12th September 2025 - Beinn na Drise and Beinn Bhuidhe
Walk Details
Distance walked: 6.4 miles
Total ascent: 1715 ft
OS map used: 374 - Isle of Mull North & Tobermory
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Eas Fors car park, B8073-B8073-Tigh na Caora-Laggan Burn-Beinn na Drise-Beinn Bhuidhe-Caol Lochan-Allt Mor-Allt an Eas Fors-B8073- Eas Fors car park, B8073
It's my final day on Mull, and with another day of showers and strong winds forecast I was in two minds about whether to opt for a low-level walk or go up onto the hills. I went for the latter, although the route that I took from one of my guidebooks visited relatively small hills by the standards of Mull. Starting from the Eas Fors car park on the B8073 by the north shore of Loch Tuath, it made its way up onto the moors to take in the summits of Beinn na Drise and Beinn Bhuidhe, visited Caol-Lochan, and returned by following the burns of Allt Mor and Allt an Eas Fors to the B8073. With good visibility I didn't have any problems finding my way on what is largely featureless and rough moorland. The only issue I had was having to get across Allt an Eas Fors on the way down. It took me a while to find a spot narrow enough for me to jump it, as it was too deep to wade. The sun was out when I set off from the car park, and although I did get caught by a few showers, they passed through pretty quickly on that strong wind and weren't too heavy. The changeable weather meant that I enjoyed some great views across Mull and the surrounding sea.
After parking my car in the Eas Fors car park on the B8073 I walked east along the road until I reached a track on the left, which I took to the cottages at Tigh na Caora. Just after passing the cottages I went through a gate on the left and took a path that climbs steeply up and round the hillside to the abandoned village of Bruach Mhor. From there I made my way across the moor to join the course of Laggan Burn, which I followed uphill towards its source on the slopes of Beinn na Drise. As it dwindled to nothing I crossed it and made my way up to the trig point and summit of Beinn na Drise. After a break for lunch and to take in the view I left Beinn na Drise by heading northwest across the moor, passing over the minor bump of Tom na Sealga, and up to the summit of Beinn Bhuidhe. From Beinn Bhuidhe I made my way west to Caol-Lochan, from where I followed the course of Allt Mor downhill to where it joined Allt an Eas Fors. It wasn't easy to cross Allt an Eas Fors, but once I did there was a rough walk down the moorland to its east until I reached a spot where I could see a track from a mobile phone mast down to the B8073 below. I got onto this and followed it down to the road, then a short walk west along it brought me back to the Eas Fors car park.
Total ascent: 1715 ft
OS map used: 374 - Isle of Mull North & Tobermory
Time taken: 6 hrs
Route description: Eas Fors car park, B8073-B8073-Tigh na Caora-Laggan Burn-Beinn na Drise-Beinn Bhuidhe-Caol Lochan-Allt Mor-Allt an Eas Fors-B8073- Eas Fors car park, B8073
It's my final day on Mull, and with another day of showers and strong winds forecast I was in two minds about whether to opt for a low-level walk or go up onto the hills. I went for the latter, although the route that I took from one of my guidebooks visited relatively small hills by the standards of Mull. Starting from the Eas Fors car park on the B8073 by the north shore of Loch Tuath, it made its way up onto the moors to take in the summits of Beinn na Drise and Beinn Bhuidhe, visited Caol-Lochan, and returned by following the burns of Allt Mor and Allt an Eas Fors to the B8073. With good visibility I didn't have any problems finding my way on what is largely featureless and rough moorland. The only issue I had was having to get across Allt an Eas Fors on the way down. It took me a while to find a spot narrow enough for me to jump it, as it was too deep to wade. The sun was out when I set off from the car park, and although I did get caught by a few showers, they passed through pretty quickly on that strong wind and weren't too heavy. The changeable weather meant that I enjoyed some great views across Mull and the surrounding sea.
After parking my car in the Eas Fors car park on the B8073 I walked east along the road until I reached a track on the left, which I took to the cottages at Tigh na Caora. Just after passing the cottages I went through a gate on the left and took a path that climbs steeply up and round the hillside to the abandoned village of Bruach Mhor. From there I made my way across the moor to join the course of Laggan Burn, which I followed uphill towards its source on the slopes of Beinn na Drise. As it dwindled to nothing I crossed it and made my way up to the trig point and summit of Beinn na Drise. After a break for lunch and to take in the view I left Beinn na Drise by heading northwest across the moor, passing over the minor bump of Tom na Sealga, and up to the summit of Beinn Bhuidhe. From Beinn Bhuidhe I made my way west to Caol-Lochan, from where I followed the course of Allt Mor downhill to where it joined Allt an Eas Fors. It wasn't easy to cross Allt an Eas Fors, but once I did there was a rough walk down the moorland to its east until I reached a spot where I could see a track from a mobile phone mast down to the B8073 below. I got onto this and followed it down to the road, then a short walk west along it brought me back to the Eas Fors car park.
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Before I set off I cross the road from the Eas Fors car park and take in the view across Loch Tuath to Ulva..
After a walk east down the B8073 I leave the road for a track on the left to a couple of cottages at Tigh na Caora..
Just after passing the cottages I went through a gate, and took a path that climbs steeply up the hillside above
Looking across to the Sound of Ulva, the eastern end of Ulva, and down on Laggan Bay
Higher up and the path meets up with Laggan Burn, which is currently down the hillside on the right
Looking down the valley of Laggan Burn and across Loch na Keal to Ardmeanach and Inch Kenneth, with the Sound of Ulva and the eastern end of Ulva on the right
Rough moorland to cross as I follow Laggan Burn up towards its source
To my left, Beinn Bhuidhe rises to its summit on the right
Looking west to Ulva and Loch Tuath
Laggan Burn is just a trickle as I cross it near its source on the slopes of Beinn na Drise
The top of Beinn na Drise is in sight at last
At the trig point on the summit of a windy Beinn na Drise. Ben More and its surrounding mountains are on the other side of Loch na Keal.
Beinn Bhuidhe is the next hill to the northwest
Looking north to Speinne Mor
and east across Glen Aros to the Sound of Mull and Morven
and to Dun da Ghaoithe and Beinn Talaidh
Looking south across Loch na Keal to Ardmeanach and Inch Kenneth
Ulva, Gometra, and Loch Tuath to the west
A shower and accompanying rainbow passes me by to the north
Descending the northwestern slopes of Beinn na Drise as I head for Beinn Bhuidhe
Looking across Loch Tuath to Ulva
Another rainbow from a shower passing to the north over Speinne Mor
Broad boggy slopes rise to the top of Beinn Bhuidhe
Before I reach the summit I take in the view from the top of a crag. Looking south to Ardmeanach, the Sound of Ulva, and across Loch Tuath to Ulva.
and across to Beinn na Drise
At the cairn on the summit of Beinn Bhuidhe. To the southeast, Beinn na Drise nearby on the left, and Ben More in the distance with its top in cloud.
Looking east I can make out the Sound of Mull and Morven on the left, then Dun da Ghaoithe and Beinn Talaidh, with Beinn na Drise nearby on the right
The conifer plantations of Glen Aros below
Speinne Mor to the north
Looking south to Ardmeanach, Inch Kenneth, the Sound of Ulva, and across Loch Tuath to Ulva
Boggy moorland across to the next hill of Cnoc an da Chinn
While I've been here a shower has developed and passed by to the south. Bright sunshine returns as it clears.
Looking northwest down Glen Bellart to Dervaig and Quinish
Sunshine on the moors across to Speinne Mor
Approaching Caol-Lochan
At the northern end of Caol-Lochan
Allt Mor flows from Caol-Lochan, that's it below, and I'm going to follow it downhill
Beinn Bhuidhe and Beinn na Drise to my left
Great views down to and across the Sound Of Ulva and Loch na Keal as I make my way downhill. The patch of water on the nearby moorland is Lochan nan Daoine..
Allt Mor flows down an increasingly steep-sided gorge
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A waterfall on one of the burns that joined Allt Mor
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Further down and the ground becomes much flatter as Allt Mor approaches where it joins Allt an Eas Fors
Above where Allt an Eas Fors drops over a waterfall on its way down to the coast
A rainbow over the moor behind me
Views across Loch Tuath to Ulva as I head down towards the road below..
Laggan Bay and Loch Tuath from the track down to the road
A visit to Eas Fors. The waterfall that drops onto the rock shore below.
Allt an Eas Fors below the road...
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Views of the waterfall above the road...
On the drive back to Pennygown along the B8073 I stop to take in the view across Loch na Keal to Beinn Ghraig, Beinn Fhada, and a cloud-topped Ben More
and to Beinn nan Lus, and the dome of Beinn Talaidh