Distance: 3.25 miles.Time: 1.5 – 2 hours.Ascent: 100m, with some steps. This is a good family walk with children. It is over well-defined paths and some minor roads with lots to see and some stunning scenery along the way. The walk starts in Pitlochry’s main street (Atholl Road) at Ferry Road, this is lowest point...
Distance: 3 miles.Time: 1.5 – 2 hours.Ascent: 145m. Let’s put some colour on our cheeks with an easy walk, taking in a pub that brews its own beer and a distillery. Ok, there’s also a ruined castle, some woodland, an impressive waterfall, and fantastic views. Start outside the Moulin Inn. From the main street in...
Schiehallion is from the Gaelic Sìdh Chailleann, which translates as ‘Fairy Hill of the Caledonians’. Its regular shape led it to be selected by Charles Mason for a ground-breaking experiment to ‘weigh the world’ in 1774. The deflection of a pendulum by the mass of the mountain provided an estimate of the mean density of...
A scenic drive, a train journey, a fabulous moorland walk and possibly the best High Tea ever? Ok, we are going to drive to Rannoch Station, catch a train one stop north, then walk back across the moor to Rannoch Station Tearoom, for a real treat. You need to plan this as there are no...
Distance: 3.25 miles.Time: 1.5 – 2 hours.Ascent: 145m. Visit both Pitlochry distilleries with an easy woodland walk, on good paths and minor roads. During the summer months both are open for guided tours, Monday to Saturday 10.00am – 5.00pm. Blair Athol Distillery is open 12noon – 5.00pm on a Sunday, however Edradour is closed on...
If you are visiting Pitlochry – You can’t miss it. Ben Vrackie (sometimes known as Ben YVrackie) forms part of the scenic background overlooking Pitlochry. Ben Vrackie translatesas speckled mountain and comes from a time when white quartz rocks were scatteredacross its slopes. On a good clear day the view from the summit of 2,757...
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