Devil's Staircase
Loop from Cnoc nam Bocan · Scotland, United Kingdom
Community route · Hiking · Saved 29 Sept 2026
Devil's Staircase is a 6.2 km hike loop from Cnoc nam Bocan in Scotland, with 408m of climbing and an effort score of 10.
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Terrain & grades
55% at ≤15% gradeThis loop packs 66m of climb per kilometre, which makes it a hilly endurance profile. 55% of the measured line is at 15% grade or less (slope only, not surface or technicality). The hardest kilometre is around km 3, gaining about 176m. Total route distance is 6.2 km.
Snow & conditions
Snow not assessedCurrent snow evidence is not available for this route. Missing data does not establish snow-free conditions.
Route sections
Moderate effort, about 3h 06m moving time as the Planner estimated it when the route was saved, for 408m of climbing. Expect 24% steep-grade exposure.
Fuel & gear
Plan roughly 15 small fuel units, then adjust for weather, aid, and personal effort.
Surface
Surface classes from OpenStreetMap, matched to the line (61% matched). Ways without a surface tag are classed by their road type, so this is an estimate.
Path difficulty, as tagged in OpenStreetMap
- T1 hiking: 146 m
- T2 mountain hiking: 20 m
- T3 demanding mountain hiking: 811 m
Hardest tagged grade: T3 demanding mountain hiking, first from km 2.7 for 811 m.
No difficulty tag on 5.2 km of path or track: unknown, not easy.
The SAC hiking scale mappers give each path. It is not a check of exposure, the weather or snow on the day.
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