Here are a few of my favourite local treks, some more challenging than others. By the way remember to take your camera!
Starting with the most challenging:
Birnam Hill
Birnam Hill is very much for the more active person. Good walking boots and stamina are required.
This hill walk is also a popular mountain biking area.
The ascent rises steeply through a very pretty woodland and out onto more open hill nearer the rocky summit and cairn known as King’s Seat.
A cairn is a Scottish word for a pile of stones built as a memorial. Breath taking panoramic views of Perthshire can be enjoyed from there.
White peaked mountains can be seen to the north and to the south, the River Tay meandering towards the North Sea.
The Hermitage
The Hermitage in Dunkeld is a less challenging walk through mature woodland with the River Braan running next to it.
The main features on this walk are the dramatic Falls of Braan and Ossian’s Hall – a viewing point where you can see salmon leaping at certain times in the year.
A rocky path continues on through the Douglas fir wood with one of the tallest specimens in the country.
There is a special route for wheelchair users and marked trails for those who want to walk and cycle.
Little Glen Shee
Little Glen Shee is 6.6 miles from the Lodge.This is a gentle hill walk in open moorland with a stream running through the glen.
There is an abundance of colourful heathers, bracken and wild flowers.
Red deer can be spotted on the hill.
Hovering in the skies above are sky larks, birds of prey including ospreys and on occasion eagles!
In the undergrowth I have found a dead Adder ( the UK’s most poisonous snake) and I have photographed a young otter in the stream. A wonderful experience!
