📌 Comrie, Perth & Kinross
★★★
🛠️ Path closures due to forestry work scheduled for spring / summer 2024 (checked April 2024)
The foaming depths of the River Lednock upstream from Comrie soon show the passer-by why these rapids are called the Deil’s Caldron. The whole section of riverside here is usually a bubbling mass of white water, although good views from the path are at a premium. Lord Melville’s Monument atop Dun More overlooks the rapids, giving a panorama of the surrounding hills on a clear day (unfortunately we chose to visit during a snowstorm, which hampered visibility a bit). We’ve heard reports that the autumn leaf colours are spectacular here. Storm damage since our last visit means that some sections may now look quite different to the photos shown below – but at least the route is passable again!
📷 Chronological photo guide
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on School Road, Comrie village centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NN 772221
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.374674,-3.989553
🚌 Bus to Comrie
🚗 Car park
📝 Key info
▶ 8 km / 5 mi | ▲ 260 m | ⌛ 2.5 hr
Features: 🏠 Comrie; 🌊 Deil’s Caldron; △ Dun More (256 m); ✞ Lord Melville’s Monument
⬤ Moderate | Good dirt paths; Dun More ascent is steep & occasionally muddy. Open hill track for northern stretch with short section of minor road.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start & Comrie – Little Caldron – Deil’s Caldron – Dun More & Lord Melville’s Monument – footbridge over River Lednock near Kingarth – Laggan Wood – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Numerous grouse footprints on the snowy track.
Weather: Heavy snow at the top of Dun More, settling on higher parts of the route but turning to sleet on return to Comrie. Little wind.
December 2014
