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Buttressing the northern end of the Black Mount and offering expansive views over the tundra of Rannoch Moor, Creise and Meall a’ Bhuirdh are a manageable pair for a short-ish day, and easy to access from the Glen Coe ski centre. From the sprawling bulk of Meall a’ Bhuiridh to the more sculpted form of Creise, they may lack the star quality of neighbours in Glen Coe, but these big Munros – both over 1100m – have plenty of drama, and if it's winter you're after then they provide a good chance of finding white stuff to play on in a low-snow spell. When it's wintry the connecting ridge between the two peaks is not without challenge, and would be a good warm-up for anyone looking to progress to sterner mountaineering ridges.

6.59 miles, 10.60 km, 1,110m ascent, 4:30 – 6 hours. Fort William

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In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

I'm slightly surprised at your comment that there is no easy way to make a circular route of these two peaks. I'm sure that when I did these hills, I continued north from Creise to Stob a' Ghlas Choire and descended down Sron na Creise, followed by a bit of a trudge back to the ski centre. I don't recall the crossing of the Allt Cam Ghlinne being an issue, although I'm sure it would be a difficult crossing in spate. This was a summer outing, and I would not like to comment on the viability in winter. 

In reply to Harry Jarvis:

It's nice to do it as a circuit via one of the scrambles on Sron na Creise. Can be extremely boggy across the moor to get to it

In reply to Harry Jarvis:

The circuit's good, prob better in winter and in ascent from the moor onto Creise. But it's definitely not the easy option compared to the out-and-back. It's either scrambling or scree to descend off Stob a' Ghlas Choire, not necessarily easy route finding from above, or hugely viable in winter conditions for non-mountaineers. 

In reply to Dan Bailey - UKHillwalking.com:

I've done an anticlockwise circuit of these two hills via the Sron a couple of dozen times in both summer and winter. Last month me and a couple of pals went clockwise (a first for me, primarily for bail out options due to the forecast high winds). Aye you're bang on the money Dan, without prior knowledge finding a safe way down the Sron in winter could prove difficult.