Stob Coire Raineach, Buachaille Etive Beag

Height	924m
Prominence	177m
Meaning	little shepherd of Etive - peak of the corrie of bracken
Lists	Munros (M265)
Location	South of Glen Coe, Northwest Argyll and Appin
Grid Ref	NN191548
Lat/Lon	56.64991, -4.9521

Buachaille Etive Beag is the smaller of the two Shepherds of Etive, appearing quite rugged from Glencoe. Stob Coire Raineach is the most northerly of two Munros on this mountain.

Prior to 1997, Buachaille Etive Beag had only one Munro summit, Stob Dubh, and the main route headed up from Glen Etive, climbing direct and steeply from Dalness.

Stob Coire Raineach has since been promoted to Munro status and now the most popular route is the approach from Glencoe. The NTS have re-built sections of the path up to the bealach on Etive Beag's crest, and now Buachaille Etive Beag, in ideal summer conditions, can be considered to have one of the easiest Munro duo routes.

Routes up Stob Coire Raineach

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Shepherds of Etive
	Classic Glencoe route on Buachaille Etive Mòr and Etive Beag, the Shepherds of Etive, with rugged ridges and easy scrambling between Munros. Peaks : 4 Munros Ascent : 1875m (6150ft) Distance : 19km (12m) Time : 8hr*

Buachaille Etive Beag from Glencoe
	Hillwalking route up Buachaille Etive Beag from Glencoe, with ascents of Stob Coire Raineach and Stob Dubh, less intimidating via the west side. Peaks : 2 Munros Ascent : 940m (3080ft) Distance : 8km (5m) Time : 3:40hr*

Nearby hills and mountains

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* Times shown are estimates – see timing notes on the disclaimer page for more information.