Sgòrr Dhearg (Beinn a' Bheithir)

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Sgòrr Dhearg is the highest of the two Munros on Beinn a'Bheithir, and is the termination of a gracefully arched ridge from the Top of Sgòrr Bhan. It is a tremendous mountain and looks very fine from the north side of Loch Leven.

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Region: Fort William

Altitude: 1024 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Beinn a'Bheithir ridge from Ballachulish

Other routes and challenges

An excellent alternative start to the route given above is to tackle the NE ridge to Sgòrr Bhan - with some scrambling - before continuing along the ridge to Sgòrr Dhearg. The north ridge gives a more straightforward route - if an easy route through the forest to Meall a' Chaolais is found.

Walker-friendly accommodation in the area

Glencoe Hotels

Glencoe B&B

Glencoe Cottages

Lochaber Hostels

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Sgòrr Bhan



Users' walk reports for Sgòrr Bhan

There are 8811 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Sgòrr Dhearg (Beinn a' Bheithir). They have contributed 104 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report AuthorDate walked LikesHills
  12/6/86  31 M2
  2/10/23  22 M2
  12/2/17  18 M2
  25/2/18  13 M2
  4/10/14  12 M2
  19/4/14  12 M2
  26/9/20  11 M2
  31/3/13  11 M2
  30/7/11  11 M2
  6/9/14  10 M2
  4/6/14  10 M2
  9/6/23  9 M2
  12/11/17  9 M2
  28/12/14  9 M2
  30/11/19  8 M2F2
  16/12/18  8 M2
  6/3/16  8 M2
  9/7/15  8 M2
  21/9/14  8 M2
  7/5/17  7 M6
  10/7/14  7 M2
  25/4/13  7 M6
  25/11/18  6 M9
  13/2/17  6 M2
  29/5/22  5 M2
  4/1/19  5 M2
  2/5/16  5 M3
  27/3/12  5 M2
  19/7/23  4 M2
  29/5/18  4 M2
  6/1/18  4 M2
  26/8/17  4 M9
  11/10/15  4 M2
  4/3/12  4 M2
  24/6/21  3 M2
  6/5/17  3 M1
  13/11/11  3 M2
  19/3/22  2 M2
  16/10/20  2 M2
  31/8/20  2 M2
  2/10/18  2 M2
  17/8/15  2 M2
  17/4/15  2 M4C1
  29/5/14  2 M2
  2/2/13  2 M2
  11/8/12  2 M2
  3/6/12  2 M2
  28/3/12  2 M2
  2/3/12  2 M2
  14/1/12  2 M2
  23/8/11  2 M2
  24/7/11  2 M2
  2/6/21  1 M2
  21/6/18  1 M2
  8/6/18  1 M2
  28/12/17  1 M2
  19/10/16  1 M2
  13/10/16  1 M2
  24/10/15  1 M2
  13/9/15  1 M2
  12/4/15  1 M2
  31/5/14  1 M2
  6/6/13  1 M2
  1/12/12  1 M2
  21/10/12  1 M2
  3/6/12  1 M2
  23/7/11  1 M1
  30/10/10  1 M2
  13/4/10  1 M2
  19/6/09  1 M2
  30/6/18  0 M2
  6/6/17  0 M2
  25/3/17  0 M2
  28/10/16  0 M2
  20/8/16  0 M2
  5/3/16  0 M2
  13/8/15  0 M2
  16/8/14  0 M2
  7/9/13  0 M2
  6/10/12  0 M2
  26/8/12  0 M2
  14/7/12  0 M2
  30/6/12  0 M2
  14/5/12  0 M5
  18/3/12  0 M2
  13/11/11  0 M2
  19/8/11  0 M2
  13/7/11  0 M2
  20/6/11  0 M2
  4/6/11  0 M2
  11/5/11  0 M2
  30/4/11  0 M2
  21/4/11  0 M2
  10/4/11  0 M2
  8/1/11  0 M2
  10/11/10  0 M2
  30/10/10  0 M2
  10/10/10  0 M2
  27/8/10  0 M2
  5/7/10  0 M2
  19/6/10  0 M2
  13/2/10  0 M2
  11/2/10  0 M2
  29/3/98  0 M2

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