Walk h133 Coire Gabhail a.k.a. The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe from The Pass of Glencoe

This 5 mile, Grade 3 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at The Pass of Glencoe & will take about 3 hrs to complete.

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Vital Statistics:

Length:5mls (8km)
Ascent:1,004ft (306m)
Time:3hrs
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Route outline for walk h133:

The Pass of Glencoe  -  Allt Corrie Gabhail  -  Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)  -  The Pass of Glencoe

Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:

Coire Gabhail, aka The Lost Valley, is a hidden valley that is the supposed cattle hiding place for the MacDonalds of Glen Coe, who escaped the 1692 Massacre of Glencoe by the Earl of Argyll's Regiment of Foot. This walk can be tough if you are not used to it but the dramatic landscape is well worth the effort.

Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:

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Corbetts
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Grahams
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Murdos
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Donalds
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Marilyns
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Bridgets


You can find this walk and other nearby walks on these unique Interactive Walk Planning Maps:

(worth a look if you're new to go4awalk.com & have never seen one of these before.)


1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):

OS Explorer 384 Glen Coe


1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):

OS Landranger 41 Ben Nevis, Fort William & Glen Coe



Some Photos and Pictures from Walk h133 Coire Gabhail a.k.a. The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe from The Pass of Glencoe

In no particular order . . .

Bidean Nam Bian from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Bidean Nam Bian from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Photo: Jacques Duijn (9)

Beinn Fhada (Stob Coire Sgreamhach) from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Beinn Fhada (Stob Coire Sgreamhach) from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Photo: Jacques Duijn (7)

*Beinn Fhada (Stob Coire Sgreamhach) (left), Stob Coire Sgreamhach (centre left), Bidean Nam Bian (centre right) and Gearr Aonach (right) from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Photo: Jacques Duijn (4)

Buachaille Etive Mor (left) and Beinn a' Chrulaiste (right) from the A82

Buachaille Etive Mor (left) and Beinn a' Chrulaiste (right) from the A82

Photo: Debra Smith (1)

Stob Coire Sgreamhach from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Stob Coire Sgreamhach from Coire Gabhail (The 'Lost Valley' of Glen Coe)

Photo: Jacques Duijn (8)

The  Lost Valley , tucked away between Aonach Dubh and Gearr Aonach (2 of the 3 sisters of Glen Coe)

The Lost Valley , tucked away between Aonach Dubh and Gearr Aonach (2 of the 3 sisters of Glen Coe)

Photo: Peter Royle (2)


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To steep and difficult descent, trusting ourselves, we wound from crag to crag, where passage could be won - William Wordsworth: 1770-1850
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