Participants: Neil and Ben
Where: Lendrick Hill, a sub-2k Marilyn in the Ochils.
Up to now, I've always treated this hill as one to do in the winter months. So today I thought that I'd see what it looked like in the summer. Answer, a magnificent viewpoint. Mind you, the weather was something special, it would be a bit dreich if it was raining! I'll let the photos speak for themselves; they were all taken at the summit cairn.
Lendrick Hill over Castlehill Reservoir from Glen Devon Woodlands (see below).....
Looking towards Innerdownie.....
Looking towards Innerdownie.....
Zoom of Ben Vorlich and Stuc a'Chroin.....
Ben looking at the wind turbines on Steels's Knowe.....
North to another Innerdouny (the one covered in trees).....
Loch Leven and the Lomond hills.....
Ben enjoying himself.....
It was only a short walk so after the hill I drove round to Glen Devon and had a wander in the Woodland Trust area. What a difference they have made to this area since they took it over in 2,000. What were bleak hillsides are now alive with new growth and as the Trust land is fenced, they will stay that way, free from the ravages of sheep and deer. The woodland includes a number of hills including Seamab Hill, Innerdownie and Ben Shee and from the information leaflet that I collected, there look to be a good number of paths to explore with marked routes up to 14km in length. Lots of dog walks coming up in this area I think.
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It's a nice area that Neil. Slogged over Innerdownie and Commonedge Hill in knee deep snow last winter but don't think I posted it as I had a backlog then and forgot to put it up. Nice views though over a wide area and had a good panorama of the nearby Cleish Hill summits, which are more interesting than they appear on the OS map. Surprising just how many Ochill summits there are as the lesser ones almost reach St Andrews. Really enjoyed the Fife set which are remarkably wild and seldom trod.
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