A single Futon Company sleepover mat can be added. Going straight ahead, the track crossed a river coming from the left then I found a muddy little path on the right which took me to another river crossing though this time I had to find some rocks to hop over and clamber up the other side. The road to the starting point leaves the A84 in Callander, it’s signed for “The Crags” and “Bracklinn Falls”. I had last been up at the Cobbler with the dogs about a month ago, then there was quite alot of snow on the higher areas. The big rounded shape of Ben Vorlich appeared out of the cloud at one point but it remained quite a gloomy day. Needless to say the car-parts were never to be seen again. To the West sits Loch Lubnaig and Loch Voil with Loch Earn to the North and Forest of Glenartney to the east. This category has only the following subcategory. There wasn’t any work happening that day so it was at least very peaceful. The popularity is more evident in May when the annual Stuc a'Chroin 5000 hillrace takes place. ), the race up until 2016 was 22k long and the course record was 1:59:22 for the males, and 2:22:47 for the females. Alternatively a steep eroded line just to the right avoids most of the scrambling. The awesome east face of Stob Dearg on Buachaille Etive Mor from the River Coupall. Stùc a' Chroin is a mountain located in the southern part of the Highlands of Scotland. Whilst waiting at the finish for a friend to finish news filtered through that two runners and a marshal had had to be taken off the summit and airlifted to hospital, setting up an anxious wait for him to appear. . Posts about Stuc a’Chroin written by KDD. It is a far longer walk than it looks from the Ben Vorlich summit. In total we had twenty humans and one dog doing this Munro today, I say Munro singular, because at this stage it was only in our plans to do Ben Vorlich. I didn’t manage to get it the previous weekend when I was on Ben Vorlich so I was hoping it would be third time lucky. We take the opportunity to stop at each false summit to let everyone bunch up again. I decided to drive up along the west of Loch Lomond via Crianlarich, eyes peeled for my nearside wheelarch which had managed to detach from my car at roadworks here two days prior. Stuc a Chroin summit. One of the abandoned houses next to the track. It seems that half of us are up for heading across to climb it, the rest agree that they will sit it out in the sun and watch packs for those who want to travel light. It wasn’t possible to drive up further beyond the farm. Stuc a’Chroin sits approximately 10km North of Callander closely accompanied by its slightly higher neighbour Ben Vorlich. The Contour Collection - Stuc a'Chroin & Ben Vorlich Print Like so many people during the lockdown, I turned to the great outdoors to escape from all the madness! This mountain line art creates a unique perspective of the Munro contours and includes the summit co-ordinates. Summary:These two Munros on the southern fringe of the Highlands appear as an identical pair in many distant views. The only variation on the way back was that I noticed a dam at the end of what looked like a drained body of water while I was on the level section heading back down towards the farm houses. Stuc a’Chroin coming out of the clouds. https://www.alltrails.com/trail/scotland/stirling/ben-vorlich-stuc-a-chroin Conditions staying cold so enjoy safely . The cloud had come back but it was just high enough to give a half view – better than nothing. This video is unavailable. I decided to head for it as walking over it would make the river crossing a bit easier and get me back onto the hydro track a bit sooner. We would walk up to the point where the trail drops down into Glen Ample, sit with our picnics and watch the runners come over the top and , leaving rucksacks and backpacks of all sorts, head down into the glen. The gully we had climbed seemed even more precarious on the way down. All the walking routes up Stuc a'Chroin on Mud and Routes Strathyre est située à 3½ milles à l'ouest de Stùc a' Chroin. The group of people I had seen earlier were at their cars sorting themselves out, saw me coming and said “you don’t waste any time”. ... Ben Vorlich est située à 1¼ milles au nord-est de Stùc a' Chroin. The descent was fairly steep, but what lies ahead on the ascent of Stuc a' Chroin is far steeper. Ist steil, egal welchen Weg Sie einschlagen and keep in radio with. Your WordPress.com account i didn ’ t possible to drive up further beyond the farm road to House... That Stuc a ’ Chroin written by KDD pronunciation: Beinn Bhuidhe - Byn Voo-ee ( hill... 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