Luinne Bheinn

Luinne Bheinn, at 939 metres, is one of the remote Knoydart Munros, less celebrated than nearby Ladhar Bheinn but still offering a superlative and challenging mountain walk on rough, rocky summits packed with character, with cracking views particularly northwards over Barrisdale Bay and Loch Hourn.

The route starts from Inverie, reached by ferry from Mallaig, following a track past the Brocket Memorial up Gleann an Dubh-Lochain — a long walk with little height gained initially — before climbing towards Mam Barrisdale. Near the highest point of this pass, a vague path heads uphill, following an intermittent line of old iron fence posts across soggy ground before climbing directly up grass-covered slopes to level ground south of Bachd Mhic an Tosaich. From here, a path continues onto Luinne Bheinn's northern shoulder to the summit — the mountain has two, or by some accounts three, summits of near-identical height, with the true high point typically marked as the middle or western cairn.

From the summit, the ridge continues over a subsidiary eastern top before dropping to a flatter area around 850 metres; the route then turns south-west off any path, descending wet, grassy, occasionally steep ground to pick up old iron fence posts at the Bealach a' Choire Odhair. A path continues along the wide, undulating ridgeline, bypassing the minor summits of Meall Coire na Gaoithe'n Ear and Druim Leac a' Shith, with superb views of craggy Ben Aden and along Loch Quoich, before a further descent to the Bealach Ile Coire and the climb up Meall Buidhe, the second Munro of the day.

The combined round taking in both Luinne Bheinn and Meall Buidhe from Inverie is typically eight to ten hours; many extend the expedition further to include Ladhar Bheinn as the celebrated "Knoydart Three," usually requiring an overnight stay given the distances involved.

The initial ascent to the ridge is steep and pathless, often with high bracken in summer, and the ridge terrain throughout is rough and rocky — full navigation skills are essential given the remote nature of this whole area and the featureless, complex terrain around several of the bealachs.

There is no vehicle access; the ferry from Mallaig serves Inverie, with no public transport beyond the village itself.