As Spring starts to spring upon us, the weather improves, the days get longer and lock down restrictions are eased, more people are looking for outdoor activities / exercise. We are still restricted to our local authority areas for the immediate future so for those of you in Fife here are a couple of challenges you might want to consider based on Fife’s highest hills and Fife’s most (topographically) prominent hills.
Which challenge(s) will you undertake and can you complete it before travel restrictions are lifted?
Fife’s Highest Hills
The 9 hills in Fife that are over 300m in height
If you prefer inches and feet these are also the same 9 hills that are over 1000 feet in height!
West Lomond 522m, 1713 feet
East Lomond 448m, 1470 feet
Knock Hill 364m, 1194 feet
Saline Hill 359m, 1178 feet
Benarty Hill 356m, 1168 feet
Easter Cairn 355m, 1165 feet
Park Hill 339m, 1112 feet
Wether Hill 335m, 1099 feet
Outh Hill 324m, 1063 feet
The 14 hills in Fife that are over 250m in height
As above plus
Largo Law 290m
Norman’s Law 285m
Lumbennie Hill 284m
Pitlour Hill 275m
Cult Hill 264m
Fife’s Most Prominent Hills
The 7 hills in Fife that have Marilyn status (i.e. 150m prominence / drop)
West Lomond 405m prominence
Benarty Hill 228m prominence
Norman’s Law 209m prominence
Largo Law 197m prominence
Mount Hill 163m prominence
East Lomond 155m prominence
Cairnie Hill 150.4m prominence
The 14 hills in Fife that have Hump status (i.e. 100m prominence / drop)
As above plus
Lumbennie Hill 139m prominence
Lucklaw Hill 117m prominence
Cowden Hill 116m prominence
Knock Hill 112m prominence
Saline Hill 104m prominence
Black Hill 104m prominence
Ormiston Hill 103m prominence
Routes up these hills (and many more) are available on the Fife Walking website.
If you want somewhere to log your hill progress, the hill-bagging site is recommended.
East Lomond Cowden Hill Benarty Hill Mount Hill Norman’s Law Pitlour Hill Knock Hill West Lomond