Blairdenon Circuit from Alva Glen
Date: 16 August 2025
Leader: Jack
Grade: B+
Number on walk: 12
Length 15 km. Ascent 820 m.
Hills climbed: Bengengie Hill, Blairdenon Hill, Craighorn.
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A brief rest while climbing through the bracken, nettles and thistles at the start of our walk
Our morning tea break taken adjacent to the Wee Torry as we prepared to climb the last 150 m to Big Torry
Between Big Torry and Bengengie Hill we passed this small cairn marking the 542 m spot height between these two hills
Myreton Hill and Dumyat can be seen in the distance
Approaching Bengengie Hill from the south
Lunch time on the summit of Blairdenon Hill
Having passed Craighorn we were faced with a steep descent to the Glen Alva track.
After the steep descent we had a pleasant walk along the path to Glen Alva
The Wallace Monument can be seen on the left and Dumyat in the centre of the picture. Wee Torry is the rounded hill right of centre on the sky-line and our route earlier in the day passed through the narrow gully on the right of Wee Torry
Before returning to the car park we passed this waterfall on the Alva Burn