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The whole hill, a lone dark cone with pale scree patches, above a grey lochan under heavy cloud, seen from a grassy slope with stones in the foreground.
Ben Nevis, the Mamores and the Grey Corries

Binnein Beag

A Munro of 943 metres, number 228 of the 282.

On the hill todayI was up today
The hill

Binnein Beag is one of the Mamores, the range that rises between upper Glen Nevis and Kinlochleven.

It stands beside its taller partner, Binnein Mor, which is less than two kilometres away to the south-west and nearly 190 metres higher. Sgurr Eilde Mor is about two kilometres off on the other side, to the south-east.

The land
Jahama Highland Estates runs a Mamore Estate from Kinlochleven.
Deer stalking
The first three weeks of October are the busiest of the stag stalking season, and Mountaineering Scotland gives hind stalking as 21 October to 15 February. Jahama Highland Estates offers stalking on its estates from August to mid December, with hinds from about mid October. Pay close attention to signs and follow reasonable advice from land managers.
Summit
Grid reference NN 221 677
Glen Nevis car park
The Highland Council's car park at the Glen Nevis road end had 18 spaces at the council's 2024 count. In May 2026 the council approved pay and display there, hoping to begin in June or July 2026, so expect to pay. Overnight parking, from 10pm to 8am, is to be barred.
Kinlochleven car park
The Kinlochleven Community Trust runs the Grey Mares Car Park, which charges for cars. Its toilets near the Business Park are open day and night.
Bus and toilets
Shiel Buses' routes 44 and 144 run between Fort William and Kinlochleven, and its route 41 stops at the Glen Nevis Youth Hostel, lower down the glen than the road end. Check the times with the operator. There are composting toilets at the Lower Falls car park, also lower down the glen.
On the hill today
1° to 4°Drizzle on the summit, 943 m. Feels like −3° in the wind.

West wind to 11 mph, gusting 23
Rain, about 5 mm
Light from 7.53am to 6.16pm, ten hours

Sat 17Mostly clear−3° to 4° on top · 5 mph, gusts 14
Sun 18Mostly clear−3° to 4° on top · 7 mph, gusts 13
Mon 19Cloudy−5° to 6° on top · 4 mph, gusts 9

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, Binnein Beag, Lochaber avalanche forecast.

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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.

Looking down on the hill's cone and its lochan from a stony shoulder on a clear summer day, with a long high range across the glen behind.

Photographs by James Montgomerie and John Irvine, via Google

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 221 677
  • 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

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Next along: Binnein Mor, Sgurr Eilde Mor, Na Gruagaichean, An Gearanach. Checked on 10 October 2026. The facts on this page are the Highland Council's, the Kinlochleven Community Trust's, Jahama Highland Estates', Mountaineering Scotland's and Shiel Buses'; 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.