Ben Chonzie
A gentle Munro of 930 metres in the moorland north of Comrie, climbed from Invergeldie in Glen Lednock, around five hours there and back.
Not every mountain has to be dramatic.
Ben Chonzie, 931 metres high in the rolling moorland north of Comrie, is one of the gentlest of the Munros, a broad, rounded hill that makes a fine first mountain.
The usual way up starts at Invergeldie in Glen Lednock. A track beside the Invergeldie Burn leads into the hills, and the way goes on over the broad ridge to the summit cairn, with wide views over the hills of Perthshire. The round trip is around 12.5 kilometres with 712 metres of climbing, and takes about five hours.
The top is broad and much the same in every direction, so walkers should carry a map and know how to use it in mist, and dogs should be on a lead among the sheep.
The usual route starts at Invergeldie in Glen Lednock, above Comrie: a track up the Invergeldie Burn, then over the broad ridge to the summit.
Around 12.5 kilometres and 712 metres of climbing there and back.
- Height
- 931 metres.
- Start
- Invergeldie, Glen Lednock, north of Comrie.
- Walk
- About 12.5 km and 712 m of ascent; around five hours.
In the hills north of Comrie, between Glen Lednock and Glen Turret.
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Places to stay near the hill, and when each is next free.
The House at Dun Aluinn- Sleeps 18
- In Aberfeldy
- 12 miles from Ben Chonzie
The Old Farmhouse- Sleeps 8
- In Logiealmond
- 12 miles from Ben Chonzie
Whitehill Farm House- Sleeps 8
- In Auchterarder
- 13 miles from Ben Chonzie
Cromlix- To stay
- In Kinbuck
- 15 miles from Ben Chonzie
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