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Name: | Steele's Knowe |
Hill number: | 1662 |
Height: | 485.6m / 1593ft |
RHB Section: | 26A: Central Scotland from Dumbarton to Montrose |
Donald area: | Ochil Hills |
County/UA: | Perth and Kinross |
Catchment: | Catchment Boundaries, Earn, Forth |
Watershed: | Firth of Tay, Ardlamont Point to Fife Ness, Firth of Forth |
Class: | Marilyn, Hump, Tump (400-499m), Yeaman (Ma,Hu,Tu,4,Y) |
Grid ref: | NN 96946 07990 |
Summit feature: | trig point |
Drop: | 178m |
Col: | 308m NO016079 |
OS map sheet(s): | (1:50k) 58 (1:25k) 366E |
Survey: | Abney level/Leica RX1250 |
Change log: | show changes for this hill entry |
GPS data: | show GPS entries for this hill |
N.B. Some hill summits are on private property or on land where there is no public right of way. Permission should be sought from the landowner where access to a hill summit is through private land(*).
*For information about access rights in Scotland see the ScotWays website.
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Logged Descriptions (logged by 273 users) | By | Date of Ascent |
A round of TUMPs and this Marilyn with Bob. Cool wind, nae bad. | Play2End | 13/02/2024 |
From main road along wind farm track. | Winterfloodian | 26/08/2023 |
Emtb up wind farm track | PeteF | 21/06/2023 |
From home. Good snow cover. (8) | richtea5040 | 14/12/2022 |
Via Cadger's. (7) | richtea5040 | 07/12/2022 |
Easy parking in wide entrance to wind farm at NN 9784 0528 - Up track to Turbine 5 & then ATV track/path across rough grass to trig point. | gerrybowes | 23/09/2022 |
Parked at entrance to wind farm….tracks….and then a short section of off piste whichnis v obvious. | VerySlowPlodder | 03/09/2022 |
Steele's Knowe from A823 | hummusg | 05/04/2022 |
Parked in Glen Sherup car park. Walked up the windfarm road. Solo. | Dangerous Dave | 07/03/2022 |
Via Bankfoot (6) | richtea5040 | 04/11/2021 |
Solo jog from the east | amswanston | 04/06/2021 |
Third hill of trio for final E Ochil Marilyn. Descended via Hillkitty regeneration to just E of Cleuch farm then walk back to WF entrance. | iangpark | 16/04/2021 |
Circuit of Steele's Knowe and associated tops from Glen Devon. | thekirkie pirate | 25/03/2021 |
Circuit from home via Eastbow Hill. (5) | richtea5040 | 19/03/2021 |
with Tam. Cloud Inversion | TamCollie | 07/11/2020 |
Up from Glendevon Country Park on the wind farm track. | David Bremner | 10/09/2020 |
Circuit of five hills from home. | richtea5040 | 06/06/2020 |
Straightforward circuit of Lamb Hill, John's Hill, Sims's Hill, Green Law, Rowantree Craig and Steele's Knowe, from Littlerig, returning via Corb Glen. | TRG318 | 18/03/2020 |
Followed the windfarm vehicle track the a quick yomp over the rough grass to the trig. A bit misty at the top. | lorraine3walking | 25/01/2020 |
Parked at end of wind farm track (14:15) and walked up it, then briefly over moorland with faint paths to summit trig. Back by almost the same route. Met a man restarting a turbine. Overcast but clear on top; good views to snowy highland munros. Finish 16:25. 8.5k walk. | dbb | 19/01/2020 |
Late afternoon walk up Green Knowes wind farm road. | vuirich | 17/01/2020 |
By windfarm track en route St And to Edinb. Inversion in valleys but most/all of walk in sunshine. Turbines very noisy. | Rounsfell | 10/01/2020 |
Parked on verge opposite Bankfold entrance then headed directly up hill, mainly on vague ATV tracks. | willyross | 14/11/2019 |
Parked on the bend at Coulshill farm after seeking permission. An easy solo walk SW in just over one hour return. Kept out of the way of unsightly windfarm tracks using this route. Very hot! | bolton | 23/07/2019 |
Up by wind farm track. Very straightforward ascent. | lenman | 30/06/2019 |
Up Green Knowes wind farm track from NN978052. After some intial bends, the track makes an ascending TR of the W flank of Ben Thrush, then over Rowantree Craig. An ATV track eases passage over mild tussocks, from turbine 5. Ben Thrush on the return walk via an ATV track from the last turbine - it is possible to cross the fence easily about 100 ft down the S flank of Ben Thrush and then aim for the Control Cabin. | Isbjorn | 19/03/2019 |
I'd hoped to go the scenic route, but delays on the A9 forced a detour via the M90 and Glendevon, and a big dump of snow meant that the wind farm entrance was the only practical place to park. The snow made it pleasant to walk up the wind farm track, if a little icy where the contractors had sort of snow ploughed it. An ATV track and path lead from turbine 5 to the trig. | Gill | 29/01/2019 |
From the end of the road there’s just enough room to park a car opposite the farm at Coulshill. From here just a direct line through the easy sheep and cow fields. Nice route. | Peterb | 16/09/2018 |
3of4: From A823 at windfarm entrance. | ChrisR | 11/09/2018 |
Circuit from home via Yett. | richtea5040 | 15/01/2018 |
An easy plod up the wind farm track on a dreich day. | Chris Peart | 23/10/2017 |
Afternoon solo walk round the wind turbines from Tormaukin via Borland Glen; good visibility, despite rain which was not forecast. | barnz48 | 17/09/2017 |
Evening walk up the wind farm track | N.Morters | 28/08/2017 |
4/5. | PGCE | 30/06/2017 |
Easy walk up the wind farm tracks from the Car Park at 971 051. Easy ground for the final few hundred metres to the summit. Returned via Ben Thrush. | martin_hall | 21/04/2017 |
Solo. From Glen Sherup carpark at NN971051. Circuit over Steele’s Knowe. After ascending Ben Trush and Rowantree Craig continued mostly on wind farm tracks to Steele’s Knowe. Visited the southerly, slightly lower 485m spot height and then the trig point at the summit. Went on to Eastbow Hill, East Craigs and the Law. | pwbellarby | 12/03/2017 |
Steele's Knowe trig and second OS 485m spot height (which seems lower), Rowantree Craig, Ben Thrush. A dreich day after a week of rain, so the windfarm access road was the dry option, its tediousness relieved by what may be the planet's only 19 mph speed limit sign. For the first time in a dozen years of hill walking, I fell into a cattle grid, both boots slipping on the snow covered grid at the turbine 5 turning, and my shins rattling like xylophones against the metal as I made the short and inglorious descent into the cattle grid's basin. | Nick Down1 | 05/02/2017 |
Windfarm road. With mora. | BLACKHILL | 21/10/2016 |
Up wind farm road from the S. Route and write-up at: http://gayleybird.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/three-and-extra-one.html | Gayle | 28/05/2016 |
Debs and Goska, from Glen Devon on way home from Aviemore | Mountain Goat | 23/03/2016 |
Used the wind farm road. Nice walk in heavy fog. Not seeing the turbines but hearing them makes for an interesting walk. Nice easy first walk of the year to break in new boots. Ben Thrush on the way down. | Stevend1 | 02/01/2016 |
With Jenx from farm to north. Lovely access from Auchterader to 230m and then easy grass slopes to summit trig. Why folk would want to walk the longer turbine road which starts lower? And risk ice falling on their head in winter. | nordicstar | 03/12/2015 |
Straightforward from end of road to the north. Easy walking and only one fence to cross. Friendly cows in first field. Good views of an attractive valley. | jenx | 03/12/2015 |
Weather fair but views murky. | MountainMac | 01/11/2015 |
Circuit from home via Black Maller. | richtea5040 | 27/07/2015 |
I used the Green Knowe wind farm access road to bag Ben Thrust, Rowantree Craig and Steele's Knowe. | Dugswell2 | 22/07/2015 |
Began at start of windfarm track in Glendevon off A823 at NN 97841 05285 - room to park 2-3 cars without causing obstruction. Took windfarm track up to the head of the Eastplace Burn glen, then round its head and down to wide bealach. Left track at wind turbine no.6 across grassy moor to trig point on summit. Walk done in wonderful weather during a weekend break at the excellent Tormaukin Inn. Walk continued to Rowantree Creag. | Man of Kernow1 | 18/04/2015 |
Parked in convenient space at entrance to wind farm on A 823. Walked up track as far as generator 5 and made final climb across grass to summit. | mntainman | 10/02/2015 |
wind farm entrance up tracks to the summit. | robertphillips | 23/12/2014 |
With Paul, very misty | Skerryvore | 28/11/2014 |
Via windfarm road | AndrewFinnimore | 18/11/2014 |
Parked hotel car park - notice says, private car park, walkers welcome. Took the old right of way track, wind farm road soulless. Overcast then sunny, mild, calm, good views. | iangalbraith | 29/10/2014 |
Clockwise circuit from south west. | vegibagger | 22/09/2014 |
self | davidsbatty | 02/02/2014 |
Self, Peter and Bonnie | Invicta14 | 21/10/2013 |
Start: Glen Devon. Ran up the wind farm access track and returned the same way. I expect that an ascent via Borland Glen would be nicer, but parking in Glendevon may be a problem except through agreement with the Hotel owners. | raffemeister | 01/09/2013 |
2nd time. | russell61 | 01/03/2012 |
MC JC O | Martin66 | 07/01/2012 |
From near Glendevon, up new ghastly windfarm road. Takes you to about 350m from summit. | Aye Jimmy | 20/06/2011 |
Revisit. Dampish grassy summit. From NNE, Bankfold, track then damp pasture. Raw grey morning, no view. | RHW | 20/03/2011 |
From farm to north. | richtea5040 | 25/01/2010 |
Eastbow Hill has wider views of Strathearn and makes for a good round trip. | neimcv | 30/07/2009 |
Ascended from the Corb Glen. | JohnW | 22/10/2007 |
Ascended while G8 summit was in progress at Gleneagles. | Topographer57 | 07/07/2005 |
Solo | HFB | 29/01/2005 |
Walked with Joanna whilst living in Dollar along with Carlownie Hill and Eastbow Hill. Not sure of date. | alasdaircairns | 01/01/2005 |
From Glendevon YH. No windfarm then. | agentmancuso | 16/07/2004 |
From Glendevon by track including Ben Thrush on return. | Eddie | 22/08/2003 |
From Coulshill. 3/4m on road before crossing fence, downhill over rough ground and stream to faint track through 2 gates and up by side of fir plantation. Heron. Buggy tracks on grass to shoulder by small wood. Over rough mossy sheep grass for last 1/2 mile to top at 13.45. | arranc | 10/06/2002 |
With Claire. | MickyRoss | 13/04/2002 |
dulllish tussocky summit, fine approach & view. (1) Glendevon YH (Glenfoot cattery) 989046, via Borland pass summit; (2) from NNW | RHW | 18/11/2001 |
SOLO | donmeister | 23/02/2001 |
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