Stob Dubh

Rising steeply from the head of Loch Etive, this rugged Corbett offers a sense of profound isolation compared to its busier Munro neighbours. Its slopes are pathless and demanding, yet the reward is a quiet summit with a spectacular, plunging perspective straight down the length of the sea loch.

• •The name is derived from the Scottish Gaelic 'Stob Dubh', meaning 'Black Peak' or 'Black Stump', a descriptive title shared with the much more famous Munro summit on nearby Buachaille Etive Beag.
• •Most walkers approach from the road-end at Gualachulain, following the track along the River Etive before tackling the steep, often pathless eastern slopes that lead to the summit ridge.
• •The summit provides a rare, direct line of sight down the full 30-kilometre length of Loch Etive, reaching all the way towards the Connel Bridge and the Firth of Lorn.
• •It is frequently climbed in tandem with its southern neighbour, Beinn nan Aighenan, though the significant drop into the col between them makes for a physically taxing day of ascent and descent.
• •Given its name translates simply as 'Black Peak,' navigating to the correct Stob Dubh requires more attention to the map than the Gaelic dictionary, as the Highlands contain dozens of hills with exactly the same title.