Colluthie Hill

The walk up Colluthie Hill takes maybe forty minutes from Cupar, which makes it ideal if you're based at one of the nearby caravan parks and fancy burning off some energy before lunch. It's not a proper mountain - more of a sturdy hill that rewards you with proper views across the Fife landscape once you reach the top. The approach is straightforward enough, though it gets a bit muddy after rain, so decent boots are worth the bother.

You get decent visibility on a clear day - the kind of walk that locals do without making a fuss about it. Families with kids who can manage a steady incline will find it manageable, though younger ones might grumble about the last stretch. The views themselves are the thing here: rolling farmland, distant hills, nothing dramatic but genuinely pleasant. On a grey day it can feel a bit exposed and windswept, so timing matters.

Walkers passing through Fife en route to bigger peaks elsewhere will find this a solid half-day outing. It's free, naturally, and there are no facilities at the top so bring water. The nearby parks - Snugs at Logie Farm is closest at just over three miles - make this a sensible addition to a longer holiday in the area rather than a special trip on its own. Worth doing if you're staying locally and the weather plays ball, but don't rearrange your schedule around it.