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Steel's Knowe

Steel's Knowe


Postby Johnny Corbett » Thu May 16, 2013 9:59 am

Sub 2000' hills included on this walk: Steele's Knowe

Date walked: 14/05/2013

Time taken: 2 hours

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Did this walk Monday evening taking the windfarm track with last wee bit to the summit on a grassy track. Returned the same way. A nicer route would be from Glendevon and the path through Borland Glen.
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Windfarm track

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Innerdownie

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An odd speed limit

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The summit

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Auchterarder

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Towards Perth

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Some wee hills

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The Ochils

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Summit photo

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Innerdownie

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Glen Eagles
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby The Rodmiester » Thu May 16, 2013 10:10 am

Glad you remembered to take some summit photographs :lol:
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby hills » Thu May 16, 2013 3:17 pm

Hmmn, this is the hill me and my dog were attacked by cattle on, we were very lucky to get out of that scrape, but it took me 2 days to find the dog, hills are so much bigger when you are looking for something kinda wee on them, so I know every inch of this blinking hill. Having said that, looks like new windfarm tracks, I wont be going back to have a look... :lol:
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby gmr82 » Thu May 16, 2013 11:25 pm

Good photos you had there JC, think I'll need to go there and have my round 2 with the turbines after my Bowbeat Hill walk right under them!
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby wjshaw2 » Sat May 18, 2013 1:17 pm

It is probably the least exciting top in the Ochils, but I'm very glad I got round it before the turbines arrived - they don't seem to add to this one.
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby Sarah86 » Wed May 22, 2013 11:46 am

This seems to have been a popular wee hill lately. Will need to make sure I get to the top the next time, although slightly cautious after hills encounter with the cows although, no sign of any when we were on route.
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Re: Steel's Knowe

Postby The Rodmiester » Wed May 22, 2013 3:32 pm

Sarah86 wrote:This seems to have been a popular wee hill lately. Will need to make sure I get to the top the next time, although slightly cautious after hills encounter with the cows although, no sign of any when we were on route.

Sarah86, there were no signs of any cows when I did this hill, nor evidence of same :lol: I think you will be ok with the dog. I don't know which starting point 'Hills' started from.
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