Bidein a' Chabair
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
- 867.5 m · 2,846 ft
- Prominence
- 553 m
- Grid reference
- NM 88907 93050
- Coordinates
- 56.98035, -5.47552
- County / area
- Highland
- Region
- Mallaig to Fort William
- OS Landranger
- 33 40
- OS Explorer
- 398E
- Summit feature
- small cairn
- Key col
- NM911949 (315 m)
About Bidein a' Chabair
Bidein a' Chabair is a conical peak of 867 m on the Knoydart peninsula in Lochaber, part of the Northwest Highlands on Scotland's west coast. It stands in one of the roughest and least accessible corners of the country, with Fort William the nearest town of any size.
Background written from facts in the Wikipedia article on Bidein a' Chabair (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
- Sunrise
- —
- Sunset
- —
- Daylight
- —
- Civil twilight ends
- —
Computed astronomically for 56.980, -5.476. Plan your finish with the daylight safety planner.
Summit weather live
Loading forecast for the summit (868 m)…
Forecast adjusted to summit altitude. Weather data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0).
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
- 04-Aug-19
- Drop measured from
- NM911949 · 315 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cape Wrath Trail (Fort William → Glenfinnan → Morvich) | 114 km | 1.2 km |
Route lines © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); distance from the summit computed by OpenFell.
Nearest listed peaks
| Peak | Height | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Carn Mor | 830 m | 2.5 km |
| Garbh Chioch Mhor | 1012.9 m | 3.7 km |
| Sgurr na Ciche | 1040.2 m | 3.9 km |
| Garbh Chioch Bheag | 968.3 m | 4.1 km |
| An Stac | 717.8 m | 4.7 km |
| Sgurr nan Coireachan | 956.3 m | 5.2 km |