Known to the ancient people of Central Scotland as uchel – the high place – the long upland massif of the Ochils rises between the River Forth and the Southern Highlands with a dramatic escarpment running between the cities of Stirling and Perth. The high rounded hills are cleaved by steep-sided ravines and dotted with castles standing stones burial mounds hillforts and battle sites making the Ochils a walker’s paradise. This collection of 40 routes covers all the main summits as well as the magnificent glens and the two rivers the Allan and the Devon which transect them.



