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- The parking area has just about room for two cars, maybe not a good choice on a Sunday or a holiday, but fine for retired guy on a Monday. Climb the gate and head up the field, cross over the dyke at the top as there are plenty of places to cross with the fencing already down. Cross back to the upper field later on.
- Looking back at the sunrise, a bit hazy but apart from that superb walking conditions.
- Follow the stone dyke then cross over to the adjoining field on the right.
- Cross this field diagonally (on the return journey had some cows in it, no problems. There is a gate at the bottom of the field with a track, head left up the track.
- Track ice and frost beginning to melt.
- Nice view looking back.
- Keep walking in the direction of the summit and soon you will be faced with some trees blocking your way, head to the right of the trees and you will find a new gate at the bottom of the final climb to the summit.
- First sign of the Trig point at the summit along with cairn and directional plate on a plinth.
- Trig point and a view towards the River Tay and Dundee. Time to top 50mins
- Back to the start the same way total time 1h 30mins
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- Parking area at side of narrow road adjacent to right of way track signposted to Mount Hill. Start time 0950hrs. Good track, head up with farm on your Right at the top there is a y junction take the left fork, it has a directional sign as well, you cannot go wrong.
- Tower in the distance, farmer ploughed the field already.
- Next track your on gives nice walking with a central grassed area giving the soft option. Pass a wooden gate with an access gate on the side for pedestrians, remember to close the gate.
- You soon come to a second gate, here you turn right up a muddier track, also signposted.
- Head on up this track which has a dogleg to the right at the top, continue climbing and take a right hand turn and soon you will be able to see the tower on your left.
- Your view of the tower.
- Trig point at the summit, not a great day for pictures at the top too hazy.
- The tower at the summit. It only took 20mins to the top, and 35mins in total to get back to the car. I feel number 3 coming on, bring on Cairny Hill.
- Memorial plaque on the tower, above the entrance door.
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- Parking spot B937 just after a bridge and adjacent to the railway on the left and also near a telephone mast. From here I walked back to the track on the opposite side of the road.
- Track on other side of the road
- The track enters a field, bouble back on yourself there is a directional sign on a post. Follow the line of the trees until you find a gate, very boggy at this point. Head up diagonally up the field and find a way through a small tree plantation. Through another field where you can see the top. Climb through the goarse bushes near the summit and find the summit stone near a large tree. Sorry ran out of pictures showing summit stone etc. I forgot the downloaded maps must count towards your total. Anyway great morning and headed off to do Moncrieff Hill just ouside Perth and got back to Carnoustie by 1330hrs