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| Name: | Drochaid Ghlas |
| Hill number: | 243 |
| Height: | 1024.4m / 3361ft |
| Parent (Ma): | 232 Ben Cruachan |
| Parent (SMC): | 232 Ben Cruachan |
| RHB Section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
| County/UA: | Argyll and Bute |
| Catchment: | Awe, Catchment Boundaries, Etive |
| Class: | Simm, Munro Top, High Hills of Britain, Subhump, Murdo (Tu,Sim,MT,HHB,sHu,Mur) |
| Grid ref: | NN 08337 30763 |
| Summit feature: | rock 4m SW of cairn |
| Drop: | 90.6m |
| Col: | 933.8m NN 0771 3036  |
| OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377W |
| Survey: | Leica RX1250 |
| Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
| GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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| Logged Descriptions (logged by 543 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
| Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Daimh & Stob Garbh from Falls of Cruachan PS, with FY. | TRG318 | 19/07/2023 |
| Parked Cruachan Station. Walked to reservoir, then directly ascended Beinn a' Bhuiridh which was steep up and steep down the other side. Main path to Stob Garbh, Stob Daimh. Out and back to Sron an Isean. Main path to Drochaid Ghlas and then Ben Cruachan, Cloud cleared on arrival, only person all day to see the views! Added on Stob Dearg [Taynuilt Peak] due to the good conditions. Contoured back to the path and summited Meall Cuanail before dropping back to the reservoir. All summits clear, spectacular views throughout. Solo. | meltdiceburg | 18/09/2022 |
| Staying at the OMC Cottage, on Friday a few of us visited the Ben Cruachan Power Station (the hollow mountain). On Saturday we headed up the Ben Cruachan horseshoe for Louise Waters last Munro. 14 folk set off including two who had never done a munro before. We started from Falls of Cruachan station, up to the dam then around the east shore and up to the Saddle north of the Corbett. Ascending Stob Garbh first. Then Stob Daimh, I nipped over to Sron an Isean. Then rejoined the main group on Stob Daimh again. Two folk turned back from here. Then over Drochaid Ghlas and up to Ben Cruachan (Louise's finale), which had been covered in mist most of the day. One guy joined us on the summit. No views on top of Ben Cruachan but plenty of champagne and Cranachan. We descended straight down to the reservoir and rejoined the outward route, 09:50hrs all in. | chillyman8 | 17/09/2022 |
| A big day doing the most of the Cruachan massif. Roadside parking at Cruachan Falls. Straight up the steep tiny track to the hydro access road, then to the dam and along the track on RHS up to Lairig Toran. Then followed a grassy rake up the steep the Corbett, Beinn a'Bhiridh, back the same way to re-join the main track up to Stob Garb, and (Munro) Stob Daimh. Next branched off east to bag Sron an Isean, and back west along the main ridge to Drochaid Glas, and the main Munro Ben Cruachan. Out and back to Stob Dearg, before a diversion off the principal route down to bag another MT, Meall Cuanail, on the way down. Altogether 21km with over 2000m ascent taking 11 hours. | silveracorn_alan | 27/08/2022 |
| The Dalmally Horseshoe, plus an out-and-back to Drochaid Ghlas. Parked where the B8077 meets the A85, turned R at first track junction then cut across to the concealed bridge at 127297. The ridge to Sron an Isean is steep and pathless at first, but excellent walking from around the 650m. Views at every stage from here until the descent. On to Stob Diamh, with a steep final ascent, along an undulating ridge and rubbly ascent to Drochaid Ghlas, back to Stob Diamh, easily along the ridge to Stob Garbh, then down the SE ridge from the next slight rise. I cut down steep grass slopes to cross the Allt Coire Ghlas on boulders below a small hydro plant at 116293 and follow the track back to the start, but it may be easier to keep to the top of the ridge and cross the bridge onto the track at the ridge's end. | Nick Down1 | 27/08/2022 |
| Cruachan Power Station - Dam - Ben Cruachan -Drochard Glas - Stob Diamh - Stob Garbh | JHes | 03/08/2022 |
| Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Daimh, Stob Garbh and Beinn a Bhuiridh. Beautiful sunny day and moderate breeze. Visibility superb- Arran, Jura, Rum, Mull etc. Time taken 7.5 hours including stops for 10.6 miles. | isabelle | 05/06/2022 |
| Ben Cruachan and Stob Daimh. Walkhighlands route | hummusg | 03/06/2022 |
| Traverse from Sron an Isean to Meall nan Each. Fine spring weather. With B and R. | jenx | 22/03/2022 |
| Ben Cruachan 2 Munro, 5 Tops & Beinn a Buiridh | Huwel | 12/09/2021 |
| Solo. | Jonathan Willingham | 26/08/2021 |
| Ben Cruachan loop from power station car park. | LaurieIson21 | 26/07/2021 |
| Falls of Cruchan Station > Cruachan Dam > Bealch an Lochain > Ben Cruachan > Drochaid Ghlas > Stob Diamh > Stob Garbh > Lairig Torran > Beinn a'Bhuiridh > Cruachan Dam > Falls of Cruachan Station. | Winterfloodian | 01/06/2021 |
| Brilliant day out with Brian Smith, part of Ben Cruchan loop. | Kevthecat | 22/10/2020 |
| Picked this up when doing horseshoe loop bagging Munro's | supermario | 22/10/2020 |
| After Cruachan. Met a wood wasp at the top. Geology marvellous in all directions. | iangpark | 31/07/2020 |
| with Iain Cruwys | Topsaswell | 24/07/2020 |
| Roadside parking NN 0809 2669. Fifth of 12 hills to complete the Ben Cruachan massif - 22.6km / 11hrs. Finished the walk at NN 0280 3198 where I'd left my bike earlier in the day. | jonglew | 25/08/2019 |
| Lochawe station - road to Cruachan Reservoir - Meall Cuanail - Stob Dearg - Ben Cruachan - Drochaid Ghlas - Stob Daimh - Sron an Isean - Stob Daimh - Stob Garbh - Beinn a’ Bhuiridh - Cruachan Reservoir - Falls of Cruachan station. | Mark Jackson | 20/08/2019 |
| From Ben Cruachan, and a very short detour from the natural ridge line, before continuing on to Stob Daimh | Isbjorn 3rd Round | 13/05/2019 |
| From Falls of Cruachan, up track to reservoir, round W side of reservoir and up track Bealach an Lochain, up Meall Cuanail and back to Bealach, then up Ben Cruachan (12:25), out along ridge to Stob Dearg and return to Ben Cruachan (13:40) then contuining around horsehoe, over Drochaid Ghlas to Stob Diamh, Stob Diamh descending towards Lairig Torran before cutting off down to path on E Side of reservoir, back to dam and track to Falls of Cruachan | kdbennett | 28/04/2019 |
| Power station, Ben Cruachan, saw Eagle while ascending Drochaid Ghlas, on to Stob Diamh. | Flatfield | 04/09/2018 |
| En-route between the Munros of Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh. Perfect weather conditions. | Windy Corner | 07/05/2017 |
| Revisit for the munro tops, C/W round of meall cuanail, stob dearg, ben cruachan, drochaid ghlas, stob daimh, sron an isean, stob garbh. | robertphillips | 29/04/2017 |
| The Dalmally horseshoe, but with a detour out here from Stob Diamh. Less scrambly than the ridge from Ben Cruachan. | Pete R | 17/09/2016 |
| part of clockwise Cruachan loop | jmmc | 27/06/2016 |
| And 17/01/2022 | chrispine | 05/03/2016 |
| Ben Cruachan and Stob Diamh (including Drochaid Ghlas and Stob Garbh) from A85 with John and Ian. | mproudfoot | 07/11/2015 |
| Weather fair. | MountainMac | 16/10/2015 |
| Cruachan horseshoe with sidebars. | justin999 | 13/08/2015 |
| Self | Highland Days | 21/04/2015 |
| From rail station, a round of Ben Cruachan, Drochaid Ghlas, Stob Diamh, Sron An Isean and Stob Garbh. | rhalstead | 10/09/2014 |
| Cruachan Falls-Meall Cuanail-Ben Cruachan-Stob Dearg (Taynuilt Peak)-Ben Cruachan-Drochaid Ghlas-Stob Diamh-Sron an Isean-Stob Garbh-Beinn a' Bhùiridh-Cruachan Falls | campagvelocet | 10/07/2014 |
| Completed on traverse of Cruachan Horseshoe in snow. Nice summit with good views to Loch Etive and rest of ridge. | quadbarrel | 24/11/2013 |
| Anticlockwise round from Railway carpark. Beinn a' Bhuridh and Stob Damh in thin cloud and cold wind. Rest of the round included both outliers and Meall Cuanail in bright sun and light wind. 7 hours. | alexmaclennan | 22/07/2013 |
| Included in a great round of the horshoe | Roblex | 17/06/2013 |
| Ben Cruachan circuit from A85 | Geoff Briggs | 30/05/2013 |
| on from B.C. descended into coire cruachan after member of party became ill. cant recommend it as an escape route.. | stig_nest | 02/05/2012 |
| See Ben Cruachan | dickscroop | 27/03/2012 |
| SHMC | Grah-tfun | 10/03/2012 |
| Route from Ben Cruachan to Stob Diahn. | smocks and denims | 02/02/2012 |
| 4 of 6: From Stob Diamh. | ChrisR | 31/08/2011 |
| Cruachan Horseshoe with Jim | tcrannoch | 25/06/2011 |
| Clockwise circuit of Cruachan horseshoe in good weather with excellent views. | alistairpooler | 04/05/2011 |
| MK, | HFB | 05/03/2011 |
| Whiteout but certainly the top. | signyred | 22/02/2011 |
| Alone Also with WOC | SheilaS | 27/08/2010 |
| self (Ben Cruachan) | davidsbatty | 15/06/2010 |
| With Clare Sharp as part of Ben Cruachan horseshoe (anti clockwise). Low cloud/ mist, windy. Some snow on ground | alwaysinshorts | 11/04/2009 |
| ran with paul r and peter w | tom smith | 25/06/2008 |