#86 of 300 · Glen Coe
Lost Valley (Coire Gabhail)
United KingdomHighland (Scotland)
United KingdomA short, rough climb from the Glen Coe road through a boulder-choked wooded gorge into Coire Gabhail, a flat-floored hidden valley beneath Bidean nam Bian where the MacDonalds are said to have hidden stolen cattle.
- Distance
- 4.5 km
- Out and back
- Ascent
- 350 m
- High point 400 m
- Time
- 2 h 30 min
- Day hike
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Sustained climbing or a long day, no exposure.
- Best months
- Apr–Oct
- When the route is usually in condition
- Start
- Three Sisters car park (A82)
- Glen Coe
Route
- Three Sisters car park
- Coire Gabhail (Lost Valley)
- back the same way
Wildlife along the route
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