Beinn Odhar
3 classifications here — Marilyn, HuMP and Simm — belong to lists OpenFell holds only part of, so they have no list page. See how far the coverage goes.
- Height
- 900.8 m · 2,955 ft
- Prominence
- 457 m
- Grid reference
- NN 33738 33876
- Coordinates
- 56.46765, -4.70046
- County / area
- Argyll and Bute/Stirling
- OS Landranger
- 50
- OS Explorer
- 377E
- Summit feature
- cairn
- Key col
- NN350331 (444 m)
About Beinn Odhar
Beinn Odhar marks the northern edge of the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, standing four kilometres north of Tyndrum and well seen from the village, with which it has long associations.
The hill straddles the boundary between the Argyll and Bute and Stirling council areas, and lies within the Auch and Invermeran estate. At 900.8 m it is a Corbett, Marilyn, HuMP and Simm.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Beinn Odhar (CC BY-SA 4.0). Heights, prominence and grid references come from the Database of British & Irish Hills, not from Wikipedia.
Access rights here
Yes Right to roam: Statutory right of responsible access to most land and inland water.
Yes Wild camping: Wild camping is broadly lawful under the 2003 Act.
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 56.468, -4.700. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (901 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
Finding the summit
The recorded summit point is cairn. On broad or flat summits the obvious cairn is not always the true high point.
- Survey method
- Leica RX1250
- Record revised
- 04-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NN350331 · 444 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.
Long-distance paths past this hill
One waymarked long-distance route runs within 2.5 km of the summit — useful if you are linking this hill into a longer walk, or want a made path for the approach.
| Route | Total length | From summit |
|---|---|---|
| West Highland Way | 153 km | 1 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Beinn Chaorach | 818 m | 2.4 km |
| Beinn a' Chaisteil | 886 m | 2.7 km |
| Beinn Bhreac-liath | 802 m | 3.4 km |
| Cam Chreag | 883.6 m | 3.9 km |
| Beinn Dorain | 1076 m | 4.1 km |
| Beinn nam Fuaran | 806 m | 4.9 km |