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Name: | Beinn Bheag |
Hill number: | 4036 |
Height: | 653m / 2142ft |
Parent (Ma): | 266 Beinn Bhreac-liath |
RHB Section: | 03C: Glen Etive to Glen Lochy |
County/UA: | Stirling, Argyll and Bute |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Awe, Tay |
Watershed: | Firth of Tay, Mull of Kintyre to Rattray Head, Ardnamurchan Point to Lowestoft, Cardiff to Cape Wrath, Dover to Cape Wrath, Lowestoft to Duncansby Head, Land's End to John o' Groats, Greater Loch Linnhe, The Lizard to Dunnet Head |
Class: | Simm, Graham Top (Tu,Sim,GT) |
Grid ref: | NN 31610 32483 |
Summit feature: | cairn |
Drop: | 86m |
Col: | 567m NN307327 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 50 (1:25k) 377E |
Observations: | outcrop 75m NE at NN 31663 32540 is 1m lower |
Survey: | Abney level |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 65 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all) | By | Date of Ascent |
Quick up and down from the layby and gate to NE. | PGCE | 23/03/2024 |
Big CP at NN329330 (beside stone tower). S on A82 for a few meters then steeply up between two sheets of corrugated iron, then some barriers to negotiate. Horrendous veg, planting divots and saplings for first 100m up, an exercise in sweating buckets on a freezing Winter day (best going is rubbing L shoulder against fence). When the veg gets easy enough not to need an FP, a faint intermittent FP appears – most of the way to the top. | Isbjorn | 13/01/2024 |
From layby to NE (NN 3227 3373). Steeply straight up. On to Beinn Bhreac-liath, and straight down; gets a bit messy at the bottom. | jonglew | 09/11/2023 |
As others, from layby to the NE, through gate and up NE shoulder to the summit. Widely spaced new tree planting on the lower part of the hill. | LizH | 11/04/2023 |
From layby on A82. | colazione | 22/11/2022 |
Straight up and down from the A82 car park to the NE. | summitter | 16/11/2022 |
From layby and gate at 323337, steeply up at first and then follow the old fence line to the top. Felt much longer than the 1.7k, this being my 3rd hill of the day. | NormanW | 16/07/2022 |
from Tyndrum campsite. With B, B and R. | jenx | 20/09/2021 |
The ascent of Corbetts Beinn Udlaidh and Beinn Bhreac-liath up from Glen Orchy Farm and down to Invergaunan. Also visiting Meall Garbh and Beinn Bheag. 23km with 1320m ascent in 7h 40m. (S) | silveracorn_alan | 31/05/2021 |
Parked in layby near gate to rough track at 323337. Followed line of Sron Garbh and old fence to summit. A smashing little viewpoint. | Nick Down1 | 06/12/2020 |
14 miles 3421ft walk, start at By-The-Way Tyndrum, follow West Highland Way to top of hill and cross A82 road, up fence line to Beinn Bheag, Beinn Bhreac-liath and Beinn Udlaidh, down to Coire Sheileach and track down through forest to A82 follow road back to Tyndrum. | stephenbuda | 24/08/2020 |
Walked up from A82 up Sron Gharbh to the top before heading over to Beinn Bhreac-liath. | Fellhugger | 19/11/2019 |
Tyndrum - Beinn Bheag - Beinn Bhreac-liath - Beinn Udlaidh - Arinabea - Tyndrum. | Mark Jackson | 17/08/2019 |
parked at large area across from edge of forest to the NE, deer fence has small opening to it here, then followed stream then fence to the top. | robertphillips | 01/07/2018 |
Drove out from Oban looking for a short day in poorish weather and what I knew would be deepish soft snow Followed forest edge then fence line from ENE. Old fence is the one that goes to top, other passes to west. IO think tyhe first top is the real summit but pressed on another 100 metres or so to a second contender. | dickscroop | 19/02/2018 |
From ENE - good parking | jimbloomer | 02/05/2017 |
Starting from By The Way Hostel & Campsite, Tyndrum. Approached through plantation near junction of A82 & A85. Bagged on way to Beinn Bhreac-liath. Undulating uneven ground made easier by knee deep fresh snow | mntainman | 30/01/2015 |
From ENE, intermittent path follows burn, parking E side of road just to N | RHW | 25/08/2013 |
Dalmally to Tyndrum - final top of the day. | Smudge | 24/03/2012 |
Easy going above track from A82. On to Beinn Bhreac-liath. | campagvelocet | 13/07/2011 |
Poor weather in Glencoe, so this. High cloud, mild, dry, good views now. | iangalbraith | 23/09/2006 |
Simon Winton | 15/01/2024 | |
iainwalton | 04/09/2023 | |
PeterAH | 11/04/2023 | |
chrispine | 07/03/2023 | |
Alan Whatley | 11/03/2022 | |
Alan Moore | 18/01/2022 | |
andrew brown | 29/05/2021 | |
richtea5040 | 10/05/2021 | |
carole engel | 06/10/2020 | |
alda | 23/08/2020 | |
Tony S | 17/02/2019 | |
hill walker | 02/12/2018 | |
Fife Walking | 01/07/2018 | |
David Bell | 25/02/2018 | |
Lindsay M | 17/08/2017 | |
Rod M | 17/08/2017 | |
BaggerGutt | 23/06/2017 | |
interloper | 14/02/2017 | |
Fletch | 14/02/2017 | |
mae | 05/09/2016 | |
Laurel | 03/04/2016 | |
Rowan | 03/04/2016 | |
neilsan | 10/11/2014 | |
Dave Geere | 09/09/2014 | |
Gavin Theobald | 14/01/2012 | |
Steve Q | 06/11/2011 | |
Kevin29035 | 10/02/2011 | |
alda | 10/03/2010 | |
salen | 07/02/2010 |