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Beinn Narnain (sometimes anglicised as ''Ben Narnain'') is a 
Beinn Narnain is usually climbed from Succoth at the head of Loch Long. The most commonly used route starts by climbing directly up the hillside, following a line of concrete blocks that were originally supports for a cable railway used during the construction of watercourse diversions forming part of the Loch Sloy
mountain
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in the southern Highlands
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, near Arrochar. It forms part of a group of hills known (unofficially) as the Arrochar Alps
The Arrochar Alps are a group of mountains located around the head of Loch Long, Loch Fyne, and Loch Goil, near the villages of Arrochar and Lochgoilhead, on the Cowal Peninsula in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The mountains are especially popular w ...
, and is a Munro
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. The name Beinn Narnain means "hill of notches", and describes the mountain's notched profile.
Beinn Narnain is usually climbed from Succoth at the head of Loch Long. The most commonly used route starts by climbing directly up the hillside, following a line of concrete blocks that were originally supports for a cable railway used during the construction of watercourse diversions forming part of the Loch Sloy hydro-electric
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scheme (Until the construction of new path, this was also the route towards The Cobbler
The Cobbler ( gd, Beinn Artair) is an mountain located near the head of Loch Long in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It is a Corbett, and is an important site for rock climbing in the Southern Highlands. Many maps include the name Ben Arthur (an an ...
). At one point the path crosses a level track, and one must continue by climbing some exposed rock immediately opposite - this appears to be part of the stream bed and not the path.
Where the concrete blocks cease, the path continues up Beinn Narnain's craggy south ridge. There are several mild scrambling
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sections, which provide an enjoyable experience for the casual walker. The route bypasses some impressive and, when shrouded in mist at least, apparently almost impassable crags – "The Spearhead" – by means of a steep gully immediately before the summit. The final stages of the climb include some mild exposure, but this should not intimidate a hillwalker of even limited experience.
Beinn Narnain's northern ridge drops down to the Bealach a' Mhàim, a three-sided bealach
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with other ridges leading to The Cobbler and Beinn Ìme
Beinn Ìme () is the highest mountain in the Arrochar Alps of Argyll, in the Southern Scottish Highlands, Highlands of Scotland. It reaches , making it a Munro.
There are three usual routes of ascent. From Succoth, Argyll and Bute, Succoth, one ...
. An ascent of Beinn may thus easily be extended to give a longer day on the Arrochar Alps.
References
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