Perth Hill Walking Club

Mountains * Hills * Day & Weekend Walks

Established 1977

Perth and District Hillwalking Club runs Day Meets once a month, normally on the first Sunday of the month. We travel by bus, anything up to one hundred miles to avoid repeatedly walking in the same areas.

Graded walks are put on each month. These vary from valley walks of as little as six miles to much more demanding expeditions climbing two or more Munros (hills over 3000 ft / 914.4 m) and involving anything up to approximately twenty miles walking on the longest summer outings.

Members are expected to choose walks that are within their own physical capabilities.

We also plan a number of weekend meets where members use their own cars for transport usually staying in a Youth Hostel or other outdoor centre.

Summary of our upcoming walks:

5th April 2026

We are doing Munros and Corbett walks in the area between Loch Rannoch and Corrour. We last did some of the hills in a train-assisted outing in 2013. We have 3 Challenging walks involving the 2 Munros and 1 Corbett, and all walks finish at Rannoch Station, where our coach will be based. We have 2 Moderate walks to include part of the ridges leading to one of the Munros. The walks were originally planned for October 2025, but we had to divert as a result of high winds.

3rd May 2026

We return to the Bridge of Orchy area, and our 3 Challenging walks will include some of the 5 Munros on the eastern side. Our walks in 2024 were centred on the western Munros. We have a combined Moderate and Moderate/Easy walk, on the West Highland Way from the Glencoe Ski Centre to Bridge of Orchy. Our coach will be based at the Bridge of Orchy Hotel. The walks were originally planned for November 2025, but we had to divert to Glenshee as a result of very poor weather.

7th June 2026

For June we are returning to Glenfeshie, where we last visited in 2022. The 2 Moderate walks will be the same as in 2022, between Feshiebridge and Glenmore, or Coylumbridge. We have 3 different Challenging walks, to include the 2 Munros in the area. The coach will be based in Glenfeshie, before travelling north to Glenmore and Coylumbridge to collect the Moderate groups.

For full details of our upcoming walks see under Our Walks Menu

Walking and Hillwalking – The Benefits

Many leading authorities on public health extol the virtues of improving our fitness. It has certainly been proven that walking is one of the best forms of exercise, and has been quoted as being “Mans Best Medicine”!
There are many listed health benefits, including the following:

Reduced risk of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease.
Reduced risk of diabetes and obesity.
General improvement in our wellbeing, and quality of life.

Communal hillwalking offers a lot more than health benefits, in that we walk in friendly groups, at a wide variety of venues. Whether our walks are on lower level or higher level hills, we see a wide variety of countrysides, with the chance of great views. Group walking offers the chance of great camaraderie of course.

A short video: 23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

George Smart 24th November 2021

Just a little disclaimer:

Please note that Perth & District Hill Walking Club cannot be held responsible for any loss, injury or damage caused on a club walk or weekend nor on the journey to and from each walking venue, however caused. Members should note that hill walking can be a dangerous pastime and that the club has no control over the condition of the terrain to be walked or weather conditions. Each club member voluntarily assumes the risk of taking to the hills and should therefore familiarise him or herself with navigation and walking techniques suitable for the standard of walk chosen and be suitably equipped to ensure his or her own safety in the hills at all times. Any personal information you provide to us will be held securely by members of the Perth and District Hillwalking Club committee and be used for the sole purpose of the efficient and safe running of the club activities. For further information please contact the club committee.

Drone photo of the CMD Arete to Ben Nevis by club member Tony Jackson