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Name: | Ben Hiant |
Hill number: | 1341 |
Height: | 528m / 1732ft |
RHB Section: | 18A: Moidart and Ardnamurchan |
County/UA: | Highland |
Catchment: | Sunart, Catchment Boundaries |
Watershed: | Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Highland Five, Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,5,HF,Y) |
Grid ref: | NM 53769 63255 |
Summit feature: | cairn by trig point |
Drop: | 463m |
Col: | 65m NM691658 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 47 (1:25k) 390W |
Observations: | cairn is 3m S of trig point |
Survey: | obvious summit |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 232 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
With Lesley. From road hp, great views except a brief squall arriving as we reached top. | Nick Canute | 06/01/2024 |
From top of road to NE. Good track all the way to the summit. With Jill. | Dangerous Dave | 31/07/2023 |
With L - From HP of road. Lovely walk with amazing views. A great hill. | Janet M | 09/07/2023 |
Clear path up from road. Not wet due to very dry weather. Great views over Ardnamurchan and surroundings. Hot day. | PiranhaFish | 05/06/2023 |
From road. 
1 of 2 | thekirkie pirate | 28/03/2023 |
A quick out & back from the parking area at the high point of the road. Tremendous viewpoint, a fine hill. On own. | MorecambeMonkey | 15/09/2022 |
Up the path from the northeast. Damp, but good views. | davidpettit84 | 31/05/2022 |
Standard route. | Peterb | 18/07/2021 |
From CP at high point of road. Great little hill this one | Crib Goch | 02/07/2021 |
Snipes displaying n way up from road. Loads of skylarks calling. Wonderful views to sea. | SpudGunn | 14/05/2021 |
Easy jog up Ben Hiant. The path opposite the car parking area is marked with a low cairn. | liam_na_mara | 01/05/2021 |
LS | john steel | 16/04/2021 |
Superb little mountain this one. Straight up and down from the parking area on the road with a visit to Bourblaige later | Wayne Mac | 30/10/2020 |
With rob. Followed steep motorway of tracks to summit. Windy and sharp showers | alexmaclennan | 03/09/2020 |
From parking at high point of B8007 (NM551641), then along track from roadside all the way to summit, returning same way. With JAS. | kdbennett | 17/11/2019 |
A hill of character - summit in mist today. Ascent via path from CP by B8007 to NE. With Bolton. | ger | 22/10/2019 |
Parked at wind turbine entrance. Good path to summit but drizzle and wind meant little was seen in the 2 hour return with Ger. | bolton | 22/10/2019 |
During a solo week in Ardgour & Sunart. From high point of road where there is plenty of room to park. A cairn marks the start of a good, if boggy, path which winds its way up to the summit cone. Followed the path round the seaward side of the hill for the easy final ascent for a superlative view. Typical of an isolated hill near the coast. Enjoyed absolute silence for quite a while on the summit apart from the chugging engine of a fishing boat in the Sound Of Mull & three stags taking it turns to bellow, one of which seemed to be on Mull. Descended over the various bumps rather than the path. Great wee hill. | NotReallyABagger | 04/10/2019 |
With Yeltzbagger. Stevie n Tay stopped half way up. Beautiful weather. | ketzster | 31/03/2019 |
With ketzster. Stevie n Tay climbed part of the way. Beautiful day. | Yeltzbagger | 31/03/2019 |
Great clear day. | kojak | 24/11/2018 |
From road high point as others up the path. Good views, strong wind and short shower. | N.Morters | 11/10/2018 |
From the high point of the road to the East up the well trodden path which gave some shelter from the blustery wind. What a super little hill this is. | NormanW | 29/09/2018 |
1 of 5: From B8007 HP on E.side. | ChrisR | 20/08/2018 |
Me and sue | Tonyandsue | 05/08/2018 |
JEB, RIB | HFB | 19/07/2018 |
From the top of the pass. Pushed it as my Dad was waiting in the car. Good path to the top marked by trig and cairn. Incredible views from the summit to the islands. Up and down in 1 hour 4 minutes. | isabelle | 02/07/2018 |
With John. Amazing views. Breezy. Met nice dog in car park. | Veryhappybunny | 02/04/2018 |
last of the day from quarry entrance, good path all the way to the top, great late afternoon views. | robertphillips | 24/02/2018 |
with I Robertson | davidsbatty | 05/05/2017 |
From the view point on the road dropped into the bay past the Neolithic tomb and early Christian cross. Along the coast to a fence, then up to gate near the abandoned village. Ascended grassy slopes in mist, then down the normal route to return via the road in the rain. With Pete Jill and Wendy. | mindlessflogger | 19/02/2017 |
With Karen Smith and Steve Cuddy. Great view on a sunny day. | tallblond | 04/08/2016 |
With Iain P on a wet day from high point on the pass. Very easy path. Up and down in 1 hr 40 mins. | Phreerunner | 03/08/2016 |
tick | chazzyboy19 | 16/06/2016 |
Hot, sunny, calm and good views. | iangalbraith | 24/05/2016 |
It stands alone - majestic and a joy to climb. Short grass makes the going easy slowly winding up the rough ridge tracks that lead to the summit. The last ascent looks improbable (cliffs to the NE) but the track sneaks round the other side for an easy ascent. The summit does not disappoint either 360 degree views - a place to linger and enjoy. | briandavies | 24/04/2016 |
Heather | garbo1103 | 09/06/2015 |
with Dom Bull | LizzieG | 06/04/2015 |
With Wooly. | Richard Lawrenc | 25/05/2014 |
2nd visit. This time with Rick & Jen (post party) from NE. Much better approach than previous route from NW. | Smudge | 13/10/2013 |
Another fine sunny day. With Jen and Smudge. From road col under great post Corbett completion skies. Superb viewpoint. | nordicstar | 13/10/2013 |
In mist but a great walk. | KevPalmer | 16/07/2013 |
It was so windy we were nearly forced to abort this easy summit. At the top we found shelter and enjoyed the wonderful seascape. Cold and windy enough for even the Scots to complain. | pwheeler | 23/05/2013 |
Climbed from north, after Beinn nan Losgann. A smashing hill. | Chris Peart | 09/05/2013 |
Michael, Helen, Ruth, Tim | Blisco | 30/12/2012 |
Solo. Date approx. | The Captain | 02/07/2012 |
Walked around shore from Camas nan Geall and ascended from shore just before McLean's Nose (two otters spotted playing around here). Had to dodge some stalkers on the descent, giving a longer walk-out as a result. | lolsmit | 19/10/2011 |
petey | 24/07/2011 | |
Spectacular summit bivvy. | ARM | 12/07/2011 |
Did it in about an hour (21 mins down from top to car) | assynt_bob | 17/04/2011 |