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With George unavailable again I suggested to Parminder we head to Glendevon to visit 3 wee hills that would be new to him - but not to me. It was my turn to drive so we set off from our usual meeting spot just before 8am & it didn't look very promising as it was a bit foggy. However once we reached Kinross the fog disappeared & it turned out to be a superb day.
Innerdouny Hill, 6.4km, 240m, 1hr 50mins
The initial way ahead
The greenery is starting to encroach
Parminder modelling his stylish headgear
Nice gradual ascent
Sun starting to appear over the horizon
Looking west towards what would be our third hill Steele's Knowe
Track is a bit undulating
Plenty of new trees
Frozen puddles
We would be turning right just before the trees
It doesn't look at all inviting
Plenty of storm damage
It was a matter of picking our way up through the mess
Obstacles everywhere
We would be turning left soon
Another obstacle
Follow the wall, then turn right at the top
A few patches of white stuff
Looking back downhill
We then picked up the well trodden path
Summit trig on Innerdouny
SW
SE
Parminder appearing
The wind turbines will be our final hill
NW
Northish
Floral stuff growing on the wall
Descending now, Parminder showing how to negotiate the obstacles
Lendrick Hill, 2.9km, 225m, 1hr 6mins
Parking area for Lendrick, 4 cars if parked with consideration
Track initially
The way ahead
As soon as the track turns sharp right we carried straight on & followed the deer fence uphill
SW
The trees are gradually getting closer to the fence
The way ahead
Looking back down to Parminder huffing & puffing
The way ahead
A new plantation
SW
Still going up
Trees almost against the fence
Interesting gate, we should have carried on uphill for about another 100m & gone over the style!
Looking back downhill, it was a trudge
The trig on Lendrick Hill
The true summit
Loch Leven & Bishop Hill in the distance
SE
Southish
Anyone know what the cross on the summit is for, Innerdouny in the distance
West
The gate we went through
Steeles Knowe, 8.4km, 300m, 2hrs
The track uphill
Looking back to the parking area, mainly for dog walkers
The white machines now visible
Ben Thrush - a much better hill than Steele's Knowe
Glendevon
The track takes you over there
Out of all the turbines there was only one moving - these are some of the original turbines & were in situ when I first came up here in 2015. The new ones are so much bigger
The frost has now melted
Ben Thrush on the right
We are just about on the large summit plateau area, trig not yet visible
Another windfarm in the distance
Looking back, Ben Thrush & the track can be seen running up the side of it
Summit still not in view
We opted for the direct route
First sight of the trig
Looking NE
Auchterader and the big hills in the distance
Parminder had a bumper trig day - THREE
2 anchor points - we think?
A short video, turn the sound up - these machines are not quiet!
This was the first outing whereby I was using the "OS maps" app, the mapping & display is excellent. Having said that you would think as the contour lines are displayed it would give you an accurate height display - WRONG. As we were ascending the height was about 50m out, which when you can see the contour lines is rather odd. Having said that when the routes are saved the stats are spot on I will obviously monitor the App closely & if I see any problems I will report them.
A cracking day, I still find it amusing that I end up taking the odd wrong turn - maybe because I have now been up so many hills my memory gets a bit muddled up. We stopped in at Kinross Services on the way home for a coffee (thanks Parminder) and it not the best service station.
