Beinn Eighe
📍 Scotland , Highland · Nearest city: Ullapool (38 km)
14 XC score / 100 · takeoff at 840 m · 📍 View on map
Coordinates and external links
57.57830, -5.40320Takeoff orientations
Green = good orientation · Yellow = possible · Gray = not suitable
Why this site has thermal potential
| Factor | Value | Interpretation |
|---|---|---|
| Hotspot density (5 km) | 0 | Low |
| Avg thermal probability | 0.00 | Based on thousands of aggregated IGC flights |
| Solar orientation | 0.45 | Slope faces south in northern hemisphere |
| Own flight history | 0.00 | Thermals detected in platform IGC tracks |
Takeoff description
Although the walk from the parking area to the usual take off area is short, there’s no denying it is rather brutal, requiring 2500ft of ascent in 2.4km! The path is well marked and leads up past the plantation into Coire an Laoigh. Once in the coire proper the way up is obvious and it tackles the steep western slopes of the coire directly, before emerging onto a col that separates the spur of Stuc Coire an Laoigh from Spidean Coire nan Clach (993m), one of the main summits of the Beinn Eighe ridge. This col is grassy and forms a quite small, but still excellent, area from which to launch in either a south west or south easterly direction.
Nearby sites
Liathach (14) · Tom na Gruagaich (18) · Beinn na Feusaige (15) · Fionn Bheinn (15) · Meall Gorm (10) · Claunie (11)