Benarty Hill
Benarty Hill is a Marilyn, 356m high, and also counts as a HuMP. The Marilyns are hills anywhere in Britain and Ireland with at least 150 metres of prominence, whatever their height.
Lochgelly is the nearest station, 2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot), so the summit is within walking distance of the train. From Lochgelly it's about 1.5 to 2 hours to the summit, 1 in 17 on average. Cowdenbeath is next, 3.8 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot), and 14 stations are within 10 miles in all.
Benarty Hill, locally simply Benarty, rises above and to the west of Ballingry, in the west of Fife, Scotland. The summit ridge, known as Mulla Craig, forms the boundary with Perth and Kinross. It is a prominent feature of the view from the M90 motorway, and from Kinross and Loch Leven. The lower slopes are steep on all sides, but the extensive heath around the summit is relatively flat. The name Benarty may come from Pictish meaning "stony mountain" or Gaelic meaning either "mountain where there are bears" or possibly "at the high hill".
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Stations within 10 miles of Benarty Hill, nearest first. Walking distances are estimates from the straight-line distance and the type of ground, not a measured route. Check a map before you set off. Times use Naismith's rule and don't include stops.
- Lochgelly2.9 mi (about 4 mi on foot) · 1.5 to 2 hours1 in 17 on average to the summit
- Cowdenbeath3.8 mi (about 5 to 5.5 mi on foot) · 2 to 2.5 hours1 in 22 on average to the summit
- Cardenden4.3 mi (about 5.5 to 6.5 mi on foot) · 2.5 hours1 in 21 on average to the summit
- Dunfermline Queen Margaret6.3 mi (about 8 to 9 mi on foot) · 3.5 hours to the summit
- Dunfermline Town7.6 mi (about 10 to 11 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Aberdour8.1 mi (about 10.5 to 11.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 hours to the summit
- Kirkcaldy8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Glenrothes with Thornton8.5 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4 to 4.5 hours to the summit
- Dalgety Bay8.6 mi (about 11 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Rosyth8.7 mi (about 11.5 to 12.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Burntisland9.1 mi (about 12 to 13 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours1 in 24 on average to the summit
- Inverkeithing9.2 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 5 hours to the summit
- Markinch9.3 mi (about 12 to 13.5 mi on foot) · 4.5 to 5 hours to the summit
- Kinghorn9.9 mi (about 13 to 14.5 mi on foot) · 5 to 5.5 hours to the summit