One of the interesting things about having your own website is that you get to see some of the search terms people have used to find their way here.  (Some of you have been talking to Siri while drunk, I see.) Someone pitched up recently having searched for “one long walk” along the Sidlaws, which … Continue reading Sidlaws: Two Glacks →

Lundie Craigs (NO 281378, 353m) Keillor Hill (NO 281385, 334m) Donald’s Brae (NO 293396, c280m) Auchtertyre Hill (NO 293398,  278m) Newtyle Hill (NO 296399, 270m) Ardgarth Hill (NO 277372, 320m) Smithton Hill (NO 276366, 324m) 15 kilometres 460 metres ascent In my continuing campaign of Sidlaw-bagging, this walk fills in a missing chunk of the … Continue reading Sidlaws: Lundie Craigs to Newtyle Hill →

Ballo Hill (NO 263351, 301m) Southballo Hill (NO 256348, 303m) Northballo Hill (NO 251352, 319m) Hill of Dores (NO 257360, 268m) 7 kilometres 270m ascent A shorter excursion this time—four hills tucked into the space between the roads at Ballo Glack and Tullybaccart. Mainly chosen because it was the first outing for a new pair … Continue reading Sidlaws: Ballo Hills →

Kinpurney Hill (NO 322417, 345m) Henderston Hill (NO 338414, 369m) Auchterhouse Hill (NO 354397, 424m) Balkello Hill (NO 361394, 397m) Craigowl (NO 376399, 455m) 19 kilometres 720 metres ascent Back in 1971, I walked this part of the Sidlaws with my late friend Brian. We got the bus to Newtyle, and hiked across to Charleston … Continue reading Sidlaws: Kinpurney to Craigowl →

Dunsinane Hill (NO 214316, 310m) Black Hill (NO 219319, 360m) King’s Seat (NO 230330, 377m) Buttergask Hill (NO 230340, 307m) Lintrose Hill (NO 234343, 325m) Gask Hill (NO 238344, 358m) 16 kilometres 610 metres ascent So, I found myself uncommitted this morning, and decided to have a wander through the Sidlaw Hills. I was undaunted … Continue reading Sidlaws: Dunsinane to Gask →