Beinn Liath

The walk up Beinn Liath isn't long, but it's steep enough to make you feel like you've earned the view. Starting from near Aberfeldy, you'll climb through mixed woodland before breaking out onto open moorland - the kind of landscape that makes you remember why you came to Perthshire in the first place.

From the summit, you get proper views across the Tay Valley and towards Ben Lawers. On a clear day - and you'll want to time it for clear - the perspective over Aberfeldy's agricultural land below is genuinely good. It's not one of those climbs where you're trudging uphill for hours; most people will be up and down in two to three hours, making it ideal for a morning walk if you've got other things planned.

This works well if you're staying at Pitilie Pods nearby. It's the sort of peak that hiking types will knock off as part of a bigger tour of the area, but it's also short enough that families with older kids won't find it too demanding. Younger walkers might struggle with the gradient, though - it's not technical, just relentless.

The main thing: check the weather before you go. Moorland summits can vanish into cloud pretty quickly, and there's nothing much to see if you're walking blind. Go when it's clear and you'll understand why this corner of Perthshire draws people back year after year.