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This was my second attempt at Bishop Hill, tried last week in the 'changeable' weather, got to about a couple of hundred feet from the summit & gave up, visibility & rain were worsening as I got higher, so made a quick exit downhill
So the plan was to tackle Bishop again this morning, only 20 minutes from my front door so it is going to be my "new" training hill. Weather forecast was good so an early start was the order of the day, I knew it was going to be a tad damp underfoot, as there had been yet another sprinkling of the wet stuff overnight.
Parked in the church car park in Scotlandwell (again) & set off just after 9am, sun shining what could be better.
The walk is signposted from the main road & after romping up about 30 or so wooden steps, there is a well trodden path however the overnight rain had made the path muddy/slippy.
- Loch Leven from the first viewing point
- The island within Loch Leven, the name of which is on the map which is in the car!
- Benarty Hill
There is a good path all the way to the summit, however the path does split in quite a few places & as the cloud was low over the summit, rather than get my map out of my rucksack I made an executive decision & it took me up to a smaller summit. Having said that the path to the real summit was well defined & only took about 5 minutes to reach.
- Near the summit with the "thing" in the background, transmitter, receiver or something technical.
- The path up/down with wet bits
A nice little walk, really enjoyed it & will definitely return & hopefully get a view.
