📌 Crieff, Perth & Kinross
★★★
Auchnafree Hill is a Corbett on the very edge of the Highlands near Crieff. The area around the summit is a bit flat and featureless, but the runneled cleft of Glen Turret to the west adds interest on the approach – not to mention the local populations of deer, mountain hare and grouse. Tracks over Choinneachain Hill provide a longer descent route, with good views of the Blue Craigs of Corrie Barvick.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Loch Turret Reservoir 
Track along Loch Turret 
Track along Loch Turret 
Red deer & sheep on the slopes of Auchnafree Hill 
Drumlins & Ben Chonzie, beyond the reservoir 
Ascent track to Auchnafree Hill 
Mountain hare 
View back to Loch Turret Reservoir 
Approach to Auchnafree Hill summit 
Nearly the summit cairn 
The real summit 
Crossing Gilbert’s Burn 
West side of Choinneachain Hill, Ben Chonzie beyond (left) 
West side of Choinneachain Hill 
Cairn on Choinneachain Hill 
Track around the south side of Choinneachain Hill 
Red grouse 
Blue Craigs above Corrie Barvick 
Descent towards the Barvick Burn 
Corrie Barvick 
Reservoir on the Barvick Burn 
Track near Easter Knockbae 
Crieff from the return track
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Loch Turret dam, minor road end 4 mi northwest of Crieff
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 821265
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.415284,-3.912283
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 19 km / 12 mi | ▲ 620 m | ⌛ 5-6 hr
Features: 💧 Loch Turret Reservoir; △ Auchnafree Hill (789 m, Corbett)
⬤ Tough | Clear tracks for most of the route. Approach to summit is on a fainter track which becomes a narrower path for final section.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit with extension to summit: start – track along Loch Turret Reservoir east bank – track junction beyond head of reservoir – track junction at 🧭 NN 812300 – Auchnafree Hill – return to previous track junction – Tòn Eich – Choinneachan Hill – Creag Chaisean – Barvick Burn at 390m contour – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Red deer, mountain hare & red grouse on Auchnafree Hill & Choinneachan Hill. Sheep, buzzard & oystercatchers around Loch Turret Reservoir.
Weather: Around freezing on the summit, moderate winds. Becoming very sunny after earlier patchy cloud / hill fog.
March 2022
