The simplest ascent starts from Benmore Farm on the A85. Initially one should follow the path leading up Benmore Burn, before leaving this path and heading up the northwest ridge of Ben More. The ridge is unrelentingly steep, rising in about . The north-east ridge may prove a preferable alternative, being craggier and less steep. To reach this the walker should follow the burn of , before striking for the ridge of once clear of the forestry that cloaks the lower slopes of this side of Ben More. This route is around long.