Ben Lui

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Ben Lui is a graceful peak, considered by many people to be the finest mountain in the Southern Highlands. It offers its best side towards Dalrigh, and approaches from this side can involve a scramble round either rim of its northeastern corrie, but it is more usually climbed from Glen Lochay, a much shorter route.

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Region: Argyll

Altitude: 1130 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Ben Lui and Beinn a' Chlèibh from Glen Lochay

Other routes and challenges

The route above is direct and offers the easy inclusion of Beinn a' Chlèibh, but the longer approach up Glen Cononish from Dalrigh reveals the finest aspect of the mountain - the two peaks towering above Coire Gaothach. A dip on the ridge enclosing the right side can be gained from the corrie and offers a scrambling route to Ben Lui.

Climbing all four Munros of the group offers a long but manageable day, usually done as a traverse from Dalrigh to Glen Lochay.

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Ben Lui

There are 12782 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Ben Lui. They have contributed 133 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	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Perfect winter walking - Ben Lui Round	Alteknacker	27/2/16	36	M4
Tyndrum 4	Broggy1	25/7/14	34	M4
Tackling the Tyndrum 4	algorhythm	20/9/14	19	M4
Ben Lui 4 - Worth The Wait!	roscoT	25/3/17	17	M4
Ben Lui Central Gully on a Perfect Day....	wilkiemurray	19/3/16	17	M2
Weasel Screws Up - A Salutory Tale	weaselmaster	17/1/16	16	M2
Fifers take a long overdue bath on Ben Lui	cmarcol	25/7/14	16	M2
Louie Louie (Lui Lui)	weaselmaster	29/1/23	12	M2F3
Ben Lui, plus Donald Duck's other three Munro nephews	bobble_hat_kenny	26/5/12	11	M4
Thigh-high mudboots and a police escort home!!	pollyh33	28/6/11	11	M2
Two self arrests on the Cruachan 4	Pointless Parasite	29/3/18	10	M7F1
Ben lui - find the car park and your half way there	Bean	22/6/17	10	M2
Brilliant Ben Lui and Cracking Cruachan	jupe1407	28/6/14	10	M6
4 on 4 - Lucky Lui at last!	Jaxter	7/5/16	9	M4
Inversion frenzy on Ben Lui Four from Dalrigh	2manyYorkies	2/10/15	9	M4
Majestic BEN LUI (Bike and Hike adventure)	Bod	14/9/13	9	M3
The path-loser, guiding sheep and the Tyndrum Four	zatapathique	18/6/16	8	M4
Ben Lui & Beinn a Chleibh - 2nd attempt	EmmaKTunskeen	6/7/19	7	M2
Oh Brother ! Lui, Lui, Lui	naepace	25/5/17	7	M2
The Tyndrum Four	ScottyBoy76	16/5/21	6	M4
Leisurely Lui Legstretch	basscadet	24/8/13	6	M4
Unfinished Business	Jock McJock	27/7/11	6	M4
Ben Lui floating in the clouds. - winter	davgil	28/1/11	6	M2
Unexpected Munros in bagging area - Lui 4	denfinella	8/5/17	5	M4
Lui, Lui, Lui, Lui....... Do ya, do ya, do ya, do ya......??	Graeme D	8/11/14	5	M2
South-west Highland wind, rain and sunshine - Part 2	simon-b	16/8/14	5	M14
Ben Lui & Beinn a' Chleibh	Petr Dakota	28/4/14	5	M2
Spectres and sniffles: The Ben Lui 4 with a cold	SMRussell	12/10/13	5	M4
Chleibh to Dubhchraig circuit	skuk007	2/7/11	5	M4
Winter highs on Ben Lui and Beinn a' Chlèibh	BeinnStob	3/3/24	4	M2
Not one for your trail shoes.	johnscot55	23/6/19	4	M2
Ben Lui by the east ridge	garethbagger	20/4/19	4	M1
Winter on the Ben Lui Two	andygunn23	17/3/19	4	M2
A few days in and around Glencoe	MountainMiscreant	26/8/17	4	M9
Overcoming obstacles to reach the Queen of Mountains	dogplodder	25/5/17	4	M2
Perfect Day on Ben Lui & Beinn a' Chleibh	Keefers	20/1/17	4	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh - A webteam walk for charity	Chris Mac	16/9/16	4	M2
The Ben Lui Quartet, a wee Jazz solo	GillC	24/8/14	4	M4
Going 4 gold	tomyboy73	5/8/12	4	M4
Light show on Ben Lui	Gavin99	6/11/11	4	M2
Georgia on my mind	HalfManHalfTitanium	14/8/08	4	M4
Twin Peaks	Preslav	20/3/24	3	M2
Grand mountains on a not-so-grand day	Jbaillieuk	23/4/23	3	M2
Tyndrum 4 - Trials and Tribulations	Quicken	25/7/21	3	M4
If it wasnae for ma wellies	ArgyllGoSlow	8/7/17	3	M2
Lost on Lui - the Tyndrum 4	Jaxter	14/10/15	3	M2
Ben Lui 4	jamesb63	23/6/15	3	M4
Ben Lui Central Gully (ish)	gman	21/3/15	3	M1
Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chleibh - return to the hills	mrssanta	10/5/10	3	M2
Ben Lui via Central Gully	yokehead	23/3/09	3	M1
Tyndrum hills traverse	SteadyAway	31/7/24	2	M4
Disappointed on Ben Lui	johnbythell	10/8/23	2	M4
Tyndrum 4 by train: a big day out	FearCearc	2/5/23	2	M4
Ben Lui	grantus	29/8/20	2	M3
Tyndrum 4, Midges and Sunburn	watman90	6/7/19	2	M4
Weasels and the Mountain of Peril	weaselmaster	9/9/18	2	M7
Ben Lui, the Muddy 1/2 Century and...Springburn?	Craiging619	11/8/18	2	M2
Climbing through the clouds on Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chleibh	LailaQuiche	21/7/18	2	M2
Munros One Hundred and Sixty One to Sixty Four	Chris Henshall	27/5/18	2	M4
Ben Lui circuit	The_Greenman2000	6/10/17	2	M4
Scorching day for Ben Lui from Dalrigh (A82/Tyndrum)	jwramsay	7/5/17	2	M2
Ben Lui (Beinn Laoigh) & Beinn Chleibh	Bmg99	5/5/17	2	M2
Weasel's Revenge on Beinn Laoigh	weaselmaster	20/8/16	2	M4
A long but very rewarding bagging session.	martin.h	19/7/16	2	M4
Sunny Day on Ben Lui	withypitts	2/6/16	2	M1
Lost on Lui Part II: Outstanding on Oss	Jaxter	19/10/15	2	M3
Stunning Solo Saturday Summits: Ben Lui & Beinn a'Cleibh	lindseym	18/4/15	2	M2
Calves and Kreels and How to avoid the deep bogs	ngm1scot	5/7/14	2	M2
Skiing Wi Nae Ski's on Ben Lui 4	mr_ash_37	19/4/14	2	M4
For anyone missing the snow	soapy27	27/2/13	2	M2
CRAZY DAY ON BEN LUI	nbrannigan	18/12/12	2	M1
Gods own country - Beinn Laoigh is A Chleibh	Collaciotach	29/4/12	2	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	David Lyall	29/4/12	2	M2
Ben Laoigh and a'Chleibh	soulminer	15/1/12	2	M2
TRIPLE my tally with the Ben Lui Foresome	Rossco	2/7/11	2	M4
Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	steven65	16/6/11	2	M2
Ben Lui Group of 4	Woodsy Boy	22/4/11	2	M4
Lui, a Chleib, Oss, Dubhchraig from Dalrigh along Cononish	rockhopper	25/9/10	2	M4
[VIDEO] Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chlèibh	davidandthedrone	23/4/22	1	M2
Mud n midges on Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	Sspaterson	28/6/21	1	M2
Four Munros ... and a Bog!	m0ns00n	19/9/20	1	M4
Ben Lui and Beinn a Chleibh	PaulAgnew	25/7/20	1	M2
Answering the call of Brother Louie	BlackPanther	12/5/19	1	M2
Ben Lui second time around	maxie23	20/8/18	1	M2
Ben Lui and that other one.	teaandpies	24/7/17	1	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn a Chleibh - The wobbly "bridge"	ChrisH	20/7/16	1	M2
WoW - Ben Lui, Beinn a'Chleibh and Ben Oss	Steven001	19/4/16	1	M3
Slip Slide and Sting	dektasker	21/6/15	1	M2
Huey, Dubhy, Lui - and the Hudson.	JimboJim	24/9/14	1	M3
Ben Lui (My nemesis) and his brothers	J888ohn	21/6/14	1	M4
Ben Lui and The Don.	JimboJim	18/4/14	1	M2
coire gaothach circuit	dunrig	12/10/13	1	M1
Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chleibh from the Cononnish	constantG	31/7/13	1	M2
Ben Lui - bogs and snow	weaselmaster	11/11/12	1	M2
Two river crossings, a train, the "BOG" & 2 Munro's	davedanson28	20/10/12	1	M2
Ben Lui - the assault course	howzat	22/9/12	1	M2
Bog Standard	Fudgie	21/9/12	1	M2
Ben Lui	Driftwood	28/5/12	1	M2
Ben Lui Rosie the dugs first munro	peter@caltonathletic	12/5/12	1	M1
Banging out the The Ben Lui Four in the Snow...	andrewdoggett	14/4/12	1	M4
Gooey, Lui and the Views	nobabody	20/3/12	1	M2
Lui Laoigh, Ben Laoigh Lui	PeteR	26/6/11	1	M2
Beinn a'Chleibh and Ben Lui	dalmallywalker	5/12/10	1	M2
BenLui V's Meall Nan Gabhar	davetherave	5/6/10	1	M4C1F1
Dalrigh to Glen lochy,4 munro's	Alan S	1/8/09	1	M4
Ben Lui & Beinn a Chleibh	munrowalker	11/7/09	1	M2
Garbh Bheinn / Ben Lui	dav2930	27/1/19	0	M1C1
Clocks 'n' walks	weedavie	12/6/18	0	M4
Ben Lui	U059361	30/5/18	0	M2
Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chleibh	scotdavid63	24/8/15	0	M2
Alls well that ends well Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	ancancha	5/7/14	0	M2
M#11-12 Ben Lui and Beinn a'Chleibh	littlebob	2/5/14	0	M2
backlog of walks, from years ago...	stevemaxwellimp	1/7/13	0	M3
Ben Lui	Jan Vi0la	1/7/13	0	M2
A Lui To Catch A Chleibh	old danensian	25/5/13	0	M2
Ben Lui Rosie the dugs first munro	peter@caltonathletic	12/5/12	0	M1
Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	xpfloyd	11/2/12	0	M2
Ben Lui 1st and last	skyedave	15/12/11	0	M1
Ben Lui, the last Munro in 2011	JonAksel	13/11/11	0	M2
Ben Lui, Beinn a Chleibh	blanchie	28/8/11	0	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn a' Chleibh	kw1980	27/8/11	0	M2
4 blokes 3 dogs and one Remedial	Jabber	9/8/11	0	M2
Ben lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	Kenny Monaghan	6/8/11	0	M2
Beinn Laoigh (Ben Lui) & Beinn a' Chleibh	Stuart Blakeley	30/4/11	0	M2
Ben Lui - Snow at the summit - ice-cream at the bottom	snowdonia7	23/4/11	0	M3
Next4th	adamski	2/9/10	0	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn A' Chleibh	Bob Sacamano	25/8/10	0	M2
Ben Lui & Beinn a'Chleibh	Huck Finn	26/6/10	0	M2
Ben Lui - Epic failure but bagged at the 2nd attempt	jwramsay	26/6/10	0	M2
Ben Lui and Beinn a Chleibh with a broken heel !!	gammy leg walker	9/5/10	0	M2
Big Ben Lui	David.Ferguson	7/3/10	0	M2
Ben Lui - with drips, trickles and streams	old danensian	7/7/09	0	M3
Ben Lui	Wanderlust	20/2/09	0	M1

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