Walk: Beinn Lora of Lorn – inland island

📌 Benderloch, Argyll & Bute
★★★★

Beinn Lora is the partly forested hill rising above Benderloch, well seen from Connel to the south. The summit panorama is a watery one owing to the maze of sea lochs on three sides: Loch Creran, Loch Etive, the Lynn of Lorn and Ardmucknish Bay give this walk an island feel even though it’s on the Argyll mainland. Excellent paths cover the steep lower slopes, with two superb viewpoints at Creag an Èig and Eagle’s Eyrie which would make great objectives in themselves for a shorter route. These surfaced walkways give a false sense of security if you’re aiming for the very top though; the path abruptly transitions to a rough and soggy one for the swamp-like final approach to the trig point. Waterproof boots strongly advised!

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish at Beinn Lora car park, A828 on south side of Benderloch

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NM 905381

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.488223,-5.403918

🚌 Bus to Benderloch

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 7 km / 4 mi | ▲ 360 m | ⌛ 2.5 hr

Features: 📷 Creag an Èig viewpoint; 📷 Eagle’s Eyrie viewpoint; △ Beinn Lora (308 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn)

⬤ Moderate | Excellent paths (though very steep at times) to within 0.5 mi of summit, including both lower viewpoints. Final section is on a soggy hill path, including one seriously boggy section.

➡️ Irregular walk shape: start – Creag an Èig viewpoint (involves short detour) – Eagle’s Eyrie viewpoint (involves short detour) – Beinn Lora – return to path junction at 🧭 NM 907379 – start via northern loop

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Bird of prey screeching at the bottom, sheep near the summit, crows. Annoying flies.

Weather: Sunshine occasionally breaking through a cloud sheet, light winds.

June 2021