Walk: Warlocks & rock bands – Dumyat from Blairlogie

📌 Ochil Hills, Stirling
★★★★

Dumyat’s craggy profile when viewed from the south makes it one of the most characterful hills in the Scottish Lowlands. And yet the most popular route to the summit – from Pendreich to the west – misses out on much of this, crossing unremarkable grassland on an often busy path. Starting instead from Blairlogie allows access to a rarely used traverse. This follows a grassy terrace – miraculously navigating a maze of conglomerate cliffs and rock outcrops – with superb views across Clackmannanshire’s plains. Admittedly this requires more effort than the other route, but visually it’s ten times better. After enjoying the panorama at the crowded summit, head east into Menstrie Glen to pick up the Hillfoots Diamond Jubilee Way for an easy ramble back to the start.

📷 Chronological photo guide

🌍 Location

📌 Start / finish off A91 just east of Blairlogie

🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NS 831968

🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.149803,-3.883060

🚌 Bus to Blairlogie

🚗 Car park

📝 Key info

▶ 6 km / 4 mi | ▲ 430 m | ⌛ 2.5-3 hr

Features: △ Dumyat (419 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn)

⬤ Tough | Ascent almost all on clear, but rough & very narrow paths with occasional rocky sections where hands might just be needed, with large drops close to the path. Paths are intermittent for final ascent to summit beyond Burnwarroch. Clear hill paths & tracks for descent, steep just at top.

➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – east end of Blairlogie by Hillfoots Diamond Jubilee Way – skirt NE side of Blairlogie – fork right at path junction at 🧭 NS 826973 – path traverses east to Burnwarroch – Dumyat – join track through Menstrie Glen just above Dumyat Farm – start by Hillfoots Diamond Jubilee Way

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🥾 On our last visit

Wildlife: Pheasants, butterflies; a few sheep and cows on descent.

Weather: Almost cloudless with temperature in high teens; strong easterly breeze.

May 2017