📌 Pitlochry, Perth & Kinross
★★★
This popular circuit from Pitlochry town centre follows the shores of lower Loch Faskally – a slender reservoir held back by Pitlochry Dam. A salmon ladder alongside the dam allows thousands of salmon and trout to pass the obstacle on their annual trip to spawn upstream, while anglers on the loch and in the river below are also on the hunt for brown trout and pike. Like many parts of Tayside, the leaf colours around here are spectacular in autumn.
📷 Chronological photo guide
Suspension bridge over the River Tummel 
River Tummel from the suspension bridge 
Foss Road 
Pitlochry Dam 
Dam & salmon ladder 
Loch Faskally from the dam 
Loch Faskally 
Shore path 
Approach to Clunie Bridge 
Clunie Bridge(s) 
Loch Faskally from Clunie Bridge 
Jetty beyond the bridge 
Lagreach Brae 
North bank of Loch Faskally 
Dam from the north bank 
River Tummel 
Pitlochry Festival Theatre across the river
🌍 Location
📌 Start / finish on Ferry Road, Pitlochry town centre
🧭 O.S. Grid Referece: NN 940580
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 56.701619,-3.732879
🚆🚌 Train / bus to Pitlochry
🚗 Car park (charge)
📝 Key info
▶ 5 km / 3 mi | ▲ 70 m | ⌛ 1.5 hr
Features: 💧 River Tummel; 🌊 Pitlochry Dam & Visitor Centre ★★; 💧 Loch Faskally
⬤ Easy | Clear paths & a few sections of minor road / pavements. Occasional ascents & descents.
Download file for GPS➡️ Clockwise circuit: start – suspension bridge over River Tummel – Pitlochry Dam via south bank of river – Clunie Bridge via south bank of Loch Faskally – Pitlochry Dam & Visitor Centre via north bank of loch – start
🥾 On our last visit
Wildlife: Mallard ducks, black headed gulls, dippers, grey wagtails, robins, yellowhammers, nuthatches.
Weather: Cloudy with occasional sunshine, temperature in mid teens.
April 2022
