Glen Prosen, Angus
★★
The rolling hills surrounding Cat Law hide Glen Prosen away from passing crowds. Piecing together broad ridges and grassy tracks behind the summit creates a mostly easy-going circuit to lower Corwharn which delivers with views what it lacks in drama. Towards the end of the lengthy but beautiful return through the Glen Quharity to the start, keep an eye out for (private) Balintore Castle on the hill above Balintore – recently restored to its former grandeur.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Balintore Castle east gate, minor road 3 mi north of Bridgend of Lintrathen
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 296587
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.714093,-3.152045
❌ Bus to Balintore is so infrequent that it’s not usable for this walk
🚗 Verge parking nearby for a few cars only – don’t block access
📝 Key info
▶ 18 km / 11 mi | ▲ 740 m | ⌛ 5.5-6.5 hr
Features: △ Cat Law (671 m, “Torbett”); △ Corwharn (611 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn); 🏰 Balintore Castle (private)
⬤ Tough | Good hill tracks, although rougher around Tarapetmile, followed by a steep descent to the Meikle Burn and re-ascent to Cairn Corse. Tarmac for return down Glen Quharity.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extension to Corwharn: start – Knowehead of Auldallan – Cat Law – Cormaud – Hill of Glendye – Tarapetmile – Cairn Corse – Corwharn – return to Cairn Corse – Long Drum – Glen Quharity – Balintore – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Horses, sheep with newborn lambs and pheasants on lower sections.
Weather: Sunshine and scattered clouds, with just a few spots of rain from nearby passing showers. Still lots of snow on higher hills; smoke in surrounding glens from controlled heather burning.
April 2014
