Best twenty walks in Scotland for children?   Probably not.

Self indulgence?   Absolutely.

This is our favourite twenty walks. We live just outside Glasgow, so as you might expect there’s a huge bias towards walks which are relatively close to where we live, and many of those mentioned we’ve walked several times.

When deciding on our list, of course the walk and surroundings were important but there were so many other factors. These included nearby play-parks, nice places to eat especially chippies, ducks to feed, general morale at the time and whether the sun was shining. Basically, it boils down to having a great day out whilst wandering about the great outdoors of Scotland. When you’re out and about it’s always fun.

1. Dumgoyne, Campsies, Stirlingshire
2. Conic Hill, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
3. The Steeple, Lochgoilhead, Argyll an Bute
4. Glenfinnan Viaduct Circuit, Lochaber
5. Screel Hill, Dumfries and Galloway
6. Inchcailloch Island, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
7. St. Andrew’s to the Rock and Spindle, Fife
8. Ben A’an, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
9. Bracklinn Falls, Callander, Perthshire
10. The Drovers Inn to Doune Bothy, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs
11. Glen Nevis Gorge, Lochaber
12. Killiecrankie, Perthshire
13. Calton Hill to Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh
14. The Devil’s Staircase, Glen Coe
15. Tinto Hill, South Lanarkshire
16. Port nam Murrach, Arisaig
17. Boat of Garten to Aviemore, East Highlands
18. The Largs Hills, Inverclyde
19. Benarty Hill, Fife
20. Neptune’s Staircase, Banavie, Lochaber