Ben Chonzie
Ben Chonzie is a fine Munro that looks down on Crieff. There are spectacular views – weather permitting – as it sits at the very edge of the highlands and looks over Strathearn to the Ochil and Lomond hills. Many experienced Munro-baggers discount Ben Chonzie as boring as the normal route up from Glen Lednock is comparatively short and uninteresting. However, this walk starts from Glen Turret from where it becomes a much more interesting full day walk.
Starting from the car park at the Loch Turret reservoir, the walk follows the track along the east side of the loch and then heads up a short but steep climb to a notch in the skyline. Then a gentler climb south west to the summit of Ben Chonzie where, hopefully we will get fine views of the highlands to the north as well as Strathearn to the south. The walk then heads down along the long south east ridge, climbing over a subsidiary hill, Carn Chois, and down to the reservoir and the car park. This final stretch is across rough, pathless terrain but not difficult navigationally.
The walk is suitable for people experienced with walking in the hills, including across rough, pathless terrain. This walk would normally be rated hard as, for a Munro day, it’s not excessively long or on technical terrain. However, the final stretch (c.4Km) is hard going across rough, pathless terrain and this tips the route into the extra hard category.
Clothes for hill-walking needed: warm, breathable layers, waterproof boots and full waterproofs. There is one short section of steep climb but not scrambling. There is a longer section of rough, pathless terrain which can be boggy. Duration 6-7 hours
For Medium, Hard and Extra Hard walks we ask walkers to make sure they have full hillwalking gear, by which we mean definitely the following: Boots, warm clothing, warm/quick drying trousers (not denim jeans), waterproof jacket and over trousers, rucsac, hat, gloves, spare fleece, packed lunch, spare food and drink, small personal first aid kit including any medications, mobile phone, headtorch, and bivvy bag if you have one, and possibly also these other items, depending on personal preference: Gaiters, rucsac cover, walking poles, spare socks, map, compass, GPS, lipsalve, camera.
1. Risk.
The nature of hill walking potentially involves leaders or other participants in providing close assistance to others. For everybody’s protection those people classified as ‘vulnerable adults’ or young people under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an appropriate carer or responsible adult. No special arrangements are available to provide independent supervision for vulnerable people, and the accompanying carer takes full responsibility for them. The carer or parent is best placed to judge the capability of their charges.
2. Children.
We do ask that you only bring children on a walk if you are confident that they will be able to complete it comfortably. At all times, children must be accompanied by an appropriate adult who must take full responsibility for them.
3. Lower age limits.
No children under the age of 16 are allowed on Extra Hard or Hard walks. Children over the age of 12 are permitted on Medium and Easy walks provided that they are accompanied by a responsible adult.
4. Dogs.
In common with other similar events and in consideration for others, dogs are not allowed (guide dogs excepted).
5. Smoking.
Please do not smoke on walks, out of consideration to others.
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