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Ben Chonzie from Glen Turret

Start/Finish

Minor road up Glen Turret to car park just before the Glen Turret dam. On the western edge of Crieff, on the A85, is a road well signed for Glen Turret Distillery. Take this road. Pass the distillery, go round a right hand bend then take the next left by a house called “Hosh”. Follow this minor road, with a 10 mph speed limit until it passes through a gate onto the road to the dam. Follow the road as far as you are allowed to reach the car park. In 2022, this road was breaking up in places. It is a large car park but does fill up at times and parking elsewhere is not allowed.

Distance/Time

16 km.    About 5 – 6 hours.

Peaks

Ben Chonzie, 931 m, NN 773 308.     OS Sheet 52: Pitlochry to Crieff

Introduction

This is a more strenuous route than the one from Glen Lednock. The track alongside Loch Turret has much up and down. After the track ends, the ground is quite wet before a path leads up to a col on the NE ridge then onto the summit. There are great views on clear days including to the Ben Lawers range.

Route

(1) Walk along the track, with all its ups and downs, on the east side of Loch Turret. The track goes further than some maps show and passes Lochan Uaine which now seems to be drying up. When the track ends, continue, initially on wet ground, and head for the obvious low point on the ridge ahead. Soon a good path takes over and picks its way up to the ridge. When the angle eases, look for a single fence post above to the left and head for this on a path. Continue up, on a good path, alongside old fence posts. When the fence posts seem to run out, the summit is very close. Reach the very large summit shelter cairn of Ben Chonzie, 931 m, near a corner of old fence posts. There is a smaller cairn just beyond.

(2) Retrace the outward route.

Notes

(a) This walk took place on 20^th May, 2022.