Wel­come to Atholl

Atholl is a beau­ti­ful blend of rivers, forests, glens and moun­tains mak­ing it a great place to go walk­ing. Come and vis­it for a walk steeped in his­tory and wildlife.

The walks in this leaf­let have been spe­cially selec­ted for their loc­al fla­vour. They include two simple walks from Blair Atholl along­side the River Tilt and River Garry, an easy wood­land walk in Stru­an with close con­nec­tions to Clan Donnachaidh/​Robertson and three more adven­tur­ous walks into upland areas that offer clas­sic views of the sur­round­ing Perth­shire countryside.

Take your pick. Wel­come and enjoy!

For inform­a­tion on paths, loc­al events, facil­it­ies and accom­mod­a­tion visit:

Blair Atholl Inform­a­tion and Ranger Centre

Use­ful web sites:

• www​.blair​atholl​.org​.uk
• www​.atholl​-estates​.co​.uk
• www​.vis​it​cairngorms​.com
• www​.cairngorms​.co​.uk

If you enjoyed using ​‘Atholl Trails’ then look out for oth­er Com­munity Paths leaf­lets and way­marked trails from the Blair Atholl book­let pro­duced in part­ner­ship with Atholl Estates and the Blair Atholl Tour­ism Association.

Walks

Stru­an Point

• Dis­tance: 2.5 miles / 4 km
• Time: 1 ¾ hours
• Dif­fi­culty: Strenuous
• Descrip­tion: Lovely views open up to Strath­garry and Blair Atholl from this small hill. A peace­ful out-and-back walk through heath­er moor­land. Rough grassy and earth path. Fairly steep and may be muddy. 2 gates.

Stru­an Kirk Walk

• Dis­tance: 1.5 miles / 2.5 km
• Time: 1 hour
• Dif­fi­culty: Strenuous
• Descrip­tion: See dra­mat­ic views of the gorge of the River Garry and take the oppor­tun­ity to vis­it the remote but delight­ful Stru­an church. There are some steep drops to the river. Grassy and earthy paths with some big roots and a road, gentle gradi­ents. 2 nar­row kiss gates, one step, and a rocky sec­tion to clam­ber over.

Falls of Bruar

• Dis­tance: 1.5 miles / 2.5 km (easy to lower falls), 1.5 miles / 2.5 km (full walk)
• Time: 1 hour (easy to lower falls), 1 hour (full walk)
• Dif­fi­culty: Easy to lower falls; Strenu­ous for full walk
• Descrip­tion: A dra­mat­ic wood­land walk with fant­ast­ic views of a series of water­falls and amaz­ing nat­ur­al rock struc­tures. The walk to the lower falls is straight­for­ward, the full cir­cuit is more demand­ing. Smooth gravel path with mod­er­ate gradi­ents to the lower falls. Bey­ond this a fairly steep, smooth gravel path with one short steep sec­tion on the east side, and an earthy, rough path on the west side with steps.

River Tilt Circuit

• Dis­tance: 1.5 miles / 2.5 km
• Time: 1 hour
• Dif­fi­culty: Moderate
• Descrip­tion: A lovely walk through the woods beside the rush­ing River Tilt. Look for dip­pers and red squir­rels on your way. There are steep drops down to the river. Gentle gradi­ents, with short fairly steep sec­tions on uneven earthy and gravel paths. Short sec­tion on quiet roads. 1 medi­um flight of steps, and 2 bridges, one with steps at each end.

Tulach View­point Walk

• Dis­tance: 3 miles / 4.8 km
• Time: 2 hours
• Dif­fi­culty: Strenuous
• Descrip­tion: Walk up to a fant­ast­ic view­point with Blair Atholl, Blair Castle and the south­ern Cairngorms all laid out before you. The path climbs through delight­ful birch woods out onto open heath­er moor­land. Fairly steep slopes on a nar­row grassy and earth path. Some uneven sec­tions which may be muddy. One short flight of steps and 3 stiles. The busy A9 road must be crossed near the start.

Sal­mon Trail

• Dis­tance: 2 miles / 3.2 km (or 4 miles / 6.4 km to Killiecrankie)
• Time: 1 hour
• Dif­fi­culty: Moderate
• Descrip­tion: A pleas­ant stroll along the tran­quil River Garry where her­ons, dip­pers and oth­er water birds may be seen, as well as migrat­ing sal­mon. If time allows, con­tin­ue along the road to Kil­liecrankie (be aware of occa­sion­al quarry lor­ries). A gentle tar­mac path with short steep sec­tions. Some sec­tions are uneven and rough.