Tinto

Within easy reach of the cities of the central belt and with an isolated position away from the other Border's hills, Tinto is an extremely popular and straightforward hill. The usual route is from a car park near Thankerton but there is also a more challenging route from the south. The summit has a huge bronze age cairn and commands superb views.

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Region: Glasgow, Lanark and Ayrshire

Altitude: 711 metres

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Detailed route description and map

Tinto: the usual route from the north

Tinto via the more challenging Wiston route

Panoramic summit view (click to open)

Users' walk reports for Tinto

There are 5153 Walkhighlanders who have climbed Tinto. They have contributed 73 public walk reports including this summit. These are ordered below with the most popular ones first. The rightmost column shows how many summits were included in their report, which may help you to find the most relevant reports.

Walk report	Author	Date walked	Likes	Hills
Southern Upland(s my) way part 1: Thankerton to Thornhill	malky_c	12/7/14	9	C3F9S1
Some Donalds, Some Grahams and a Callum	weaselmaster	11/12/22	8	F3
A beginner takes on Tinto from the North	hsmuzo	12/5/19	6	F1
Hound on hill	AliciaH	1/1/16	6	F1
Snowy Tinto and new View indicator	CelticSmurf	15/1/13	6	F1
See out the old	Coop	30/12/23	5	F1
Bagged my first hill in Scotland, Tinto from the North	cruachan06	20/3/22	4
Easter sun - with a bit of a breeze	rockhopper	25/3/16	4	F3
Tinto - What a little cracker!	sudakoma	29/11/15	4	F1
Tinto Hill	tookiebunten	22/2/11	4	F1
Climbed a hill, got a MEDAL!	johnscot55	21/5/19	3	F1
Tinto & 'Lambing'ton Hill	iangpark	22/5/17	3	F1S1
The Tinto Sprint-o from Wiston	bobble_hat_kenny	29/4/12	3	F1
Quothquan Law (and Tinto)	jester	26/2/12	3	F1
Tinto for the second time	gokirsten	8/11/20	2	F1
Tinto Hill	AndyHam	26/3/19	2	F1
Pentlands and a return to Tinto	weaselmaster	22/10/17	2	F1S4
Stunning Tinto	feemackenzie	19/11/16	2	F1
Another side of Tinto	jester	11/5/11	2	F1
Tinto in the dark and cloud, why not?	The English Alpinist	25/7/22	1	F1
Tip Top on Tinto	scribe64	13/11/21	1	F1
Tinto	rob munbett	22/7/21	1	F1
89 Donalds in 89 Days - Tinto	Peter Hardy	7/5/21	1	F1
Tiorga Mor	thederi	25/6/19	1	F1
Rain, wind, snow, fog, cold, no views... a good challenge!	AileenEnglishTutor	25/2/17	1	F1
Tinto is my first Donald :)	Castledweller	30/6/16	1	F1
A great day on Tinto Hill	Inmyowntime	28/2/16	1	F1
Scunnered in the Moorfoots	weaselmaster	14/2/16	1	F2
Tinto - beauty above the valley haze	denfinella	30/9/15	1	F1
Tinto HIll	dickens96	14/8/15	1	F1
Tinto Hill from the north	Chris Mac	15/3/15	1	F1
The Lone Ranger & Tonto tame Tinto	BoyVertiginous	17/9/14	1	F1
Back in Scotia and up Tinto	MacThomasmor	14/8/12	1	F1
tinito hill	grahamdrew	11/1/12	1	F1
Man pride Vs The Weather !!	Del246	10/5/11	1	F1
Pentland 6 plus Tinto	houdi	30/10/10	1	F1S1
Tinto	snodland	4/7/10	1	F1
Windy and wild	Nickthechef	26/5/22	0	F1
Tinto with alternative return	jgregor	21/11/21	0	F1
Tinto	SiStratford	31/7/21	0	F1
Tinto	Gordie12	30/6/21	0	F1
Heavy legs on Tinto	thepigguy	11/8/20	0	F1
Tinto and friends from around Lamington	malky_c	23/2/20	0	F1S2
Snowy Tinto & friends	Jaxter	23/2/20	0	F1S2
Tinto Hill - a grand place for the dogs first walk	wilkiemurray	23/2/19	0	F1
Morning bimble up Tinto	Jaxter	20/12/17	0	F1
Tinto	Soozy	27/9/16	0	F1
Tinto walk	Paulg1976	30/7/16	0	F1
Tinto	U059361	9/4/15	0	F1
between the gloom	ancancha	19/7/14	0	F1
Walking with ghosts: Epilogue (Part 2)	Graeme D	5/7/14	0	F1
Sunny Sunny Tinto	neilmckenzie	19/4/14	0	F1
Giants are smaller once slain	Bbbadger	4/3/14	0	F1
Tinto Circular via Lochlyoch Hill	SecretSquirrel	2/3/14	0	F1
Tinto revisited	GillC	5/10/13	0	F1
Wet Afternoon on Tinto Hill (from the North car park)	AlasdairMcD	17/8/13	0	F1
Sofa surfers, jeans & Irn Bru	Fife Flyer	8/6/13	0	F1
Tinto via the Motorway	Craiging619	20/4/13	0	F1
Tinto	nigheandonn	27/10/12	0	F1
Tinto Hill	fazerboy	6/10/12	0	F1
Tinto Hill	walkaholic	22/1/12	0	F1
Tinto	Franklin	29/4/11	0	F1
Tinto	ggilbert2001	23/4/11	0	F1
Tinto Hill from the North	chicaguapa	23/1/11	0	F1
Conor's first Graham...	motoole67	2/1/11	0	F1
Tinto - first of the year	jlight	2/1/11	0	F1
Haze conquers Tinto	pigeon	25/9/10	0	F1
Tinto from the North	GillC	24/7/10	0	F1
Tinto Hill, from the Tinto Hill Cafe.	alfredo	29/5/10	0	F1
Tinto	Ben Hill	5/5/10	0	F1
Shaking Hands all the way, Tinto Hill	allansmitchell	1/1/10	0	F1
Tinto hill	rogers	1/12/09	0	F1
Tinto (20-5-09)	Julie	20/5/09	0	F1

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