Craigenloch Hill

The walk up Craigenloch Hill takes about forty minutes from the car park near Blairgowrie, and honestly, it's one of those Scottish hills that punches above its weight. You're not scrambling over loose scree or navigating technical terrain - it's a proper straightforward climb through woodland that opens up to moorland, and the views across Perthshire unfold gradually rather than hitting you all at once. That's actually more rewarding than you'd expect.

Walkers will appreciate the relative lack of fuss here. There's no visitor centre, no cafe, no "experience" to speak of - just a hill, good paths, and decent sight lines across the valleys below. In winter the wind can be sharp, but spring through autumn it's lovely. Allow a couple of hours return journey if you're in no rush, less if you're moving quickly.

Families with kids aged eight and up will manage it fine; younger ones might find the final push tedious. The real payoff is at the summit where you can actually see what you've climbed for, rather than standing in cloud wondering why you bothered.

If you're staying at Glenshee Glamping a few miles south, this makes an excellent morning sortie before heading back for lunch. It's not a destination by itself - you'd combine it with Blairgowrie's walks and the broader Perthshire circuit - but it's the kind of steady, no-fuss hill walk that reminds you why people move to Scotland.