Fort William and Glen Coe

The Pap

Distance: 6.50 miles
Ascent: 638 metres
Duration: 3 hours 36 minutes

Walk 15: Pap of Glencoe

One side-effect of my coastal walking is that I'm not accustomed to climbing hills. I find it very hard to judge height gained on a walk and consequently spent much of this ascent of the Pap of Glencoe stopping to admire the view.

There was no doubt when we reached the summit. The Pap (Sgorr na Ciche) stands proud of most other hills and commands a wonderful view from its 742m summit cairn. To the north we could easily identify Ben Nevis and Carn Mòr Dearg behind the Mamores; to the south-east were the hills of Glen Coe while Loch Leven led the eye west out to sea with Mull in the distance.

The route is fairly straightforward, although involves a tiny amount of scrambling near the summit.