Beinn Narnain

About Beinn Narnain

Beinn Narnain, near Arrochar, takes its name from 'hill of notches', a description of the broken profile it presents. It is a Munro of 927 metres and one of the group informally called the Arrochar Alps.

Ascents usually begin at Succoth at the head of Loch Long. The most-used line goes straight up the hillside beside a row of concrete blocks - originally supports for a cable railway built during the water diversions of the Loch Sloy hydro-electric scheme. Where the path meets a level track, the continuation is up exposed rock directly opposite, which looks more like a stream bed than a path. Beyond the last blocks the route follows the craggy south ridge, with several mild scrambling sections along the way.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Narnain (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.

Access rights here

General position for Scotland — local byelaws, seasonal restrictions and closures can override it. Full details: access rights in Scotland ·check another location.

Daylight at this summit today

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Computed astronomically for 56.221, -4.789. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is rock outcrop by trig point. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

obvious summit/Leica RX1250

Record revised

05-Feb-23

Drop measured from

NN261071 · 637 m

Survey notes are field observations recorded in the Database of British & Irish Hills (v18.3, CC BY 4.0) by the hill-surveying community.

Reaching Beinn Narnain by train

One National Rail station sits within 8 km of the summit — close enough to make a car-free day of it. Distances are straight lines, not walking routes.

Each station page lists every hill in its reach, long-distance paths from the door and a live-times link — see all stations with hills in reach. Station positions from NaPTAN (OGL v3.0).

Get food nearby

3 places to eat or drink within 10 km of the summit, rated under the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (Scotland runs its own Food Hygiene Information Scheme, a pass/fail equivalent).

Classifications and ratings are the local authority's own and can be coarse — this is a lead, not a guarantee of opening hours or that food is served to non-residents. Follow a name through to the official rating page to check, and confirm before you rely on it.

Food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland (Open Government Licence v3.0). Distances and directions computed by OpenFell from the summit.

Nearest listed peaks