Guthrie Hill

The walk up Guthrie Hill takes about an hour from the car park near Forfar, and it's worth every minute. You're climbing to just over 500 metres, which sounds modest until you're halfway up and your legs remind you it's proper steep in places. The views from the top stretch across Angus and into Perthshire on a clear day - you can see for miles in all directions, which makes the huff and puff feel justified.

It's a hill for people who actually like walking, not just those after an Instagram shot. Families with teenagers will manage fine, but younger kids might find it a slog without the right motivation. There's a cairn at the summit, the obligatory stone pile, and the paths are reasonably well-maintained if occasionally boggy depending on the weather. You'll see red grouse if you're lucky, and the moorland vegetation changes dramatically through the seasons.

The whole outing takes a solid three hours if you're not rushing. Go early on a weekday if you want to avoid the weekend crowds - yes, there are crowds, especially on decent weather days. If you're staying at Greenhillock Glamping just down the road, this makes a natural half-day excursion before or after a bit of lounging. The surrounding Angus countryside has enough rolling farmland and forest trails that you could easily spend a week exploring without running out of walks, though Guthrie Hill itself is probably the best vantage point in the area.