A remote glen with some of the darkest skies within easy reach, limited only by distant Glencoe and Fort William skyglow. The single-track road has very few safe pull-ins, so this needs some planning rather than turning up after dark.
Remote glen with very low light pollution but limited passing places/parking on a single-track road; approximate coords + caution on informal roadside pull-ins after dark.
Informal pull-ins along the single-track Glen Etive road; very limited, do not block passing places.
Glen Etive, near Glencoe boundary
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