Pap of Glencoe

Infobox Mountain
Name = Pap of Glencoe "or" Sgurr na Cìche
Photo = Pap_of_glencoe.jpg
Caption = The Pap, seen from across Loch Leven
Elevation = 742 m (2434 ft)
Location = Glen Coe, Scotland
Range =
Prominence = 156 m
Coordinates =
Topographic
OS "Landranger" 41
Type =
First ascent =
Easiest route =
Grid_ref_UK = NN125594
Listing = Graham, Marilyn
Translation = Rocky peak of the breast
Language = Gaelic
Pronunciation = skur na kixʲə

The Pap of Glencoe (Scottish Gaelic: "Sgurr na Cìche") is a mountain on the northern side of Glen Coe, in the Highlands of Scotland. It lies at the western end of the Aonach Eagach ridge, directly above the point where the River Coe enters Loch Leven.

The Pap has a distinctive conical shape particularly when viewed from the west, and forms part of the "classic" view of the entrance to Glen Coe.

The simplest route of ascent starts from the unclassified road between Glencoe village and the Clachaig Inn. A pebble path leaves the road about 1 km west of the youth hostel, and passes a white house on the left, reaching the bealach between the Pap and Sgor nam Fiannaidh, from where the Pap may be climbed. The final stretch up to the bealach forms a pathway by small gully; this section is often extremely muddy and boggy. The final hundred metres of ascent require some easy scrambling, and care is needed under winter conditions.

The Pap may also be climbed from the Kinlochleven side, though this is far less common. It will also naturally be climbed as the final (or first) peak of the full traverse of the Aonach Eagach.

References

*Milne, Rob, & Hamish Brown (eds), "The Corbetts & Other Scottish Hills", Scottish Mountaineering Club Hillwalkers' Guide (The Scottish Mountaineering Trust, 2002). ISBN 0-907521-71-1