I left my vehicle at Rothes Golf Club and walked west along a vehicle track then south on a forest track to reach a quarry. From there I pushed my way through youngish fir trees and into an open area where I visited a couple of high points, either could[…]
Monifieth
I was in Angus to climb another couple of Tumps, the first one being north of Monifieth. Permission was received to park beside the cottages at Law Farm and from there I walked round the farm buildings, went over a small dyke topped with a barbed wire fence and into[…]
Glen Moy Angus
Glen Moy is one of the lesser known Angus Glens located north of Kirriemuir. I left my vehicle beside the ruins of Bogside Farm and walked up the road towards Craigton Croft then north along a forest track which later became overgrown. On reaching a deer fence I followed it[…]
West Aberdeenshire
I parked at the side of the B9119 at the junction of the minor road leading to Lumphanan and walked south-west along this minor road to Tom Tough’s Well. Here I left the road crossed some rough ground, barbed wire fences, stone dykes and a stubble field before entering an[…]
Keith
It was back up to the Keith area to climb a few more of these lesser visited hills. The first pair was the Hump, Hill of Mulderie, and the Tump, Little Mulderie, to the west of the town. The access point was the vehicle track to the north which was[…]
Strathdon
Today’s Tump, Green Hill South Top, was located west of Strathdon. I left my vehicle at the start of the vehicle track on the north side of the A944 east of the minor road to Edinglassie and walked along this track through the forest to its north edge. A steep[…]
Aberdeenshire
I was back up in the Huntly and Keith areas of Aberdeenshire to climb some more of the lesser known hills. The first one was Gallow Hill to the west of Huntly parking at the roadside to the west of this Tump. Initially I walked up a gap between a[…]
Sidlaws and Strathmore
I left my vehicle opposite Kirkton of Collace Church, north-east of Balbeggie, and walked south-west to Kirkton Farm where a signed path led south-east along a muddy track then up the side of an electric fence to a new deer fence. From here I headed towards the col west of[…]
Trossachs
I parked at the side of the A821 west of the Brig o’Turk (grid ref. NN522063) and walked north-east along a good forest track. At a junction (grid ref. NN525072) I took a left and headed west below the Tump, Sron Armailte. Around grid ref. NN522071 I left the track[…]
Perth Hills
I stopped off in Perth to climb a couple of hills. The first one was located within the city so after parking on a side street I crossed Viewlands Road West and walked towards the east side of a reservoir. From there I crossed a barbed wire fence, climbed through[…]