Walking in and around Perth......

Five hills, Corsiehill, Deuchny Hill, Barnhill, Binn Hill and Kinnoull Hill, make up the Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park, with the latter at 222m above sea level dominating the Park. You can enjoy walking and hiking all day in the close proximity of Perth.

Opened in 1991, the Park aims to provide a haven for people and wildlife next to the city. Like other woods, the trees may be harvested for timber though only in a way compatible with the Park's principal purpose as an area for public access, recreation and enjoyment. Activities to enjoy in the Park include walking, wildlife study, picnicking or simply enjoying the views and the peace and quiet. For those more energetically inclined cycling and horse riding take place in selected zones within the park, principally in Deuchny Wood.

Kinnoull Hill

Kinnoull Hill offers pleasant walks through attractive birch and oak woodland. Red squirrel and roe deer are seen frequently in and around the small stands of larch and Scots pine.

A good view of the Ochil hills and Lomond hills beyond can be seen from the cliff tops at the summit. These cliffs were formed about 370 million years ago from volcanic ash and lava, their dry surface and summit provide favourable conditions for some unusual plants one of the reasons for the designation of Kinnoull Hill as a Site of Special Scientific Interest. The area is also an excellent example of open heathland being colonised by naturally regenerating woodland.

Near the summit sits a stone table built by the 9th Earl of Kinnoull as a place to picnic. Lord Gray built the Kinnoull Hill Tower in around 1829 just to the east of Kinfauns Castle and the Binn Tower. The towers were built in the 18th Century in imitation of the castles on the Rhine in Germany, as proud landmarks above the Tay, Scotland's longest river.

Barnhill

An interesting approach to Barnhill can be made on foot from Perth by crossing the Queen's Bridge or Silver Bridge over the Tay to join the footpath above Branklyn Gardens. Barnhill was once a centre for nursery gardens and soft fruit. Now, hawthorn and rowan provide colour in spring and autumn.

There are several paths to explore, seats to rest on and vies to enjoy. The best views are from a small hill above the ruins of the smallholding. A short walk from here leads to the bottom of Kinnoull Hill from which the summit is easily accessible.

Deuchny Wood

Deuchny Wood is serviced by a series of roads and tracks accessible from the Jubilee car park. The most historic of these is the Coronation Road, the route formerly taken by the Kings of Scots travelling between Falkland Palace and Scone Palace, one of the ancient capitals of Scotland, and the place where the Scottish Monarch was traditionally crowned.

Corsiehill

The village of Corsiehill, once a rendezvous for smugglers attempting to avoid strict Burgh taxes before Perth Bridge was opened in 1770, has managed to retain its own character.

Etched on the Corsiehill indicator below the quarry (last worked in 1920) are the names and directions of the hills which form the southern edge of the Highland Boundary Fault Line which crosses Scotland from the Isle of Arran in the west of Stonehaven in the east.

Binn Hill

The woods in Binn Hill are predominantly broadleaved with a sprinkling of larch and Scots pine originally grown as a 'nurse' to the broadleaves. A short walk takes you to another fine viewpoint adjacent to the Binn Tower which is privately owned.

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