Bla Bheinn
The Cuillin Munro that stands on its own, straight up from Loch Slapin with the ridge opposite.
Today
good
Good all day: dry, ridge gusts under 25 mph.
08:00 · ridge gusts about 2 mph · dry · summit clear
goodmarginalpoor
Windlightbreezystrongpeak about 10 mph
Why this?
- Best 4 hours08:00–12:00
- Ridge gustsabout 10 mph at 11:00good below 25 · poor from 40
- Raindrygood to 0.2 mm an hour · poor over 1
- Cloud base980 m at 10:00the view needs 928 m clear
- Mountain forecastup to 10 mph on the Munros
Hourly forecast: Met Office model, via Open-Meteo · mountain forecast: MWIS
sunrise 07:51 · sunset 16:24 · gusts to 8 mph · 0.0 mm of rain due
Forecast as of 8 November 2026, 19:54 (Europe/London).
Worth knowing
Rated ridge: the path is clearer than most Cuillin routes, but it is steep, loose and relentless with a short scramble high up, and the summit is a Cuillin summit.
Starts: Loch Slapin car park, B8083 south of Torrin
8.0 km · 930 m of ascent · 5-6 h · mountain ground
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