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Name:Ben Cruachan
Hill number:232
Height:1127m / 3698ft
RHB Section:03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy
County/UA:Argyll and Bute
County (CoA):Strathclyde (CoA)
Catchment:Awe, Catchment Boundaries, Etive
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Munro, High Hills of Britain,
Current County/UA Top, Administrative County Top, Murdo, Yeaman, Trail 100
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,M,HHB,CoU,CoA,Mur,Y,T100,P600,P500)
Grid ref:NN 06968 30464
Summit feature:rock 3m from trig point
Drop:880m
Col:247m  NN190413  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 50
(1:25k) 377W
Observations:trig point destroyed
Survey:Leica RX1250
Comments:summit measured as 1127.0m
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Notes:
  • Strathclyde (1974) administrative county top
  • Argyll and Bute current county/UA top

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Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Daimh & Stob Garbh from Falls of Cruachan PS, with FY.TRG31819/07/2023
Scary at the top, ice and snow covering the boulders with a steep drop onto a snow slope.Cumbrianexile27/02/2023
Walked with Ben W, Sam F, Josh T, Zach & Jotham, Silas and Willie. My 50th birthday celebration.simonjallen26/10/2022
Parked Cruachan Station. Walked to reservoir, then directly ascended Beinn a' Bhuiridh which was steep up and steep down the other side. Main path to Stob Garbh, Stob Daimh. Out and back to Sron an Isean. Main path to Drochaid Ghlas and then Ben Cruachan, Cloud cleared on arrival, only person all day to see the views! Added on Stob Dearg [Taynuilt Peak] due to the good conditions. Contoured back to the path and summited Meall Cuanail before dropping back to the reservoir. All summits clear, spectacular views throughout. Solo.meltdiceburg18/09/2022
Staying at the OMC Cottage, on Friday a few of us visited the Ben Cruachan Power Station (the hollow mountain). On Saturday we headed up the Ben Cruachan horseshoe for Louise Waters last Munro. 14 folk set off including two who had never done a munro before. We started from Falls of Cruachan station, up to the dam then around the east shore and up to the Saddle north of the Corbett. Ascending Stob Garbh first. Then Stob Daimh, I nipped over to Sron an Isean. Then rejoined the main group on Stob Daimh again. Two folk turned back from here. Then over Drochaid Ghlas and up to Ben Cruachan (Louise's finale), which had been covered in mist most of the day. One guy joined us on the summit. No views on top of Ben Cruachan but plenty of champagne and Cranachan. We descended straight down to the reservoir and rejoined the outward route, 09:50hrs all in.chillyman817/09/2022
With Moira and OMC party for Louise's Munro compleation from Falls of Cruachan station. Anticlockwise ridge walk over Stob DiamhColB17/09/2022
A big day doing the most of the Cruachan massif. Roadside parking at Cruachan Falls. Straight up the steep tiny track to the hydro access road, then to the dam and along the track on RHS up to Lairig Toran. Then followed a grassy rake up the steep the Corbett, Beinn a'Bhiridh, back the same way to re-join the main track up to Stob Garb, and (Munro) Stob Daimh. Next branched off east to bag Sron an Isean, and back west along the main ridge to Drochaid Glas, and the main Munro Ben Cruachan (last climbed with Victor in 1976). Out and back to Stob Dearg, before a diversion off the principal route down to bag another MT, Meall Cuanail, on the way down. Altogether 21km with over 2000m ascent taking 11 hours.silveracorn_alan27/08/2022
Scorching hot day with H&K, tough route as well!Baz with H&K10/08/2022
Cruachan Power Station - Dam - Ben Cruachan -Drochard Glas - Stob Diamh - Stob GarbhJHes03/08/2022
Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Daimh, Stob Garbh and Beinn a Bhuiridh. Beautiful sunny day and moderate breeze. Visibility superb- Arran, Jura, Rum, Mull etc. Time taken 7.5 hours including stops for 10.6 miles.isabelle05/06/2022
Ben Cruachan and Stob Daimh. Walkhighlands routehummusg03/06/2022
Circular walk, lovely day with little cloud on the tops.alanm925/05/2022
Traverse from Sron an Isean to Meall nan Each. Fine spring weather. With B and R.jenx26/03/2022
With L & R.Chris Ellis27/08/2021
Solo.Jonathan Willingham26/08/2021
Ben Cruachan loop from power station car park.LaurieIson2126/07/2021
Falls of Cruchan Station > Cruachan Dam > Bealch an Lochain > Ben Cruachan > Drochaid Ghlas > Stob Diamh > Stob Garbh > Lairig Torran > Beinn a'Bhuiridh > Cruachan Dam > Falls of Cruachan Station.Winterfloodian01/06/2021
Brilliant day out with Brian Smith, part of Ben Cruchan loop.Kevthecat22/10/2020
Was fairly straight forward to get to but gets tricky if rocks wet doing horseshoe loop coming down doing Stob Diamh on opposite side of loch.supermario22/10/2020
Spectacularly compact summit (had always thought it was Starav). Great dry scrambling on way up - met my Dumfries dissertation lab tech at the top. Before down up down up to Stob Dearg.iangpark31/07/2020
Ben Cruachan, Stob Dearg and Meall Cuanail from Falls of Cruachan station.Crib Goch29/07/2020
with Iain CruwysTopsaswell24/07/2020
on Cruachan horseshoe. With Mark, Hannah and Housechild.Grinner-Munros215/09/2019
On own. After rain all week the day was sunny and clear giving fantastic views throughout this tough walk. Parked just beyond Falls of Cruachan railway station. Walk started with a brutal lung busting ascent directly up through the woods beside Allt Cruachan which does not relent until reaching the dam road. Then up onto dam wall via metal staircase and along road on west side of Cruachan Reservoir. From end of road, after crossing stream, ascended via Coire Dearg to bealach with small lochan. Final ascent was up S ridge and tricky boulder field to summit. Return same route.Beeliner07/09/2019
Roadside parking NN 0809 2669. Seventh of 12 hills to complete the Ben Cruachan massif - 22.6km / 11hrs. Finished the walk at NN 0280 3198 where I'd left my bike earlier in the day.jonglew25/08/2019
Lochawe station - road to Cruachan Reservoir - Meall Cuanail - Stob Dearg - Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas - Stob Daimh - Sron an Isean - Stob Daimh - Stob Garbh - Beinn a’ Bhuiridh - Cruachan Reservoir - Falls of Cruachan station.Mark Jackson20/08/2019
From road junction A65 and B8077 (at Drishaig) along track to Corries and cross Ally Corie Chreachainn via footbridge and begin (indistinct path) ascent Stob Garbh. On to Stob Daimbh. Descent and ascent along ridge to Drochaid Ghlas. Out to peak and return to ridge for ascent of Ben Cruachan. Descent to Bealach an Lochain and Coire Dearg to Cruachan Reservoir. Follow track to dam, cross and steady descent to St Conan’s Kirk (Lochawe) using dam road via Creag a’Bhodaich.raymooremanx08/08/2019
Alan, Andrew, Jan, Jane, RickNHWC07/07/2019
With Jack Between Jura and SMM (Connel)fellie03/06/2019
From station near Lack Awe Visitor Centre - a brutal ascent directly up through the woods which does not relent until near the top, just below the dam, then via Coire Dearg and Bealach an Lochain - final ascent was up S ridge - a very fine example of nature's rubble tip of left over bouldersIsbjorn 3rd Round13/05/2019
From Falls of Cruachan, up track to reservoir, round W side of reservoir and up track Bealach an Lochain, up Meall Cuanail and back to Bealach, then up Ben Cruachan (12:25), out along ridge to Stob Dearg and return to Ben Cruachan (13:40) then contuining around horsehoe, over Drochaid Ghlas to Stob Diamh, Stob Diamh descending towards Lairig Torran before cutting off down to path on E Side of reservoir, back to dam and track to Falls of Cruachankdbennett28/04/2019
with AmyPaulRE25/04/2019
Ben Cruachan & Munro Tops from Falls of CruachanAjm031030/03/2019
Climbed with Chris & Clair, due to dad weather only completed the oneJamesSDonald22/12/2018
Ben Cruachan and Stob Daimh circuit Did not see a thing. Windy/rain/low cloudHuwel11/10/2018
From power station, up path to dam, west side of reservoir and up path to saddle, up Meall Cuanaill, back to saddle and up rocky slope to top. Carried on over Drochaid Ghlas and Sto Diamh. Too tired for Beinn a'Bhuiridh.Flatfield04/09/2018
Second ascent this time fromm west over the lower tump summits and meet a guy on summit with both of us concerned about our one way traverses and query about long way back to our cars. Quickly came to conclusion we could swap car keys. In the end he just gave me his keys (smart newish BMW) and I drove his car five miles west to the hotel where he came down to, and then he drove me to my car. Fabulous bit of instant trusting cooperation from strangers.vegibagger25/05/2018
From Falls of Cruachan, via Coire Dearg to summit, return same way. With SD.kdbennett03/12/2017
With D, heavy rain at top, no viewRodge10/07/2017
The standard route via the dam and reservoir and up to the col north of Meall Cuanail. A perfect day, only a few summits on the northern horizon were under cloud.Windy Corner07/05/2017
Revisit for the munro tops, C/W round of meall cuanail, stob dearg, ben cruachan, drochaid ghlas, stob daimh, sron an isean, stob garbh.robertphillips29/04/2017
Direct ascent from the layby at the Falls of Cruachan via the Cruachan reservoir and into Coire Dearg. Very overcast and summit in cloud.knarf27/04/2017
No view at top, weather atrocious so abandoned doing the horseshoe.rlee504019/08/2016
in fog from approx 800m, raining. clockwise around the horseshoe- skipped Meall Cuanail & Beinn a'Bhuiridh. track down from Stob Garbh hard to follow.jmmc27/06/2016
Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh (including Drochaid Ghlas and Stob Garbh) from A85 with John and Ian.mproudfoot07/11/2015
Weather fair.MountainMac16/10/2015
6th Munrolojzi86062113/09/2015
Cruachan horseshoe with sidebars.justin99913/08/2015
SelfHighland Days21/04/2015
From rail station, a round of Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Diamh, Sron An Isean and Stob Garbh.rhalstead10/09/2014