📌 Glen Isla, Angus
★★★
Mount Blair is easily picked out from large parts of Angus and Perthshire thanks to its ugly transmitter mast. This aside, however, there are some beautiful views on offer thanks to the hill’s slightly isolated position just apart from the main bulk of the Cairngorms. Duchray Hill and the summits around the Cairnwell Pass are prominent on the ascent, while the summit affords excellent views of the Lowlands – stretching as far as Fife on a clear day. With a high start point and good track underfoot, the effort to returns ratio is a good one.
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on B951 1 mi east of A93 junction at Lair, Glen Shee
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NO 154642
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.761736,-3.385533
❌ No public transport within 1 mi. Extremely infrequent bus stops on A93 at B951 junction (1.5 mi)
🚗 Layby (gets full)
📝 Key info
▶ 5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 400 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr
Features: △ Mount Blair (744 m, “Torbett”)
⬤ Moderate | Fairly quiet road at start then track to summit, faint at first.
Download file for GPS➡️ Out-and-back walk: start – leave road by gate at 🧭 NO 159644 – Mount Blair – return by outward route
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Red grouse today and not much else. On previous visits we’ve seen large numbers of deer, lapwings, as well as cows and sheep in the fields lower down.
Weather: 0°C at the base of the hill with fresh lying snow. Sunshine & large clouds, moderate northerly wind higher up.
January 2026
