📌 Glen Loy, Highland
★★★
Beinn Bhàn (white hill) is a mostly grassy Corbett, just on the northwest side of the Great Glen cleft near Fort William. In a region boasting numerous hills, it’s perhaps a bit neglected – after all, there are several higher and more dramatic alternatives locally – but may be a good option if the surrounding Munros are in the clouds. The summit area is a horseshoe-shaped plateau which offers superb views of the north face of Ben Nevis, Corpach Moss, Loch Lochy and Loch Arkaig, as well as sporting some attractive rocky outcrops on its northern slopes. The level, grassy turf also makes for easy walking – in direct contrast to the steep lower slopes, which are a real trial in late summer when bracken can reach head height (as we can attest!).
📷 Chronological photo guide
Inverskilavulin 
Path through bracken on the lower slopes 
Ben Nevis & Aonach Mòr fromthe ascent 
Druim Fada from the ascent 
Coire Mhuilinn 
Coire Mhuilinn 
Looking west up Glen Loy & Glen Mallie 
Ben Nevis from the west end of Beinn Bhàn’s summit plateau 
Beinn Bhàn summit plateau 
Coire Dubh 
Loch Arkaig 
Coire Dubh 
Beinn Bhàn summit 
Loch Lochy from the summit 
Looking back to the west side of the hill 
Ben Nevis from the descent 
Druim Fada from the descent 
Waterfall on the Allt Coire Mhuilinn 
Descent towards Inverskilavulin 
The path becomes very overgrown lower down 
Allt Coire Mhuilinn
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Inverskilavulin Bridge, minor road through Glen Loy 3 mi west of Gairlochy
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 126831
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.901495,-5.079054
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 8 km / 5 mi | ▲ 770 m | ⌛ 4-4.5 hr
Features: △ Beinn Bhàn (796 m, Corbett)
⬤ Tough | Faint paths only on the lower slopes, which can be overgrown with head-high bracken in late summer. Mostly pathless higher up with steep ascent and descent, but with easy going on the summit plateau.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – west bank of Allt Coire Mhuilinn – Beinn Bhàn west tops – Beinn Bhàn east top (summit) – descend southern slopes – cross Allt Coire Mhuilinn at 🧭 NN 125836 – start by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep & lambs, golden plover, a mouse, newts, possibly a lizard.
Weather: Sunny intervals with temperature in high teens at the car park. Welcome breeze on the summit plateau.
July 2021
