3 1 Day Treks to Explore in Dundee
Checkout places to visit in Dundee
Dundee is Scotland's fourth-largest city and the 51st-most-populous built-up area in the United Kingdom. The mid-year population estimate for 2016 was 148,280, giving Dundee a population density of 2,478/km2 or 6,420/sq mi, the second-highest in Scotland. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea. Under the name of Dundee City, it forms one of the 32 council areas used for local government in Scotland.
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1 Day Treks to Explore in Dundee
Auchterhouse Hill is one of many hilltops around the East of Scotland that must have been a defensive outpost at some time in the distant past. It has the distinct remains of hillfort earthworks ringing the summit, most obviously where the main path climbs through the belt of larch trees on the southern side. There is an ancient hill fort on the summit. The annual Auchterhouse Hill Race takes place in March.
Craigowl Hill is a summit towards the eastern end of the Sidlaw Hills in Angus, Scotland. It also known for being one of the hardest cycling climbs in Scotland, as a 3.36 km climb at 9.4%. Craigowl Hill has a trig pillar that is surrounded by telecoms masts and infrastructure and reaches a height of 455m north-east of Kirkton of Auchterhouse. One of the nice trekking destination and also you can have nice views from here.
Kinpurnie Hill is one of the most famous hills of the Sidlaw range in south-east Perthshire. Kinpurnie Hill is located near Newtyle and is popular with hillwalkers. Atop the hill is Kinpurnie Tower, designed by Alexander Bryce, Minister of Kirknewton and East Calder and built by amateur astronomer James Stuart-Mackenzie in 1766 to be used as an observatory. It is 12 metres tall and is visible from the roadside.