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Name: | Stuc a' Chroin West Top |
Hill number: | 3934 |
Height: | 735m / 2411ft |
Parent (Ma): | 18 Stuc a' Chroin |
RHB Section: | 01B: Strathyre to Strathallan |
County/UA: | Stirling |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Earn, Forth |
Watershed: | Firth of Tay, Ardlamont Point to Fife Ness, Firth of Forth |
Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
Grid ref: | NN 60419 16941 |
Summit feature: | no feature |
Drop: | 69m |
Col: | 666m NN605171 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 57 (1:25k) OL46N 365N |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 129 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Parked in the layby just N of the bridge at Ardchullarie More. Up the marked path to Glen Ample, crossing the first vehicle track, and on up a forest path to the main track. Left the track W of the summit, cutting across on a deer track to the forest edge, then up over rough stony ground to the ridge path, 110m N of the summit. Good views of Stuc a'Chroin. On over Beinn Each to Meall na Caora. | LizH | 04/08/2023 |
Beinn Each and its satellites from the layby on the A84 at Ardchullarie More by Loch Lubnaig. Up through the forest on the RoW into Glen Ample. Up the Beinn Each track to above the waterfalls. Along the undulating ridge to Meall Gobhlach, and back curving round the head off the glen and up onto next ridge and along it to Beinn Bhreac. Then cutting across the slopes of Meall na Caora to the fence posts. Out along the ridge to Meall na Caora E Top, turning round to retrace route up by fence posts to the summit of Meall na Coara, then down and steeply up by the fence posts to the impressive Corbett of Beinn Each. Steeply down and along the ridge picking up its minor tops of the North Top and Far North Top on the way to Stuc a'Chroin West Top. Back down to the bealach near N Top, then down minor track to RoW through Glen Ample and back to the A84. A great round in hot sunny conditions with good views. 19km with 1300m ascent, taking 8 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 03/06/2023 |
Braeleny, up track to Arivurichardich via two new bridges, trod path to bealach beag-larich. Ridge to Stuc a Chroin, over West top to Beinn Each and down south-east ridge to new hydro track, no river crossing and no boggy tussocks ! | Flatfield | 10/09/2022 |
From Ardchullarie More. Path all the way from Beinn Each to Stuc a' Chroin. 
On descent left path at Bealach Glas at 60611/17074, down R side of burn, crossed it at 60373/17411 & headed for corner of wood. | duchally | 28/05/2021 |
Meall Gobhlach, Bean Each & Stuc a' Chroin from Ardchullarie More. | TRG318 | 02/05/2021 |
Beinn Each and its northern brethren plus Stuc a' Chroin West Top from Ardchullarie More. Good path then snow steps on a gloriously sunny morning made it a delightful climb and ridge ramble. Dropped back into Glen Ample from the low point between the Stuc and its west top. About 4.15 hrs total. | summitter | 02/01/2021 |
fell run with Jan & Skye | Grimpeur1234 | 19/11/2020 |
From Loch Lubnaig, Beinn Each, Stuc a'Chroin and Ben Vorlich | Capt Malbec | 02/08/2020 |
From Ardchollarie up the tourist route to Beinn Each then on to this top. Back over Each and on to Meall na Caora and it's East Top. Glorious winter weather. | NormanW | 31/12/2019 |
A hike up Beinn Each with Iain then a walk along the ridge to Stuc a' Chroin taking in all tops and relaxing in the sun on the summit, enjoying the company of some lovely dogs and people. We then went past the prow and dropped down into Glen Ample north of Coire Chroisg over rough steep ground to the track in Glen Ample before returning to the start at Loch Lubnaig. A great walk on a lovely day, tough going in places with 1443m of ascent over 16.5km. | Chris Mac | 07/09/2019 |
Debs and Tali. Set off with the intent to do Beinn Each. Ended up doing Stuc a Chroin and Ben Vorlic again for Debs. And the 3 minor tops along the way. | Mountain Goat | 12/05/2019 |
CDMC Callander meet. | clashcityrocker | 13/01/2018 |
From Loch Lubnaig, traverse from Beinn Each to Ben Vorlich | quadbarrel | 06/08/2017 |
#6 of 15 clockwise from Ardchullarie More, with Andrew Tibbetts. Straightforward grassy ascent up W side. | RHW | 22/10/2016 |
Just picking up the one top I missed in a winter ascent of ridge south of Stuc a'Chroin. From Loch Lubnaig | dickscroop | 30/07/2016 |
From Ardchullairie, over Beinn Each west top of Stuc a chroin and Stuc a chroin. Saw plenty of wildlife including wild goats some Ptarmigan with chicks and a few Red Deer. Weather was cool and cloudy after early rain. | isabelle | 14/06/2015 |
JW | HFB | 17/01/2015 |
LS. GW. | john steel | 17/11/2013 |
Completed with Brains last Munroe | JamesSDonald | 26/10/2013 |
3 & 9 of 12: Out from Stuc a Chroin. Return from Ben Each far N. top. | ChrisR | 16/10/2011 |
En route to my last munro | tim747 | 07/05/2011 |
On the way to the main top. | robertphillips | 01/02/2011 |
self | davidsbatty | 05/11/2010 |
Stuc A'Chroin Hill Race | Bob67 | 01/05/2010 |
with Jamie on way to Stuc a Chroinn from Beinn Each | vegibagger | 26/05/2009 |
Day 1 Strathyre to Loch Earn | rebornscout | 01/08/2008 |
Sunny, cool wind, good views. | iangalbraith | 15/05/2005 |
CK, Jonski | SheilaS | 25/03/2005 |
From the A84 at the side of Loch Lubnaig near Ardchullarie More. Joined up with the main Glen Ample track & then set off E up to Bealach Coire nan Saighead which was a bit of a slog. Over summit of Beinn Each & then followed the fine ridge along to Stuc a'Chroin. An out & back to Ben Vorlich & then returned to Bealach Glas N of Beinn Each. It was now dusk & realising that I didn't have a headtorch, headed due W down the slope to the Glen Ample track on the grounds that it would be more difficult to fall off that in the dark! | NotReallyABagger | 22/12/2004 |
Stuc a'Chroin Hill Race, from Strathyre. 14 miles in 2:29:46 | stever | 03/05/2003 |
From Ardchullarie More | BLACKHILL | 31/10/1997 |
Solo. | MickyRoss | 10/03/1996 |
Evening wlak from Ardcullarie with AJ. | Eddie | 24/08/1994 |
1991 - with Marion | Oik | 05/01/1991 |
With Charlie from Ardchullarie More. | chrisbien | 12/08/1984 |
A number of times with Stuc a'Chroin | hillsman | blank |
JimT | blank | |
PeterAH | 04/08/2023 | |
andy.painter | 17/09/2022 | |
andy.painter | 29/08/2022 | |
JFT_96 | 24/08/2021 | |
Gallovidian | 12/06/2021 | |
ThickIce | 21/04/2021 | |
Steve Q | 06/08/2020 | |
Steve Clark | 24/12/2019 | |
Kendall | 03/12/2019 | |
Fletch | 29/09/2019 | |
Driftwood | 17/09/2019 | |
Livi2020 | 21/04/2019 | |
Gavin Theobald | 25/03/2019 |