Name:Belig
Hill number:1266
Height:701.6m / 2302ft
County/UA:Highland
Topographical area:SK02 Blabheinn-belig
SMC/RHB section:17B: Minginish and the Cuillin Hills
Island:Skye
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Simm, Graham, Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,Sim,G,Y)
Grid ref:NG 54400 24039
Summit feature:end of ruined wall 9m SW of cairn
Drop:246.5m
Col:455.1m  NG 5395 2371  
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Survey:Abney level/Leica RX1250
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 293 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
1h 35m up fr road, through deep heather w/ bog between, followed by an excellent ridge. Hot and sunny, slightly hazy in the distance.NorfolkPT2106/09/2024
From the small parking area immediately SW of the bridge over the Abhainn Ceann Loch Ainort (NG 5379 2652). Straight up the northern spur, and on to Garbh-bheinn.jonglew05/09/2023
Great round from Slapin on a warm sunny day. Nice scramble up multiple slabs and buttresses from col to SW.davechaffey22/06/2023
Circuit from main road. 1 of 3thekirkie pirate30/05/2023
With Garbh-bheinn anti-clockwise from Northprwild24/05/2023
Round of Garbh Bheinn and Belig from the north.douglas_easton23/09/2022
Anti-clockwise route of Garbh-bheinn and Belig with John. Started from large lay-by at the Eas a' Bhradain waterfall. No visibility and very wet rock above 600m made for an more exciting round than it otherwise might have been. Descent down from summit of Garbh-bheinn was not obvious in the clag, but we got down with great care. Descent off Belig involved some scree-ing. Total time: 4h 54minmproudfoot19/06/2022
see log Garbh-bheinncarole engel01/06/2022
Starting from the layby on the A87 at the head of Loch Ainort, ascended Garbh Bheinn via its North Ridge. Return via the North East Ridge and over Belig.geoffh1220/06/2021
Horseshoe of Belig and Garbh-bheinn from the Eas a' Bhradain car parkdavidpettit8415/08/2020
Good descent from Garbh Beinn then what proved to be a straightforward ascent from the col. Down north ridge towards Glas Beinn Mhor. Solo.bolton01/10/2019
sologarbo110325/06/2019
Alone, staying at Glen Brittle campsite.Grinner25/05/2019
Another swelteringly hot day.dal30/06/2018
After Garbh-bheinn. Sublime day, with sun and cloud inversion. However on Bealach na Beiste I was in the cloud and unable to see the route up. Looks like I did the hard route and it was very scrambly and rocky, not as easy as some route guide seem to suggest. Descent was on on horrible scree as I bypassed the crags on the north. Too exhausted for Glas Bhienn Mhor - somewhat dehydrated despite lots of water.Jhimmy03/06/2018
A fine round of Sgurr nan Each; Garbh Bheinn and Belig. Only problems on descent from Sgurr nan Each when I got on wrong line by-passing pinnacles but sorted it out. Everything else straightforward. Another fine day.dickscroop02/06/2018
Round of Garbh-Bheinn, Belig and Glas Bheinn Mhor frim road bend in unbroken sunshine. Up west ridge, steep with some mobile scree. Down N ridge to about 550m then dropped down steep grass towards GBM col.Topographer5726/05/2018
Navigation exercise and slog to summit. No views low cloud and drizzle. Lovely. Company: Soloiandesbottes07/05/2018
CK SheilaS08/04/2018
with Matt & LunaBigNick01/04/2018
G and A with Janetarthurwhittaker23/09/2017
Circuit from head of Loch Ainort over Belig and Garbh-bheinnrjf3525/07/2017
Done with GHC in lovely warm weather. Great views, great hill.Play2End02/06/2017
With Rob Wight on an enjoyable clear Garbh Bhein and Belig traverse. Some easy scrambling on both ascents.6 hours.alexmaclennan23/05/2017
Last Graham, Corbett and Munro: ascended Belig via SE ridge; Garbh Bheinn via Bealach na Beiste and Bla Bheinn via Clach Glas. Fantastic day in the Cuillin Hills with Alasdair Raffe and Ewan Lyons (thanks to Ewan for leading the tricky sections)raffemeister07/05/2017
2 of 3: From Glas Bheinn Mhor.ChrisR13/02/2017
My plan was to climb Belig and Garbh bheinn from A87. Weather was fair but cloud lingered. Off to bad start, left my phone in bunkhouse complete with route. I set off on track alongside the burn, thin to nonexistent and walking was tedious. There is some grade 2-3 scrambling on ridge, but I could not remember where or whether I should avoid it on scree to left or right. I foolishly headed into broken ground at the start of the ridge and found myself on exposed and difficult ground. I carefully extracted myself from my difficult position and headed back down the ridge. I had been spooked and was initially for abandoning the hill. But after lying in sun for a bit and eating some lunch I turned round and started back uphill towards a col on Belig s north ridge. I took it very slowly on scree and steep grass, but got there. From ridge it was simple walk albeit slowly to top. Selfie time. I then returned the way I had come. rough heather back towards the burn was very rough and unpleasant.langskill28/08/2016
On a Garbh-bheinn, Belig, Glas Bheinn Mhor day from the Loch Ainort side. From Garbh-bheinn on the way down to Bealach na Beiste I decided against the obvious gully as a way up and made a way up through bluffs and boulders on the breast SE of the gully. Never any problem, but it was a relief to finish up on a nice SW arete (easy, grassy) high up. I decided on the N ridge for descent, a delight and easy underfoot, though it had to be turned at a steep rough (rock?) section by going into upper Coire Choinnich. This led nicely to the foot of Glas Bheinn Mhor S ridge. More marvelous views; lots of good arctic moths on Belig and Garbh-bheinn, too, in the sunshine.pwheeler14/06/2016
Galltywenallt27/06/2015
Parking off main road at minor rd 542268. Nice view of pod of Minke whale. Use small burn opposite to make way onto hill, aiming for col between Belig and Glas Bheinn Mhor. Rough going to 200m then eases up. Took the NE ridge of Belig to gain summit with superb views in great weather. Down the NNW ridge to 500m then cut back into corrie and along wall to summit of second Marilyn. Grand half day trip.nordicstar11/06/2015
Before the traverseconanharrod05/05/2015
NG558278 Field access from A87, Glas Bheinn Mhòr, Snow climb up corrie to Belig, Belach na Beiste, Descend and cross Eas a' Chait/Allt Coire ná Selig, Druim Eadar Dà Choire to 489m spot height, 323m col, Marsco, Descend fence line from NG512249, Allt Màm a' Phobuill, Allt Coire nam Bruadaran, CP NG534267. Fellwanderers Easter TourEdgemaster02/04/2015
selfdavidsbatty11/06/2014
JACKdonmeister27/04/2014
Solo, from Luib. Traverse over GBM and Belig to Loch Slapin, back via BnC. Atrocious weather but great little mountain.amswanston12/11/2012
garbh bheinn and belig from bend in road A87.robertphillips13/07/2012
From Loch AinortBLACKHILL07/10/2011
Week in Skye with Clare College RockclimbingMark Jackson05/07/2011
from lay-by near waterfall. with Mark, Ken. Fabulous day for October. Temp in 20s, clear skies, a welcome breeze higher up. Entertaining scrambles around Garbh Bheinn summit and down to Bealach a Beiste. Then onto Belig,niallp09/10/2010
Climbed after Garbh-bheinn.Man of Kernow109/10/2010
neil hutton25/05/2009
AloneSpudGunn22/05/2009
600th MarilynCampbell Singer01/05/2006
Solo.Dangerous Dave08/07/2005
R with Rup terrible weather Richard Tait02/06/2005
Selffergie22/05/2005
Solo HFB07/08/2003
P Eas a'Bhradain, up Druim Eadar Da Choire to Garbh Bheinn, then Belig. F went back down to car, I went over Glas-Bheinn Mor and down to path over north shoulder.agentmancuso09/07/2003
on to Garbh-bheinnJim T30/05/2003
MC JC DB KH. From Loch Slapin. Nice ridge narrowing to top. Continuation on to Garbh bheinn with descent down scree gulley into corrie. Good round. 4h.Martin6603/05/2003