Creag na Criche 456m and Knock of Crieff 279m 22nd November 2009

Creag na Criche

 

There were 4 of us, Chris, Jon, Alison and I, who set off from the small car park by the ford in Little Glen Shee at 11.15 am. It had been sunny but by the time we started walking it was clouding over, although the rain didn’t arrive until we were on the hill. We followed a track that climbed around the hill until we came to a gate. After climbing the gate we took to the open hill, and although there were faint paths in places it was tough going at times. We had trouble identifying the top as there were so many lumps and bumps but after heading for the wrong bump we found the right one. We reached the cairn at 12.15 pm and by this time it was raining heavily, it was windy, and it wasn’t very pleasant. We started the descent at 12.20 pm and took a different line to the track. Once on the track we followed it back to our starting point, reaching the car park at 1 pm.

 

Creag na Criche

 

Chris drove Alison and I at the bottom of the Knock of Crieff as he had no desire to climb it again. Alison rushed on ahead and I climbed the hill in a more leisurely fashion. The path climbed through the forest to a viewpoint, although this isn’t the summit. The view took in the Lomond and Ochil Hills, and a misty Ben Chonzie and Beinn Each. The path continued through an area of felled trees and entered the conifer plantation near the summit. There is a ciarn marking the summit, which I reached after 25 minutes walking. Alison was there and we descended together, reaching the road after a 25 minute descent.

 

A cloud covered Ben Chonzie

 

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