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Name:Core Hill
Hill number:4986
Height:542m / 1778ft
Parent (Ma):1642  Ben Cleuch
RHB Section:26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
Donald area:Ochil Hills
County/UA:Perth and Kinross
Catchment:Forth
Class:Hump, Dodd (500-599m), Donald Dewey, Yeaman
(Hu,Tu,5,DDew,Y)
Grid ref:NN 88607 04645
Summit feature:no feature
Drop:120m
Col:422m  NN880039  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 58
(1:25k) 366E
Observations:summit area is very flat
GPS data:show GPS entries for this hill

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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 76 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
Parked below the lower reservoir dam for a circuit of 5 Tumps. 3/5PGCE01/03/2024
As gerrybowes route, parking at the end of the track, and taking the track to the beallach. Crossed the col and through a gate at NN89929 05419, then followed animal and vague ATV tracks to the high col at a gate. Good track from here (NN88937 05149), going all the way to the summit. Back to Glen Bee and on to Craigentaggert Hill.LizH29/09/2020
As Gerry Bowes but must have taken more northerly line as never saw second gate or the semblance of an atv track - headed on to Wet.her HillSS06/09/2020
Easy parking at start of track at NN 8960 0858 - Up track to first zigzag, over fence & a short walk along path to old iron gate & hurdle on col - Over hurdle & then up faint, intermittent ATV tracks to gateway at 889051; lots of tussock, especially below 450m - From gateway, SSW up a more obvious ATV track to the unmarked summit. Continued to Wether Hill. (S)gerrybowes29/07/2020
After Craigentaggert Hill.richtea504030/06/2020
Ochil rambling from A823. Round of Wether, Craigentaggart, Core, BuckNE and Bald. Plenty of quad and animal tracks.Topographer5729/10/2017
From Blackford A9, Core, Craigentaggart, Wether.NormanW01/07/2017
Third of the day. Tough terrain,windy top, great views north.Play2End28/10/2016
Parked on minor rd parallel to A9 - scary junction opposite Blackford and up the obvious path to the col. Bits and pieces of 4wd track to summit. Nice views but uninspiring . On to Wether HillThearlaichdubh25/03/2016
core hill, craigentaggert hill, wether hilL, ACW from track entrance near blackford.robertphillips21/02/2016
Blackford to Alva. First (and second) hill walking expeditionbigeffindavie20/05/2013
Followed RoW from Blackford to watershed at top of Glen of Kinpauch. Ascended via Berry Hill, returned via Kinpauch hill. 11.7km, 494m ascent. Straightforward climb.TRG31804/05/2012
Along RoW from Blackford to col & up, on to Craigentaggart and Wether Hillagentmancuso07/01/2012
545m gps, rough grass. RHW25/06/2011
P at start of track W of The Strip. Up track to top of Glen of Kinpauch. Up track between fence and burn and onto summit. Back to top of G of K and onwards to Wether Hill.chrisbien02/04/2011
Third of ten on a anti-clockwise round of the Devon from Lower Glendevon Reservoir carpark.Alan Moore13/05/2003
Tonester30/01/2024
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Simon Winton25/11/2020
Tom Mundell18/10/2020
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PeterAH29/09/2020
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kathyh16/05/2020
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Tony S12/05/2019
Andrew Simmons16/11/2018
duchally13/03/2018
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carole engel30/09/2017
Martin R30/04/2017
Alan Whatley08/03/2016
Tricky17/01/2016
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alda14/01/2014
mae07/12/2013
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Nick Down118/08/2013
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