Summary
A short walk along a good track beside the river Earn and back to Crieff via an ancient drove road. We enjoyed it during a long weekend family stay at Crieff Hydro Hotel, and managed to fit it in between a late leisurely lunch and our evening meal.
The route is suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs if the first uneven section is avoided by starting and finishing on the Laggan Road.
- I’ll remember most that this was a perfect circuit for an easy afternoon walk
- On a warm sunny day there was plenty of shade
- The best bit was the sunlight sparkling off the water
- The trickiest bit was working out how the stony first section could be avoided by wheelchairs
- We hadn’t expected to see the series of individually hand-crafted benches with messages carved into them
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Contributed by: Andrew Llanwarne - August 2006
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Walking through pools of sunlight along Lady Mary's Walk at Crieff
Key Facts
| Location |
West from Crieff, Perthshire |
| When it was walked |
17 July 2006 |
| Walk type |
countryside and easy hills |
| Difficulty |
suitable for anyone who enjoys an easy walk, with no significant climbs |
| Distance approx |
3.5 miles (5.5 km) |
| Height climbed approx |
negligible |
| Time taken approx |
2 hours at a leisurely pace |
| Map used if any |
Map in the Crieff Walks leaflet |
| Source of info on walk |
Crieff Walks leaflet, Bob Bennett Walks for Wheelchair Users, both from Tourist Information Centre |
| Getting there |
By car from Dundee, around an hour
Easily accessed from Glasgow, Stirling, Perth and Edinburgh areas |
| Places to stay |
Lots of choice In Crieff and Strathearn |
| Places to eat/ buy food |
Shops, restaurants and hotels in Crieff |
| Any other local attractions or facilities |
Taylor Park for picnics and play, Glenturret Distillery, Crieff craft centres |
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