| Scottish |
| Towns | Hill of Alyth |
Height climbed: 570ft./170m Grade: B Parking: Market Square, Alyth Toilet facilities: Alyth Starting from Commercial Street - on the east side of the Alyth Burn - walk north, continuing up the hill on Toutie Street (so called because of the noise of the herd-boy's horn as he took the cattle to graze on the hill in days gone by). When you reach the junction at the top of the street, turn left along the High street. On your left stand the 3 recently restored and flood-lit arches of the medieval St. Moluag. A short way along the High street turn right, through a gap between the houses, continuing along the farm track sign-posted as a footpath to Burnside. Follow this path up the hill - crossing a junction with another track - heading north, for the ridge of the hill. Once at the highest point of the path, make a detour to the right, on to the summit of the hill and admire the superb panaramic views of the surrounding countryside. The top of the hill is criss-crossed with paths and can be a little confusing, but if you take the path to the left of the small lochan (the highest point of the path) and aim to the left of Balwhyme Farm at the roadside below, you cannot go wrong. Once on this road you have the option of a walk to Burnside on the far side of the hill ahead (Balduff Hill). If you follow this path and return to Alyth (either by the same route or by road) it will add some 9 miles to the length of the walk. Otherwise turn right, along the metalled road, to the junction with the B954. Here, a path leads up the slope to your right, between the Hill of Alyth and the Hill of Loyal. This broad, elegant route was once a road of some importance and is lined along one side by a splendid row of trees. It leads back to Alyth (turn right for the junction at the head of Toutie Street, where you may wish to visit the Folk Museum at Commercial Street). |
© The Perfect Solution Last updated November 1999 |