Beinn an Òir

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Beinn an Òir is the highest of the Paps of Jura. These punishing cones of scree are amongst the finest viewpoints in Scotland.

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Region: Islay, Jura and Colonsay

Altitude: 785 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Beinn an Òir via Loch an t-Siob

The Paps of Jura

Other routes and challenges

Beinn an Òir can be climbed as part of the classic round of the three Paps of Jura - a very demanding route with rugged terrain and steep scree.

It can also be climbed singly, which still involves an extremely boggy approach, but uses a natural ramp across the east side to avoid the worst of the screes.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)


Beinn an Òir



Users' walk reports for Beinn an Òir

There are 952 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Beinn an Òir. They have contributed 23 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
  9/8/17  19 C1F2
  6/7/18  16 C1
  28/3/19  15 M1C4F1S5
  29/4/23  13 C1F2
  12/3/23  13 C1F2S1
  31/10/15  12 C1F2
  16/6/13  12 C1F2
  23/4/16  11 C1F2S1
  26/6/24  10 C1F2
  12/7/16  9 C1F2
  19/6/10  8 C1F2
  13/5/16  7 C1F2S2
  28/4/22  6 C1F2
  6/8/15  6 C1F1
  26/6/19  5 C1
  15/9/19  4 C2F2S2
  30/6/14  4 C1
  15/9/20  3 C1
  12/9/12  3 C1F2
  11/4/09  3 C1
  21/6/13  2 C1F2
  27/10/12  2 C1
  9/5/16  1 C1F1

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