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The Clunie Walk-Pitlochry-Highland Perthshire

**Directions To Get Here**

From PERTH take the A9 North to Pitlochry as you enter the town the
tourist information centre is on the right the road for the car park is
just past it on the Left

"PARKING"
*START & FINISH POINT FERRY ROAD CAR PARK
PITLOCHRY*(pay & display)

turn in the road opposite the tourist information centre go through
the traffic lights car parks on the right

walk starts in the back right hand corner of the rear car park

**THE WALK**

*THIS WALK FOLLOWS THE BROWN WAYMARKERS*

Leave the car park and walk through Bobbin Mill Wood at the back right hand
corner of the rear car park following the brown waymarkers,there once was a
mill here producing bobbins for the jute trade,

you soon come out to a road cross follow signs cross the River Tummel
by the Port-na-Craig suspension bridge and continue up the little road

opposite the entrance to the Pitlochry Festival Theatre
car park go through the gate onto the
grass verge of the busy A9 bypass,
 

*****PLEASE PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE CROSSING
THIS VERY BUSY ROAD 70 MPH +*****

take the farm road opposite follow the signs and continue up the hill
past Middleton of Fonab Farm

past the huge boulder further up turn left and through the gate
into Fonab Forest

carry on through the forest,walking round the hill called
Carra Beag,(little rock or pillar)

After a while you will pass the impressive group of standing stones known
as Clachan an Diridh on the right,

these stones have stood here for around 4000 years,they have
an atmosphere all of there own,

after this watch  for a road on the RIGHT turn right here there is a
waymarker,walk on till you come to a fence

this is where you leave the forest and come out onto open heather moorland,
take the path straight on the path eventually swings north east and re-enters

the forest and follow the meandering path it twists back on its self twice
to avoid crags,then descending to join the the path near the

Fonab Forest Sign,go down past the huge boulder past the farm

AGAIN PLEASE TAKE GREAT CARE CROSSING
THIS VERY BUSY ROAD 70 MPH +

then retrace your steps back to your car,
 

Disabled & Less Agile Ramblers

This walk is steep and over uneven paths and may not be accessable to all
However there are 7 waymarked walks in and around Pitlochry,
call into the tourist information at the beginning of the Main street
for details of the easier walks