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And Perthshire perfection is Meall nan Tarmachan, a hill of narrow grass ridges, rocky knolls, and a convenient car park at the 600m mark.

ROUTE 9

Looking at Loch Tay: Meall Clachach

Start/finishKillin, central car park NN574332Distance10.5km/6.5 milesAscent550m/1800ftApprox time3¾hrMax altitudeMeall Clachach 602mTerrainLochside path; then a rough hill crossing on paths and moorland

Route 9 could also start at the Longhouse car park, omitting the shoreline stroll.

When you find yourself at the end of a really large loch the best thing to do is to find a hill that looks out straight along it. The villagers of Killin obviously agree, as they’ve formed a steep little path straight up the end of Sron a’ Chlachain.

Before looking at the loch from the hill, examine the hill itself from the loch shore. Then get the Loch Tay view all of a sudden, sneaking up the northern side by Moirlanich Longhouse and an equally old path above it. I take it to be a peat road, used for dragging down winter fuel from the bogs above.