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One of Beinn Sgulaird's rocky tops seen along its ridge, pink boulders in front and far hills under a clear sky.
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Beinn Sgulaird

A Munro of 937 metres, number 237 of the 282.

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The hill

Beinn Sgulaird stands over Glen Creran in Appin, in Argyll and Bute.

Forestry and Land Scotland, which keeps the forest at its foot, calls it the solitary Munro, an impressive hill that dominates the glen.

Solitary is fair. Its nearest Munro, Beinn Fhionnlaidh, is more than five kilometres away to the north-east, and Ben Starav is about eight to the east.

You don't have to climb it to enjoy it, either: from the higher points of the forest's Pine Marten Trail you can see right across to the hill.

Starts from
Forestry and Land Scotland's Glen Creran car park, a popular place to start the climb.
The way up
Take the route from a route description and the map before you go.
Coming down
A walker spent a winter night out on this hill after a steep descent went wrong, with no phone signal. Mountaineering Scotland carries the account, and its first lesson: research any likely descent route fully.
Summit
Grid reference NN 053 460
Car park
Forestry and Land Scotland's free car park is at the end of the public road up Glen Creran, off the A828 at Creagan. The nearest postcode is PA38 4BJ.
Toilets and food
None at the car park. The nearest public toilets, shop and café are at Port Appin.
On the hill today
1° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 937 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 13 mph, gusting 26
Rain, about 5 mm
Light from 7.54am to 6.18pm, ten hours

Sat 17Clear−1° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 15
Sun 18Mostly clear−2° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 15
Mon 19Cloudy−3° to 6° on top · 6 mph, gusts 15

A weather model's forecast for the height of the summit, not a report from the hill. Read the mountain forecast the evening before: West Highlands forecast, Beinn Sgulaird, Scottish Avalanche Information Service.

October2026

MTWTFSS

Going another day?

Choose the day you mean to climb.Near or far: the light you will have, and what the summit is likely to be doing.

Photographs by James Caven, Łukasz “BAG THIS WAY” Borkowski, Rachel Wojcik and Bi Bik, via Google

This walk is tough, remote and exposed and is suitable for experienced hillwalkers only.Forestry and Land Scotland, which keeps the Glen Creran car park
Before you go

Carry

  • A paper map and a compass, and the skill to use them
  • Waterproofs, warm layers, hat and gloves
  • Food and drink
  • A head torch, a whistle and a first aid kit
  • A survival bag
  • Boots with a good grip

Under snow and ice this is a different day, with short light and the risk of avalanche. It needs an ice axe, crampons, winter boots and the skill to use them.

If something goes wrong

  • Dial 999, ask for the police, then mountain rescue
  • Give a six-figure grid reference: the summit is NN 053 460
  • Say how many are hurt, how many are with you, and your number
  • Register to text 999 before the day: text the word register to 999

The summit is optional. Turning back is the right decision whenever the cloud, the wind or the light say so.

How to call for help in the hills · Safety and skills for the hills · ThinkWINTER

From our readers

Nobody has written from Beinn Sgulaird yet. If you were up, yours would be the first.

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For the route itself, take the map and read these.

Sleep and eat at its foot

Next along: Beinn Fhionnlaidh, Ben Starav, Sgurr na h-Ulaidh, Beinn a' Bheithir - Sgorr Dhonuill. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are Forestry and Land Scotland's and Mountaineering Scotland's; the forecasts are the Mountain Weather Information Service's, the Met Office's and the Scottish Avalanche Information Service's. Height and position from The Database of British and Irish Hills, v18.3, adapted, CC BY 4.0. This page is not a route description and does not replace a map.