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Rising between a wide, dreary spruce wood in the north and the remote top end of Glen Nevis to the south, the Grey Corries are slightly awkward to get at. This adds a certain solitude to their other excellent qualities. To make things even more strenuous, you really want all of this ridge, from Sgurr Choinnich Beag in the west right along to Stob Coire na Ceannain. So make an expedition of them, using handy bothies to the east and south. Make it more than an expedition by adding Ben Nevis, Carn Mor Dearg, and both of the Aonachs – a big hill day that even so is just the first half of the ultimate in such things: Tranter’s Walk around the Nevis Watershed.

Summit summary: Grey Corries

Though overshadowed by its big neighbours to the west, the ridge’s main mountain, Stob Coire Claurigh, is actually Scotland’s 15th-highest mountain (1177m/3862ft). Route 15 follows the entire main ridge westwards; Routes 16–18 join that ridgeline from the north. The routes are described, and measured, to the summit of Stob Coire Claurigh and timings are up only.