I left my car on the grass verge at the east side of the single track road in Glen Lethnot, north of Craigendowie Cottage, crossed the road and walked north-west up a vehicle track. The start of this track had initially been used to remove trees from nearby woodland but other than that it was obviously little used.
The track later joined a well constructed one and I followed it to the col between Craig Duchrey and Tamhilt then crossed heather to reach the summit of the Tump, Craig Duchrey marked by a cairn. I returned to the vehicle track and used it to ascend Tamhilt where there was a confluence of tracks. After visiting the highest point of this Tump, a small outcrop, I descended south-west on one of these estate tracks which continued to Hill of Mondurran. This involved crossing a stock fence as the highest point of this Tump was apparently 120 metres north-east of the cairn.
After also visiting the cairn I rejoined the track which descended south but came to an end just before the col with Mount Sned. Here I crossed a stock fence, the stile didn’t look very safe, and walked through long heather, occasionally using animal trails, to reach an electric fence where there was a gate of sorts consisting of a coiled wire and plastic handle. Once through it I continued along the edge of this electric fence on a wet and in places boggy ATV track and this led to a vehicle track and stock gate. Beyond the gate I made use of the vehicle track to ascend Hill of Garbet but the track ran below the north side of this Tump so I left it and crossed heather to reach the summit knoll.
I rejoined the track then followed it and others to the burn west of Nathro Lodge where I left it and walked along the edge of a ditch before climbing to the north-west corner of the wood surrounding Nathro Hill. An ATV track ran along the north side of the trees and near its highpoint I left it, crossed a couple of fences, and entered the wood. The trees were well enough spaced for me to reach the summit of this Tump.
The descent south through the trees, over a stock fence and across some rough pasture took me to a vehicle track that led passed Nathro Farm to Craigendowie Farm where I joined the public road for the short walk back to my car.
On my way home I parked on the grass verge on the unclassified Careston to Brechin Road east of Craigend, walked along this road and entered a stubble field to reach the trig point. I then crossed a fence and continued west for around 50 metres to what was apparently the highest point of the Tump, Craigend.
- Total time – 5.25 hours.
- Total distance – 18.25 kilometres.
- Total height climbed – 745 metres.