Bishop’s Hill West

The walk up Bishop's Hill West from Dunkeld is one of those climbs that rewards you properly without demanding mountaineer's legs. It's a genuine peak - nothing towering, nothing technical - but the views across the Tay Valley are reason enough to make the effort.

You'll spend most of the time on decent paths through woodland before the ground opens out and you can see what you've been walking towards. The summit itself isn't dramatically dramatic, but that's rather the point. This is Perthshire doing what it does best - rolling countryside, river glimpses, and the sort of light that changes every ten minutes depending on cloud cover.

For families with kids who can manage a solid two-hour round trip, it's far better than dragging them up something too serious. Walkers wanting a proper leg-stretcher without needing a full day will find exactly what they're after. History types will appreciate that you're moving through landscape that's been walked for centuries, though there's no specific historical infrastructure up here - just the walk itself.

Allow a good two to three hours including messing about at the top. The nearest caravan parks - Inver Mill Farm is practically on your doorstep at 0.3 miles away - make it easy to base yourself here. The area rewards a few days rather than a quick pass-through, and Bishop's Hill West fits neatly into a broader exploration of Dunkeld and the Tay Valley. Weather here changes fast, so go early in the day if you can.