Beinn Eunaich

Beinn Eunaich is a 989-metre Munro and Marilyn in the Scottish Highlands. It stands east of Ben Cruachan, overlooking the northern shore of Loch Awe in Argyll and Bute. The mountain’s Gaelic name means ‘hill of the birds’. Its summit is the highest and easternmost point of a massif that stretches between Loch Etive and Loch Awe. The slopes drop steeply into Glen Strae on the east side and elsewhere are mostly grassy and craggy without large rock faces. The mountain is often climbed together with the nearby Beinn a’ Chochuill, another Munro. Walkers usually start from the bridge over the Allt Mhoille on the B8077 near Castles Farm at the north end of Loch Awe. The route follows the Allt Mhoille valley before climbing steeply up the south-south-west ridge to the top. An alternative links the two Munros by a broad connecting ridge from Beinn a’ Chochuill’s summit. Longer routes from the north via Loch Etive and Glen Kinglass cross open moor and heath and require an overnight stay in the Narrachan bothy. From the summit there are four rocky ridges running roughly west-north-west, north-east, south-east and south-south-west. The west-north-west ridge leads over a bealach to the adjacent Beinn a’ Chochuill. The views extend across Loch Awe to Ben Cruachan and along Glen Strae. The grassy, craggy slopes offer steady scrambling without serious technical climbing. The massif’s isolation and clear ridges make it a quiet but rewarding hill for Munro-baggers.