📌 Tarland, Aberdeenshire
★★★
Prominent enough for great views yet not high enough to attract crowds, Pressendye makes a perfect objective for a longish half-day walk. The broad upswelling of Morven dominates views on the first half of the circuit, before Lochnagar‘s northern coire muscles in on the panorama higher up on the ridge. Starting in Tarland splits up the road walking (happily, on quiet lanes). Don’t count on the village shop selling sandwiches: cold cooked pizza really didn’t do the trick in 2012!
Morven from the early part of the walk 
Lambing storm 
Snow falling near Easter Davoch 
Davoch Plantation 
View back to Tarland from the ascent 
Distant Ladder Hills 
Morven from the approach to Broom Hill 
Snow showers to the north 
Pressendye from Broom Hill 
Snowy Lochnagar 
Pressendye summit 
Trig point & Morven 
April showers 
Lochnagar from the descent 
Morven 
Tree-lined path below Doune Hill 
Broom Hill
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at The Square, Tarland village centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NJ 481044
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 57.127532,-2.859285
🚌 Extremely infrequent bus to Tarland
🚗 Street parking
📝 Key info
▶ 14 km / 9 mi | ▲ 530 m | ⌛ 3.5-4.5 hr
Features: △ Broom Hill (576 m); △ Pressendye (619 m, “Torbett”)
⬤ Moderate | Minor roads to start and finish. Remainder largely on woodland and moorland tracks, some path sections. Fairly sustained ascent to Broom Hill.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – Easter Davoch – Tom Breck – Broom Hill – Pressendye – west side of Pittenderich – west side of Doune Hill – rejoin road at 🧭 NJ 481054 – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Sheep and lambs in the fields; grouse on the moors.
Weather: Sunny spells with squally snow showers; a few degrees above freezing. Fresh lying snow on higher hills.
April 2012
