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Name:Craigowl Hill
Hill number:1665
Height:455m / 1493ft
RHB Section:26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose
County/UA:Angus
Catchment:Tay
Class:Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman
(Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y)
Grid ref:NO 37697 39985
Summit feature:trig point
Drop:393m
Col:62m  NO421518  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 54
(1:25k) 380E
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 294 users, only the latest 50 shown - Show all)ByDate of Ascent
DaveMcS07/02/2024
jaizinho31/12/2023
Sidlaws: Craigowl and Auchterhouse hill. Walkhighlands routehummusg26/12/2023
A Peckish25/11/2023
beckybags25/11/2023
alasdaircairns15/11/2023
kanderson04/11/2023
49pp22/08/2023
Walk in the Sidlaw hills. Round of 3. Auchterhouse, Barkello and Craigowl.sarahk14/08/2023
As everyone else. Squeezed car on verge ( off the tarmac) tucked in wing mirrors, tyres straight. So many NO parking signs. Follwed finger board up tarmac access road. Scottish mule sheep and followers also group of curious cows and calves. Used dog whistle to advise them of my approach. Return same way. Wide views from summit.VerySlowPlodder05/07/2023
From end of public road at Hillside of Prieston. Up on access road, return initially over stile then on path through vegetation on south side of fence back to the access road.(Quick leg stretch on journey south after overnight ferry from Shetland to Aberdeen).Winterfloodian15/06/2023
Slow trudge up the Tarmac Road from the end of the public road trig pillar S1609. Numerically the number of metres in one mile bar one foot. And for the geeks like me the birthday trig Walk of Life of Marilyn Monroe it would be her 83rd birthdayvegibagger10/06/2023
ketzster20/03/2023
With Eve. Heavily overcast but dry. Straightforward walk up from Balkello Car Park and gifted with expansive view over Dundee and the Firth of Tay. Visited Scroggie Hill on the return to enjoy a similar view but without a gang of masts peering over.RufusHodge04/02/2023
mntainman15/12/2022
Parking area at the top of the road, by Coldstream. Simple walk up the mast access road to the summit. Great views. With Mntainman.Dangerous Dave15/12/2022
nicolajane05/12/2022
with Tessardhumble23/10/2022
Parked NO3904939519 and up road to summit.PeteF15/10/2022
As others, decent parking against fence, just below end of road to ESE - Up mast access road which takes you to within 20m of the summit trig point. Good viewpoint.gerrybowes20/09/2022
Blair28218/09/2022
Adrian16/08/2022
With Jay... claggy from the car park to the summit. Easy paths.Larry Groo29/06/2022
Up and down track after parking at Hillside of Prieston. Had been to Kings Seat earlier in the afternoon.KevPalmer18/05/2022
10km loop around the Sidlaws - Auchterhouse Hill, Balkello Hill, Craigowl Hill in just over 2 hours. Beautiful views all around. Schehallion, Ben Lawers and the Cairngorms were looking splendid to the north as were the Lomonds to the south and the coast to the eastNicky C22/04/2022
Ben Rinnes21/04/2022
Straight ascent from Balkello Hill via Windy Gates col. Really overcast and strong cold wind at top. West off summit then path to SW to lead back to Balkello car parkJubilado11/04/2022
Biggerbagger01/04/2022
Circuit from Balkello car park.thekirkie pirate02/03/2022
nix_snilloc23/01/2022
gettingonabit03/01/2022
Jossker19/11/2021
As others from Hillside of Prieston. Up the access road to the summit and back. 2.3 miles about 50 mins walking time round trip for me.JulieB06/11/2021
Johnny Corbett27/10/2021
Space for a few cars at end of road at Hillside of Prieston. Easy and straightforward ascent up tarred mast road to the top (we didn't even have to wear walking boots). Good views from a nice vantage point as far as the Pentlands south. High cloud/sunny. 1 other person about. 213m ascent. Earlier that day we bagged Dundee Law.DanTrig11/09/2021
AlanD04/08/2021
Gebirgsjaeger03/08/2021
Good day out in the Sidlaws. Starting from Balkello Woodland up to Craigowl. Then over to Kinpurney Hill (avoiding Boggy Seat). Back to Auchterhouse Hill and finishing up with Balkello Hill.Fife Walking31/07/2021
2nd time. From Balkello car park via Auchterhouse Hill and Balkello Hill.russell6103/07/2021
Glenford08/06/2021
stalky1414/05/2021
From CP to SW. There are remains of a makeshift stile into the compound with the trig at NO 3772 3997 Good paths continue to Balkello and Auchterhouse Hills (both Tumps) and very much recommended. Excellent walkcarole engel11/05/2021
On WH route. First big hill in a while.iangpark30/03/2021
Ski tour to Craigowl from Lumley Den, via Gallow Hill. Return mostly same route.clashcityrocker16/02/2021
Craigowl has become Dundee's alpine snowsports area! More skiers and boarders out today. Ascent from Hillside of Prieston, via rough line of road up Craigowl (road buried under snow). Descent more or less by same route. Wind having effect on snow - transportation + sculpting.clashcityrocker13/02/2021
On alpine touring skis from road near Balkello car park. Excellent conditions, a foot of powder snow. Ascent by West Ridge, after slightly unusual journey to get to it. Return by traverse of south side of hill.clashcityrocker11/02/2021
SteveeMac31/01/2021
With Inez, snowy.From track at North Balluderon.clashcityrocker23/01/2021
As Longwojo 12/11/19.Crib Goch28/09/2020
m0jla15/09/2020