather and grass runs to bracken patches and swamp. Over river sheep pastures steeply up for 1,000' by forest edge and a last 200' slog to top at 13.45. Good viewpoint. | arranc | 26/06/2003 |
Solo walk full of flu, in wind and rain, but still managed cluster of 3 marilyns.Slept all next day in chalet with flu. | Chris Pearson | 23/02/2003 |
straightforward, prosaic. lundavra br, 096664 | RHW | 20/08/1999 |
lindaross | 24/03/2024 | |
LesH | 08/03/2024 | |
Stickman | 21/07/2023 | |
ketzster | 15/11/2022 | |
ThickIce | 03/01/2022 | |
Crumblie2 | 18/09/2021 |