The Grey Corries

The Grey Corries is a particularly splendid mountain ridge in the Central Highlands of Scotland. The ridge rises above the village of Spean Bridge, a few miles east of Fort William. Location map here. The ridge runs from Stob Choire Claurigh to Stob Coire Easain, which is one peak west of Stob Coire an Laoigh. Zoom in on the map and move east and west with the arrow buttons to see the detail of the individual peaks. They don’t all fit on one screen. The name comes from the pale grey quartzite screes that drape the mountains’ north-facing corries, as shown in the photo: The picture just about covers the full ridge. The route climbs the broad green ridge above the forest on the left of the picture, then traverses along the row of grey rocky peaks forming the skyline, then descends the green-grey ridge dappled with sunshine on the extreme right of the picture.













Moving from left to right, the peaks are as follows:

• Stob Coire Gaibhre – peak of the corrie of the goat


• Stob Choire Claurigh – (obscure, possibly peak of the coire of clamouring)


• Stob a’ Choire Leith – peak of the grey corrie


• Stob Coire Cath na Sine – peak of the corrie of the battle of the elements


• Caisteil – the castle


• Stob Coire an Laoigh – peak of the corrie of the calf


• Stob Coire Easain – peak of the corrie of the waterfall

Distance - 23 km (about 14 miles) Ascent – 1400 m (about 4,300 feet). I’ve had my eye on this ridge for the better part of a decade, waiting for fine clear weather to climb it. The route takes about 10 hours walking and the views are fantastic, so it’s worth waiting for a clear day. Here’s the result. Click on the controls to play, and come for a walk along one of the finest ridges on the Scottish mainland.