📌 Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross
★★★★
A full-day’s circuit taking in Ben Vrackie and Killiecrankie Gorge is surely one of Scotland’s most varied hill walks. Starting in the centre of bustling Pitlochry, the return route winds along the beautiful River Garry, taking in the dramatic Pass of Killiecrankie. In 1689 this was the scene for a major battle during the first Jacobite rebellion; one soldier escaped by jumping across the gorge at a spot now named The Soldier’s Leap. Oh yes, and there’s also the small matter of the hill itself: its majestic bulk speckled with scree, heather slopes and a small loch, with the summit visible even from the town beneath. A week’s worth of variety packed into a single day?
📷 Chronological photo guide
Ben Vrackie from the outskirts of Pitlochry 
Wooded section beyond Moulin 
View back over Tayside 
Ben Vrackie beyond Loch a’ Choire 
Loch a’ Choire & Meall na h-Aodainn Mòire 
Meall na h-Aodainn Mòire (left) & Strathgarry 
Upper slopes 
Looking west from beyond Loch a’ Choire 
Summit approach 
Final part of the ascent, from the summit 
Ben Vrackie summit 
Looking north 
Looking west 
Path around the north side of Loch a’ Choire 
Ben Vrackie from the north flank of Meall na h-Aodainn Mòire 
Looking up Strathgarry 
Pass of Killiecrankie 
Garry Bridge 
Craigower & Faskally House 
Loch Dunmore 
Clunie Bridge(s) 
Pitlochry
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish at A924 junction with Larchwood Road, 5-min walk west of Pitlochry town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 937583
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.704201,-3.738458
🚆🚌 Train / bus to Pitlochry
🚗 Street parking
📝 Key info
▶ 20 km / 12 mi | ▲ 860 m | ⌛ 6-7 hr
Features: 🏠 Pitlochry ★★ & town sights; △ Ben Vrackie (841 m, Corbett); 🌊 Killiecrankie gorge ★★ & visitor centre; 💧 River Garry / Loch Faskally
⬤ Tough | Minor roads at first, then clear hill path with fairly steep upper section to Ben Vrackie. Wetter stretch on descent at Loch a’ Choire, then track and minor road to Killiecrankie. Decent and fairly level paths for remainder.
Download file for GPS➡️ Anticlockwise circuit with extension to summits: start & Pitlochry – Larchwood Road – Golf Course Road – Lettoch – Moulin – leave forest at 🧭 NN 942607 – Loch a’ Choire – Ben Vrackie – return to Loch a’ Choire – path around north side of Meall na h-Aodainn Mòire – Old Faskally House – Killiecrankie gorge – Faskally House & Loch Faskally via River Garry riverside path – Loch Dunmore – Clunie Bridge – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Red deer, red grouse, sheep. Look out for red squirrels on the forested sections.
Weather: Mostly sunny with intermittent summit fog and the odd snow shower. Sub-zero (0°C at start) with a strong northerly wind blowing up spindrift at the top.
January 2026 (some photos less recent)
