Beinn Bhreac

Overlooking the tiny port of Diabaig, this rugged Wester Ross hill offers a wild, often pathless ascent through rocky outcrops and heather. Reaching the 626-metre summit provides an exceptional perspective over Loch Torridon, with the jagged sandstone profiles of Beinn Alligin and Liathach dominating the eastern skyline.

• •The name comes from the Gaelic Beinn Bhreac, meaning 'speckled hill', which describes the dappled appearance of the slopes where outcrops of grey Lewisian gneiss break through a patchwork of heather and grass.
• •The summit acts as a superb coastal viewpoint, looking directly across the Inner Sound to the jagged profile of the Cuillin on Skye and the long, level spine of the Trotternish Ridge.
• •It is most commonly approached from the road to Diabaig, a route famous for its dramatic hairpins and steep gradients that arguably provide more adrenaline than the hike itself.
• •While it falls short of Graham status, its classification as a Hump (a hill with a Hundred Metre Prominence) ensures it remains a quiet, solitary alternative to the busier Torridon giants to the east.