Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig

About Stuc a' Choire Dhuibh Bhig

Guarding the eastern end of the mighty Liathach ridge, this steep Munro Top showcases Torridon’s iconic tiered sandstone. The climb is a breathless introduction to one of Scotland's finest massifs, offering an immediate, front-row view across the glen to the pale, shattered quartzite peaks of Beinn Eighe.

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• •The name translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'Peak of the Little Black Corrie.' It refers to the dark, north-facing hollow of Coire Dubh Beag that sits tucked beneath its craggy slopes, dividing it from the Beinn Eighe massif.
• •While it stands over 3,000 feet high, it is classified as a Munro Top of Spidean a' Choire Lèith rather than a Munro in its own right, due to the relatively shallow col connecting it to the main ridge.
• •It is the standard 'gateway' peak for the classic east-to-west traverse of Liathach, reached by a steep, unrelenting path that rises directly from the car park in Glen Torridon.
• •The summit offers one of the best perspectives of the 'Triple Buttress' of Coire Mhic Fhearchair on neighbouring Beinn Eighe, a view often missed by those focused solely on the ridge ahead.
• •Reaching this first cairn is often the exact moment walkers realise that the 'ridge walk' they signed up for involves significantly more vertical scrambling than the map might have suggested.