Beinn Odhar Bheag

About Beinn Odhar Bheag

Beinn Odhar Bheag stands south of Glenfinnan in Moidart, Lochaber, rising directly above the western shore of Loch Shiel. It shares the title of highest point in Moidart with Rois-bheinn, the two summits being of equal elevation.

The going is rough: bogs are common on the lower slopes and there are few paths to the top. Recorded here at 883.3 m, it is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.

Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Odhar Bheag (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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Civil twilight ends

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Computed astronomically for 56.842, -5.532. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.

Finding the summit

The recorded summit point is small cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.

Survey method

obvious summit/Leica RX1250

Record revised

22-Feb-20

Drop measured from

NM859812 · 108 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 Odhar Bheag 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

2 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.

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