Local path networks can be found around the towns and villages of Pitlochry, Dunkeld & Birnam, Blairgowrie, Crieff and Kirkmichael. The Perth & Kinross Countryside Trust is a good place to find out about these networks. You can download leaflets from its website:

There are over 2,000 kms of "core paths" in the Perth and Kinross council area. These paths were mapped to support Scotland's access rights. Most of the paths are around communities and are valued by locals and tourists. The paths include rights of way, routes within and between communities, existing popular and promoted paths, upland and forest paths, and longer distance routes. The link below will take you to a website page with a map on it. Expand the map and you can then see each route. You can then print off the map and take it with you. Happy exploring!

From historic rights of way to old drove roads, there's a lot of heritage paths in Perthshire. Scotways - the Scottish Rights of Way & Access Society - is a great source of information about these paths. You can find out more here:

Two of Scotland's Great Trails can be found in Perthshire - the Cateran Trail and the Rob Roy Way. The Cateran Trail is a fully waymarked circuit through the Perthshire and Angus glens. It follows some of the routes used by the Caterans – fearsome cattle thieves who raided Strathardle, Glenshee and Glen Isla from the Middle Ages to the 17th century. The Rob Roy Way runs through some fantastic countryside in the Southern Highlands, starting near Loch Lomond and finishing in Pitlochry (or you could walk it from Pitlochry). You can find out more about these and other Great Trails here: