Number 99 of 282 by height · Northwest Highlands
Beinn Fhada
A' Bheinn Fhada
3,385 ft (1,032 m)
Facts
- Grid reference
- NH 018 192
- Latitude, longitude
- 57.22102, -5.28351
- Area
- Northwest Highlands
The walk up
No route line yet: the mapped paths near the summit do not join up with a car park. See Getting there below for the nearest place to park.
Summit conditions
From Sunday 1 November, 17:07. Not live.
- Weather
- Fair
- Temperature
- 34°F (1°C)
- Wind chill
- 30°F (−1°C)
- Wind
- 4 mph (6 km/h) from the northwest
- Cloud cover
- 24%
- Rain or snow, next hour
- None
- Freezing level, rough estimate
- 3,891 ft (1,186 m)
- Sunrise, sunset
- 07:31, 16:37
Getting there
By car
Car park with no name on the map. Free to park. The nearest public car park to the summit, 3.4 mi (5.5 km) away in a straight line. Not necessarily the usual start.
Driving directions to the Beinn Fhada car park57.23518,-5.37049
By train
Nearest station: Stromeferry, 11 mi (17 km) from the car park. Too far to walk in from.
By bus
Nearest bus stop on the map: Ault Na Chruinn, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the car park. Check the times first: many Highland buses run only a few times a day.
Near the start
- Hostel: Kintail Outdoor Centre by the start
- Campsite: Morvich Club Campsite 0.4 mi (0.6 km)
- Place to eat: The Pitstop at Kintail 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
- Shop: Kintail Crafts 1.5 mi (2.4 km)
From OpenStreetMap. Places close or change hours, especially in winter, so check before you rely on one.
Public transport directionsBus and train times on Traveline Scotland
About Beinn Fhada
- In Gaelic
- A' Bheinn Fhada
- Means
- Long mountain
Beinn Fhada, also called Ben Attow, rises south-east of Morvich above Gleann Lichd. Some guidebook writers have called it boring, but it has two remarkable features. The broad upland of the Plaide Mhor, crossed on the way to the summit, has a Cairngorm character. On the south-west flank, the great slope failure above Gleann Lichd runs for nearly 2 miles, with trenches up to half a mile long.
The ridge from the north-west is craggy and undulating, crossing Sgurr a' Choire Ghairbh before turning east over the Plaide Mhor. Sgurr a' Dubh Doire and Meall an Fhuarain Mhoir are its listed Tops.
The hill rises 2,123 ft (647 m) above the col that links it to higher ground. Its nearest higher Munro is Sgurr Fhuaran, 3.0 miles away, with A' Ghlas-bheinn 2.5 miles off, and a trig point marks the summit.
Tops on Beinn Fhada
2 lower summits in the Munro tables, not counted as separate Munros. Keen baggers tick these too.
| Top | Height | From the summit |
|---|---|---|
| Sgurr a' Dubh DoireNH 034 185 | 3,156 ft (962 m) | 1.1 mi (1.8 km) |
| Meall an Fhuarain MhoirNG 999 196 | 3,133 ft (955 m) | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
Through the year
Hours of daylight on Beinn Fhada in the middle of each month. The shorter the day, the earlier you need to start.
Stag stalking season, 1 July to 20 October. On many estates, walkers are asked to keep to set routes on stalking days: check the Scottish Outdoor Access Code site's Heading for the Scottish Hills service before you go.
Nearest Munros
| Munro | Height | Straight-line distance |
|---|---|---|
| A' Ghlas-bheinn | 3,012 ft (918 m) | 2.5 mi (4.0 km) |
| Saileag | 3,136 ft (956 m) | 2.7 mi (4.4 km) |
| Sgurr Fhuaran | 3,507 ft (1,069 m) | 3.0 mi (4.8 km) |
Common questions about Beinn Fhada
- How high is Beinn Fhada?
- Beinn Fhada is 3,385 ft (1,032 m), number 99 of the 282 Munros by height, in the Northwest Highlands.
- How long does it take to climb Beinn Fhada?
- We do not have a mapped route up Beinn Fhada yet, because the paths near the summit are not joined up on the map. Plan it with a proper map and allow a long day.
- Where do you park for Beinn Fhada?
- The nearest public car park to the summit is a car park with no name on the map. It is free to park.
- Can you climb Beinn Fhada without a car?
- The nearest railway station is Stromeferry, 11 mi (17 km) from the start, and the nearest bus stop on the map is Ault Na Chruinn, 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from the start. Highland trains and buses are few, so check times on Traveline Scotland before you go.
- What does Beinn Fhada mean?
- In Gaelic it is A' Bheinn Fhada. It is usually translated as "long mountain".
- When is the best time to climb Beinn Fhada?
- Daylight runs from about 18 hours in mid June to 7 hours in mid December, so summer gives the most time. From 1 July to 20 October it is the stag stalking season, when some estates ask walkers to keep to set routes. In winter, snow and ice turn most Munros into mountaineering terrain.
A guide only. Mountain conditions change fast: carry a map and compass and know how to use them, and read the mountain forecast for the Northwest Highlands before you go.
Questions
Where can I get a proper mountain forecast?
Read the Mountain Weather Information Service forecast for the Northwest Highlands, written by forecasters for walkers and climbers. In winter, also read the Scottish Avalanche Information Service report for the area.
Where does the summit weather come from?
From MET Norway's forecast model, fetched for every Munro once an hour at the summit's own height. It is computer output for one point, not a forecast written for mountains, so treat it as a guide. The past hours are what the forecast said at the time. Wind chill, the freezing level and sunrise and sunset are worked out by this site from those figures; the freezing level assumes temperature drops steadily with height, so it can be well out when cold air sits in the glens.
Where do the car parks and bus stops come from?
From OpenStreetMap. Distances are straight lines, not the way you would walk or drive. A bus stop on the map says nothing about how often a bus calls: many Highland buses run a few times a day, some only on school days or by booking, so check Traveline Scotland first. The map cannot tell whether a car park is on a public road, so a remote one may only be reachable on foot or by train.
Where do the Gaelic names and stories come from?
From the hill's article on English Wikipedia and its Wikidata entry, put into a few words of our own. Meanings and pronunciations are only given where the article states them; many Gaelic hill names are old and their meaning is uncertain. Read the full article.
Where do the height and grid reference come from?
From the Database of British and Irish Hills, the surveyed list most baggers use. Beinn Fhada is hill 823 there.
Sources: Database of British and Irish Hills (CC BY 4.0), OpenStreetMap (ODbL), MET Norway (CC BY 4.0), Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Wikidata, Copernicus elevation data, Sentinel-2 cloudless imagery by EOX. All credits and licences.