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Having had a look ahead at the weeks weather I decided that today was the best day to get out in the hills. Again bound by the 11.45 nursery pick up, I set off for the Castle Campbell car park nr Dollar and was suited and booted and on my way by 06.45. I chose to park at the small car park higher up the road, the quicker you can get into the hills the better
Start of the walk
As others have mentioned there is a bit of a labyrinth to negotiate before you find yourself out on Bank hill. Basically there are a few paths to choose from, some lead to seated viewpoints others to viewing platforms over waterfalls. I figured it out in the end !
Very considerate of them, the burn is great for cleaning the boots on your return. On the way down to Castle Campbell
One of a few small waterfalls in the glen
Eventually you get out onto the lower slopes of Bank Hill
I skirted around the southern flanks of Bank hill, taking in the already excellent views over the forth valley, back down to the castle, and Dollar and her golf course. To think of the miles I 'wasted' zig-zagging around there when I could have been up in the hills
mind you, the terrain I usually found myself in wasn't that different
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Castle Campbell
Dollar and her golf course
Following a single track path I eventually came to a gate which is where the real ascent of King's seat begins. By my standards it is quite a steep climb and had me stopping to admire the views a little more than I would have liked. It is pretty much a straight path up the hill, ahead of you can be seen a small cairn upon which is mounted a remembrance plaque. This also marks the end of the steep section, from here it is a much more leisurely ascent to the summit.
Looking back at the gate after stepping over it
Spitfire memorial plaque
Over the Forth Valley
I reached the summit of King's seat an hour after leaving the car park. The views from here are extensive, especially in the early morning sun. It's a pity the sun 'washes' out the pics so much.
I'd have thought his seat would have been more luxurious 
View back over towards Loch Leven, West Lomond & Bishop hill in the distance
After a 10 minute breather it was on towards Tarmangie and Whitewisp. The wind had been a slight nuisance up to this point, but now appeared to be dropping away to nothing. Conditions really couldn't be any better. I followed the path which leads NW from the summit, you come to a small cairn which I think marks the 648m spot height, it also marks a fork in the path. I took the right hand fork and headed down the steep flanks into the Glen of Sorrow making my way towards the convergence of 3 burns. It was quite treacherous as the grass on the path was still a little frozen and a tad 'skitey'.
From here you were rewarded with an excellent view down the Glen
I considered a wee Myleene Klass shower shot here it was so warm !
Looking back up the King's seat descent path from the start of the Tarmangie climb
Fairly straight forward but steep climb initially. You come to a fence/drystone dyke combo which you can follow up to the Tarmangie summit and then on to Whitewisp. I stopped for a wee bite to eat on the summit of Whitewisp where I displayed how seriously I consider pack weight......
Looking NE over to the Glensherup reservoir from the Tarmangie summit cairn
Loch Leven, West Lomond and Bishop hill...again
.....see I saved the whole weight of a tea spoon !! who knew Breakaways were so versatile 
The snow capped munros to the NW
Looking back over to King's seat. Look at that sky
From here I followed the ridge down and along to Saddle hill
From the end of the saddle I chose to take a very direct route back to Castle Campbell. It was a very steep descent and I was lucky that the boggy areas at the bottom were nowhere near as wet as they might have been. I eventually descended to the wooden bridge I passed earlier on the way to the castle. I suspect a better (and longer) descent would have been to head East across the head of Dollar glen and then follow the path along the edge of the forest back down towards the castle. All in all this was another great day in the Ochils.
