Ben Tee, Kilfinnan

Summary

Ben Tee is a prominent Corbett, easily visible from many points along the Great Glen and Glen Garry. It makes a very fine and wide ranging viewpoint.

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Grade

Bog Factor

3.5/5

Rating

Terrain

A fairly short and straightforward hillwalk. The middle section across the moorland can be very boggy.

Hillwalking in Winter

Please note that hillwalking when there is snow lying requires an ice-axe, crampons and the knowledge, experience and skill to use them correctly. All route descriptions and difficulties given here are for summer conditions. See our Winter Skills page for basic information on the essential skills, techniques and knowledge needed for winter hillwalking.

Getting there

Start

Kilfinnan Farm.

Public Transport

No buses to Kilfinnan. Nearest bus stop on the A82 at Laggan Locks, 2km from start.

Start Grid Ref

NN278958

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Walk Statistics

Distance: 10km / 6.25 miles
Time (summer conditions): 4 - 6 hours
Ascent: 920m (Profile)

Summits Climbed

Corbett: Ben Tee

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Walk Description

User reports (12)

Stage 1

There is a car park at Kilfinnan, the section just off the road with wooden fencing (works depot behind it) is available to walkers during the hydro construction project. The walk begins up the hillside behind the fenced depot area behind the parking and just east of the burn. Head behind the depot fencing and follow a steep path which climbs the hill whilst heading diagonally right; after a short distance it bends back left and heads straight uphill. A flatter seaction is followed by a very steep climb. This can be ascended directly, but if the bracken is high or you want a gentler climb follow the old path diagonally right and then left to reach the top of the steep rise you were avoiding. From here, there is a good view back along Loch Lochy to Ben Nevis.

Stage 2

Follow the now clearer path which contours the slopes high above the Kilfinnan Burn and its wooded gorge. There are a number of sheep paths, keep to the higher main route which leads through the heather to an open gateway in a fence. The very boggy path now heads directly across the moorland towards Ben Hee's east ridge.

Stage 3

Cross a very boggy area and pass a post and tiny cairn marking the start of the steeper climb up the east ridge Higher up there are magnificent views up the Great Glen to Loch Ness, and over Loch Garry to the north with the peaks of Kintail and Affric beyond. Continue west up the ill-defined ridge, which becomes drier and gives easier going higher up, with rocky outcrops.

Stage 4

A false summit is reached, with the true summit of Ben Tee at a cairn couple of hundred metres beyond. At 901 metres this is a Corbett, and its isolated position with few hills to the east or north makes it a fine viewpoint; only to the southwest do the higher Loch Lochy Munro's interrupt the panorama, which covers the whole length of the Great Glen from Ben Nevis to Loch Ness, as well as a huge arc of steep mountains to the west and north.

Stage 5

The return is by the outward route with good views of the Great Glen below.

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