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Name:Beinn Bhan
Hill number:783
Height:795.9m / 2611ft
RHB Section:10D: Mallaig to Fort William
County/UA:Highland
Catchment:Lochy
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Corbett, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,C,Y)
Grid ref:NN 14062 85703
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:495m
Col:301m  NN019859  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 34 41
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Observations:large cairn stands by trig point
Survey:Leica RX1250
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Pleasant walk around the Coire, cloud inversion over Loch Arkaig, and over Loch Linnhe. Great views. On descent meet a fair few coming up, glad I got there early. Company: Soloiandesbottes12/11/2023
Loop from Inverskilavulin en route Stront to Ed. Lovely autumn colours. Cold start but sunny and still. Stiffish cold breeze and clag on top - only glimpses of views. My 100th Corbett. Rounsfell25/10/2023
Clockwise route following Walk Highland example from Glen Loy. Solo. NB. Bracken extravaganza on the bottom bit of the way down!! Not able to see feet on path! Above head height. Walking pole needed for bracken thwacking. I hate bracken...DampandDusty01/07/2023
Solo from small car park in Glen Loy by Inverskilavulin Bridge. Took track towards the estate lodge, then headed up grassy track leading to a faint path through the bracken then rough grassy terrain up to the ridge. Tapped the cairn on the West top and the traversed the wide ridge east to the final pull up to the corbett summit. Took some photos then headed down the south shoulder, eventually linking with a path down through the brack to rejoin the grassy track used on the walk-in earlier. Very warm day and the midges were on me if stopping more than 20 seconds - breeze on summit gave some relief on both counts. Total time 2h 59min.mproudfoot10/06/2023
Started from parking on southside of Inverskilavulin Bridge. Clockwise circuit taking in West top and summit. Enroute to SMMC meet at Invergarry.clashcityrocker25/04/2023
Misty on tops, chilly and dam. Had a glimpse of a partial inversion down towards Arkaig which was the highlight. Enjoyed the pleasant flat ridge along the top following the fence posts.TamCollie16/04/2023
From Inverskilavulin Bridge.rhalstead09/10/2022
From Inverskilavulin Bridge to south. Just before buildings at Inverskilavulin, sharp left. Shingle then atv to end of fence with open access badge. Sharp right to unmapped FB NN 1251 8360. Good path (maybe deer trod) through bracken to fence corner NN 129 841 after which path feint at bestcarole engel03/07/2022
Ignore google maps, there's now lots of parking near the bridge. Steep initial climb, then a nice horse shoe ridge walk. Not much way of paths.Jhimmy28/04/2022
Round of Beinn Bhan horseshoe from Inverskilavulin - cold wind but great views.rjf3519/04/2022
With Frances. We drove up Glen Loy and parked across the road from Inverskilavulin Lodges - there was plenty space. Our route was a clockwise high level circuit of Coire Mhuilinn. The climb to the first cairn was hard work as I was recovering from a cold and had not taken much exercise since Lindisfarne. Although we had views on way up, we were in cloud with a cold wind along the top. Old fashioned compass work required to navigate off the summit - powerbank had drained. Did not pick up the path on descent until well down the hill. Good views of Loch Linnhe and up Glen Loy from lower altitude. Briefly caught a sight of an eagle. Corbett no 122 - 100 to go.langskill13/10/2021
15.31 with Alex Cameron & Tony Jenkins. Trig S9706. rain squall on way downvegibagger19/09/2021
Along with Tony and Charles, getting rather soaked on the way back from this very impressive Great Glen hill top.Alex C19/09/2021
From good parking south of the Inverskilavulin new bridge. Directed west of the estate path the path disappears but easy enough, although steep to the cairn. Pleasant summit walk to the high point. Descended into the corrie and then picked up the original route up. With CM.bolton18/09/2021
Solo with Rosie by alternate SMC guidebook route. Decided to ascend from B80004 as rivers in raging spate yesterday. Low cloud from 500m but dry. Straightforward ascent and descent apart from the brash at the roadside.alexmaclennan05/08/2020
Andrew, Gabi, Jan, JaneNHWC15/03/2020
From Glen Loy with JD, DH, PS and DB. Storm force winds and hail.John Lee20/02/2020
With West Brom MC crowd on a windy cold day. My one summit of a poor weather winter week.signyred19/02/2020
tickchazzyboy1912/12/2019
From Inverskilavulin, following tracks along W side of Allt Coire Mhuilinn, round the rim of Coire Mhuilinn to Beinn Bhan W Top, then to the summit, descending S along E side of Allt Coire Mhuilinn, crossing stram just above the houses. With JAS.kdbennett16/11/2019
HardenC19/05/2019
Solo fr Glen Loy, having checked in to excellent Farrow Apt, Corpach, did this in evening. 2h15m. Bitterly cold E wind on top, bits of soft snow, but some great views - blue skies and caps of thin snow on higher hills.NorfolkPT2105/04/2019
Nice day out with Dave. Parked in forest track entrance. Watched the sheep chase the farmer for food on his ATV.mike__riley27/02/2019
Fantastic dey with great visibility to the Nevis arearurquhart29/04/2018
Debs and Talisker, anti-clockwise from Inverskilavulin BridgeMountain Goat25/03/2018
Walk with Richard on way to DMC New year trip in Kintail. Clear and dry day with some snow underfoot. Better than MWIS forecast. Coffee at Costa Fort Will after!amcculloch29/12/2017
75th – With Allan – From Inverskilavulin off B8004. Ascend SW flank directly to summit (trig point) staying on E side of stream. Continue round summit in anticlockwise direction to descend SW flank on W side of stream. Clear, dry day, cool with underlying snow.RGibbs29/12/2017
As far as the ridge with Yeltzbagger who caaried on to the top.Stevie n Tay28/03/2017
Climbed to the long ridge from Glen Loy with Stevie n Tay. She started back while I carried on to the top and caught her up near the bottom.Yeltzbagger28/03/2017
A really enjoyable walk, with almost no bogs and relatively little heather and tussocks. Easy paths get you some of the way up and down the hill, and the going above is easy. The long summit ridge/plateau is wonderful, with easy strolling and huge views.Gill28/10/2016
Sudden tempestuous snow flurry at the trig point. Then the cloud lifted revealing glorious views to the Ben Nevis range. Then a very cold and lost collie dog with minor cuts on its paws appeared, and we led it down the hill. About two thirds of the way down it trotted off. When we got back to the car a note had been left by the local farmer thanking us for rescuing it. He had seen us leading it down the hill with his binoculars.Owen B17/02/2016
Circuit from from Inverskilavulin Bridge. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2015/05/beinn-bhan-and-stob-ghrainain.htmlGayle09/05/2015
A day spent in the mists after driving up with Adam. Snow cover higher up but mainly soft.kenmorti03/04/2015
A clockwise circuit from Inverskilavulin Bridge. With Gavin & Nathan.MorecambeMonkey16/03/2015
A fine clockwise circuit from south. Ridge scoured of recent snow, cornices on ridge and axe needed for descent. An excellent morning.dickscroop03/01/2015
With Liliana sclater31/12/2014
With Nic. Great views of Nevis Range.zoob15/04/2014
quick up and down from Inverskilavlin in Glen LoyNozzer30/03/2014
Veryhappybunny10/09/2013
From Glen Loybowlesy28/04/2013
With SueFrank17/02/2013
beinn bhan and meal a phubuill from glen loy.robertphillips03/11/2012
With Will, Jon, Chris & Craig. Camped at Red Squirrel.Grinner21/10/2012
Solo.Dangerous Dave05/09/2012
with Maddy & PhoebeTeasyChris11/04/2012
Started from Inverskilavulin. Dry sunny day but hazy. Good views of Ben Nevis and Loch Arkaig. With kelly.Victor28/03/2012
Clockwise hill walk. Weather forecast said sun, ha bloody ha. Some nice waterfalls, though.Martin R14/03/2012
Clockwise horseshoe from Inverskilavulin. Fence posts aided route-finding in the mist.davidpettit8402/01/2012
CK SheilaS14/09/2011
ala, clair, iain, richard, ianMunroist393501/03/2011