Badandun Hill

The walk up Badandun Hill rewards you with views across Perthshire that justify the effort, especially if you're staying around Blairgowrie. It's not a bruising climb - more of a steady plod that takes the better part of an hour from the bottom - but the moorland vistas open up properly once you hit the higher ground.

What makes it worth doing is the perspective you get over the surrounding hills and glens. On a clear day you can pick out genuine distance. The hill itself is bare and rolling, the sort of place where you feel genuinely away from things without needing technical kit or serious fitness. Families with kids of walking age will manage it fine, though younger ones might grumble on the way down.

If you're based at Glenshee Glamping - which sits nicely positioned between here and Blairgowrie - it's an obvious choice for a half-day excursion. The walk works equally well in reverse, depending on where you start from. Allow two to three hours return if you want to stop and look about without rushing.

There's nothing fancy waiting at the summit - no cairn, no shelter, just the hill itself. That's rather the point. Go when the weather's settled and you'll have a proper morning out. Rain or low cloud will flatten the appeal considerably, so pick your moment.