Route: Above the ancient village of Weem

Distance: 19km

Ascent: 500m

Grade: Strenuous

Time taken: 6-7 hours

This is a scenic and interesting walk which starts and finishes at the Black Watch Memorial in the bustling Highland Perthshire town of Aberfeldy. The route starts by crossing the River Tay on the historic Wade bridge and then follows a good path to the little village of Weem with its old coaching inn. The route then uses a good path to climb up the south facing slopes above the village, with the option of making a detour to see St David's Well. The path goes through a forest to reach the deserted steadings at Rawer, from where there is a great view of Ben Lawers.

The route then follows a track up through a forest to reach the open moor near Cnoc Rawer. After passing old shielings, the route reaches Loch Farleyer. On a good day, the moor offers great views of the Glen Lyon hills and Schiehallion. The route then follows a good track to the little village of Dull – twinned with the US town of Boring! There is also an option to shorten the walk by dropping down to Camserney rather than Dull. The old kirk in Dull is worth a visit as is the cafe at Highland Safaris! The route then follows paths along the lovely banks of the River Tay back to Aberfeldy. 

The description above is not a detailed one. If you wish to try this walk, please make sure you are properly equipped and prepared - it is a quite a long walk, so you will need to bring plenty of food and drink with you, and that you have worked out the route on an OS map (the route is on the Landranger map 52 or the Explorer map 379 and OL49.

Or you can book us for the day and we'll guide you along the route and tell you lots of things about the route, the area and what you're seeing.