📌 Bridge of Earn, Perth & Kinross
★★★
The constant hum of motorway traffic accompanies the start of this ascent to two hill forts on Moncreiffe Hill (Hill of the tree). This isn’t a good walk to get away from it all, but the open summit areas are the sites of Pictish hill forts and give great views over Strathearn, Perth and Moncrieffe Hill’s more dramatic counterpart, Kinnoull Hill. Further down, tracks wind through unspoiled woodland with snowdrops to admire in February and daffodils in spring.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at Wallacetown Wood, off minor road 2 mi east of Bridge of Earn
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 153192
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.357558,-3.371667
❌ No public transport within 1 mi
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 8 km / 5 mi | ▲ 320 m | ⌛ 2-2.5 hr
Features: △ Moncreiffe Hill west top / Moncreiffe Fort (185 m); △ Moncreiffe Hill east top / Moredun Fort (223 m, sub-2000′ Marilyn)
⬤ Moderate | Clear tracks and paths through forest, steep in places.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit with extensions to west & east tops: start – path junction at 🧭 NO 127198 – Moncreiffe Hill west top, trig point & fort – Moncreiffe Hill east top & fort – Grange Hill – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: A buzzard, noisy crows, blackbirds, robins, tits. Sheep & alpacas in a field at the start. Lots of snowdrops visible on the ascent.
Weather: Hazy sunshine with a few thin clouds, light wind. 3ºC to start, warming up a few degrees later.
February 2025
