Walk 1

Friday 28th September 2007

Knockie Hill - River Ericht

Moderate

Free Taster walk

Distance:  10km/6miles, 200m ascent
Start:  Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie. 14:00

Finish:  Royal Hotel, Blairgowrie.  16:30
Limit: 30
Notes: Moderate. Stout walking shoes and appropriate outer clothing.

Maps: Landranger 53, Explorer 381

About the walk:  

An introduction to Blairgowrie and the river that runs through it, with a walk up the ‘Knockie’, the local name for Cnoc-ma-Har (hill of the stone). The Knockie is a foothill of the Grampians and sits on the Highland Fault Line. It overlooks the valley of the Lornty  where, as a quick look  the OS map shows, there is much evidence of prehistoric settlements and agriculture.  From the ‘toposcope’ at the summit you will be able to pick out many of the hills that will feature in the Festival. Near the top there is a seat, known in pre-NHS times as the ‘Board of Health’, with fine views of Strathmore; the wide valley to the south.