Craigentaggert Hill (Ochils)

31 March 2019

 

Participants: Just me

Where: Craigentaggert Hill, 493m/1,617', P 70m, Tump, OS 58, NN 906 057

 

I had attempted to climb this hill with Ben a few weeks ago but there was a new fence at the col between it and Kinpauch Hill so we had to turn back. Shame because it was an ideal hill for him with no sheep about. The only consolation was that the weather today was better, an almost clear blue sky and no wind. The view from the start at Blackford, Craigentaggert Hill is on the middle left.....

 

 

There was a track and then a path as far as the high point of Kinpauch Hill which was marked by a cairn, a fabulous viewpoint. I had a rest here and my first cup of chocolate for the day. Looking back down to Blackford with Ben Chonzie in the background.....

 

The view along Strathearn towards Perth.....

 

 

The path ended soon after, at the fence that had stopped us on the earlier occasion. It was then typical Ochil grass and tussocks to the top of the Tump.....

 

 

The summit area was very flat, someone had built a stone man but I didn't think that it was the highest point.....

 

 

There was a small rocky area to the south so I wandered over to that for a view down to the Upper Glendevon reservoir and beyond to the highest hills in the Ochils including Ben Cleuch. I could just make out that there were people at its summit......

 

 

 

It felt quite remote at the summit of Craigentaggert and the hills to either side of it- Wether Hill and Core Hill- are also Tumps so I will have to come back to the area. But no time today as I had to get home to Ben who would no doubt be spending his time sleeping on the couch! But there was time for one last photograph, to the panorama of Highland hills on the horizon, from Ben Lomond, far left, to Ben Lawers.....