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:

*** Walk Tables, GPX files & OS Map Links added for January, February & March 2025 ***

Archive List of Monthly Walk Venues added to the Walk Archive page

5th January 2025 – 2 Coaches

Challenging Walks – We have planned 2 NEW walks, starting from the Limekiln parking area, on the B846 from Aberfeldy. The walks include the Corbetts, Farragon Hill and Meall Tairneachan, and traverses back to Aberfeldy.

Moderate Walks – We return to the Great Trossachs Path, from Loch Achray, or Brig o`Turk, back to Callander. This time we are suggesting an alternative route from Brig o`Turk, along the south side of Loch Venachar, back to Callander. (Shown in RED on the Walks Table)

2nd February 2025 – 2 Coaches
Challenging Walks – We return to the East Drumochter Munros, and have planned 3 traverse walks, from Dalnaspidal to Dalwhinnie. We take different routes over the 2 Munros.

Moderate Walks – It’s been a few years since we did the interesting traverse walks, from Ballinluig and Guay, back to Dunkeld. Although not far from home, using the coach gives a great opportunity to visit areas not feasible on a circuit from Dunkeld.

2nd March 2025 – 2 coaches

Challenging Walks – We return to Glen Esk, where we visited last February as a weather diversion, to avoid storm conditions further west. We did lower level walks in the Glen Lee area, and avoided the higher hill routes originally planned. This time we have planned 3 routes including Mount Keen and Mount Battock, returning to the coach at Auchronie.

Moderate Walks – We have planned a traverse walk from the outskirts of Glenrothes, over East & West Lomond hills, to Loch Leven and Kinross Jetty. We have also planned an easier route as a circuit of Loch Leven, based at Kinross Jetty. These walks were originally planned for last year, but not utilised, as a result of a weather diversion to the Fife Coastal Path

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