Beinn Bheag

Rising above the northern shores of Loch Lyon, this modest Grampian peak offers a quiet alternative to its more famous neighbours. It is characterized by grassy, often boggy slopes and a rounded summit that provides a grandstand view across the Glen Lyon hills and towards the massive bulk of Beinn Heasgarnich.

• •The name Beinn Bheag translates from Scottish Gaelic as 'small hill,' likely named in contrast to the nearby 1,078-metre Beinn Heasgarnich which looms to the northwest.
• •From the 616-metre summit, walkers are rewarded with a unique perspective of the Loch Lyon dam and the long, high ridges of Creag Mhor across the water.
• •It is most easily accessed from the Lubreoch road in Glen Lyon, following the Allt Heasgarnich before striking up the pathless, grassy slopes to the top.
• •Naming a 616-metre peak 'the small hill' is a classic piece of Highland understatement, though it certainly feels accurate when standing beneath the thousand-metre giants of the Breadalbane range.