There were three WH reports for this hill, one starting from the West and the other two incorporating Deuchary Hill and starting from the South. These reports also suggested there were fences to climb. I had purposely left this hill for after a dry spell as i didn't fancy heather bashing in wet soggy conditions. I certainly did not fancy the very long walk in from the Dunkeld side and had decided that as I was coming from the East coast I should try and find another approach, so after studying the OS map I made the decision to travel to Alyth, Rattray then turn off at the Bridge of Cally and travel on the A294 until a small parking area opposite a cottage at the start of a private road to Pitcarmick House.
The first section is on a tarmacadam surfaced road but soon turns into a metalled road just after the entrance to Pitcarmick house. Pass over another bridge and head towards the outbuildings of Pitcarmick and head off right towards a field where the track takes you adjacent to a tree plantation and onto the open hillside, this track makes for easy walkng with a nice grassy middle section most of the way, until you come to Pitcarmick Loch where you head South up the lower slopes of Creag nam Mial on an ATV track, with not a lot of deep heather to trudge through, some grassy sections and some burnt sections with NO fences to climb, and also you get to look at the very tall cairn on the North top, not the summit but a good view point non the less.