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Plan B - local hill

Plan B - local hill


Postby Mrs Scoob » Sun Jan 09, 2022 1:45 pm

Route description: Birnam Hill, Birnam

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Birnam Hill - King's Seat

Date walked: 08/01/2022

Time taken: 2.45 hours

Distance: 6.75 km

Ascent: 390m

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Waking up to a couple of inches of snow, we figured the roads might not be clear. So, instead of heading to Balquidder for a new Graham, we just headed up our local hill. Came back over the other side, following the bike route to make a loop.

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Today's route and stats from Strava

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Climbing up above the freezing fog
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Summit view - cloud settled over the River Tay
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Heading back over the south side - icy in places, slippery and slushy in others
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Stats on my Garmin watch, just to compare with Strava on my phone as that shows moving time (we do love our gadgets, ha!). Thinking this is more accurate so I'm recording this set.
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