Steele’s Knowe from Corb Glen

A hilly walk around the quieter eastern Ochils.

Distance: 8 miles
Ascent: 500m
Terrain: Mostly off path on grassy hillside but also includes some path walking and forestry / windfarm access road.
Start/finish: Corb Bridge, Tonguey Faulds car park at NO 016 082 on the B934.

2024 Update

The lower hill slopes of the Corb Glen are currently subject to much forestry planting. This will almost certainly affect the route in the future as trees start to grow. There are new forestry tracks in the area that are not shown on the current Ordnance Survey maps. Deer fences have also been erected.

Route Map

Cross over the road and go through the gate opposite onto a farm / forestry track that passes through the Corb Glen. This stony track gains a bit of height and passes between small but steeply sided hills. Keep to the main track ignoring a turning to the left and then a turning to the right. About 2km from the road there is a Y junction in the track. At this point strike off up hill to your left on to John’s Hill. The ground close to the track is wet but soon dries out as you climb steeply up grassy slopes to reach the summit.

After John’s Hill, descend in a south west direction to reach a fence which you need to cross before starting on the ascent of Sim’s Hill, another rounded grassy lump. A fence line leads up to the summit.

Continue to follow the fence in a west south west direction keeping it to your left. You will lose a bit of height which you will regain as you go up the next wee hill Green Law. After Green Law, continue west south west alongside the fence to descend to a coll where a path crosses in front of you.

Follow the fence south west uphill to reach Green Knowes wind farm. Keep the fence to your left as it turns right to run almost parallel to the access road for the wind farm. After 1.15km you reach a fence junction. Cross the fence in front of you and join the windfarm road. Use the road to reach the second turbine (no. 6) in front of you. At the turbine leave the track and ascend gentle grassy slopes in a north west direction to reach the trig point on the summit of Steele’s Knowe, at 485m the highest point of the day.

From the summit descend in a north east direction using a stand of a trees as a guide on a clear day. You may be able to pick up a feint path. Aim for the right hand corner of the fenced off field in front of you as you reach the lower slopes close to Coulshill Farm. A gate leads into the field and you can walk down the right hand side past the trees you were aiming for. When you reach the far edge of the field pass through a gate in the right hand corner and join a track.

Turn right onto the track which is signed for Dunning Glen initially keeping the Coul Burn to your left. The track then crosses to the other side of the burn with another sign post where it joins a vehicle track.track. Follow the sign for Dunning Glen and walk back down the track out to the main road.