free to be able to rate and comment on reports (as well as access 1:25000 mapping).
Lockdown and restrictions still in force so we are still on the Tump trail. Keeping within the rules we are venturing just outside Fife into Perth and Kinross, on the menu this time are 7 hills. We are now very familiar with Glenfarg, over the last few weeks we have been through Glenfarg over 10 times which is more than the past 50+ years.
Here is the menu:
Cloven Craigs, 282m
West Dron Hill, 293m
Glenearn Hill, 297m
Culteuchar Hill, 313m
Eastfield Hill, 243m
Glenfarg Head, 217m
Arlick Hill, 307m
Cloven Craigs, West Dron Hill, Glenearn Hill and Culteuchar HillLooking back towards the start
One of the older diggers
The smoke as we got nearer was not very pleasant
The Lomond Hills - early morning shot
We discussed what the purpose of smoke screen was, I reckoned it was maybe to keep the crows and other livestock predators
We wished we had face masks with us
As windfarms go, this one is tiny
Our first hill Clovens Craig is the slight hump not far away
The cairn on Clovens Craig
The Lomonds from Clovens Craig
Been parked in situ for a while
One of the through fences
Not sure what that has been digging?
This is about as close as we got to the "green machines", somehow managed to catch the sun and the moon
Quite a few sheep heading somewhere - away from us
Never seen this design of style before
Undulating and varied terrain
Looking east down the River Tay
We would be heading towards the forest shortly
Dron Hill summit which wasn't on our planned route, but gave us great views
Nice new gate
Plenty of recent planting
We would be heading round the forest, then turning left into it
Large puddle or small lochan?
One of George's zoomed photo - Tay Estuary
Heading downhill on the track round the forest - Bridge of Earn in the distance
Looking back as we start ascending again
Just managed to catch the young deer before it headed into the trees
Looking north from West Dron Hill
West Dron Hill summit
A caravan that has seen better days
We wondered how it got there in the first placed
If you collect fir cones this is a place to head to
We could even be in the Borders
The gorse was tinder dry and we were scanning ahead looking for a gate or an easy place to get over the fence
No gate looking down that way
Looking east again
Flat farming ground looking north
Summit of Glenearn Hill, George dug out the dod of wood and stood it up
Plenty of ruins in Perthshire
Different angle
The trig on top of Culteuchar, we have a fence to negotiate first
Only trig of the day
One of the high numbers - George informed me
Looking east
The Lomonds with a few turbines in the way
Another large puddle or small lochan
Plenty of these again today
Final descent down to the car
Typical Perthshire scenery
Eastfield HillFarm buildings, but no farmhouse
Looking down from just below the summit of Eastfield Hill, Eastfield Farm house in amongst the trees
Summit is just beside the wooden shed
Quite a new building, George had a peep inside through the small door
Summit area of Eastfield
Glenfarg Head and Arlick HillWe do love a sign or two in this country
Path - not the sort of path we are used to
The start of the "path", are a shower or two that would be fun
Glenfarg Reservoir, we have to get to the other side
This is one of the "under" fences, George just completed his commando roll
We have just left the summit area of Glenfarg Head which is in the middle of the trees
Nice house, bit isolated
Looking back down towards the reservoir, wind farm in the distance
The way ahead, Arlick Hill is on the right
George elegantly climbing over the electric fence
Trying to avoid touching the top cable
George is actually airborne. When I climbed over the fence I hadn't realised the top cable was electrified as I had been concentrating on getting action shots. When I climbed over I can confirm the power wasn't switched on - much to George's amusement
Looking southish from Arlick Hill, another ruin
Summit area of Arlick Hill
Arlick Hill summit
The ruin close up
The windows had been bricked up at some time
For the lamb lovers
This was a cracking day, it made a change having a longer couple of walks rather than jumping in and out of the cars for a single hill. Navigation was a proper challenge as with most of the Tumps the hills aren't exactly obvious, even when the visibility is excellent. We have another couple more weeks on the Tump trail before we head north. We have already been discussing where to head when we are released. It will seem very odd spending hours driving before we start walking and the thought of over 1000m of ascent is a bit daunting. One thing we won't miss is fences, gates, farms and gorse.