Distance: 5 miles/8km
Time: 2-3 hours Pitlochry has a great network of paths, and on the excellent local Pitlochry Walks Network leaflet you can see how they radiate out from the town, enabling you to get into attractive countryside very easily. This route heads north to the village of Moulin, passing an ancient castle, before returning by a different route and including a riverside walk to finish. The route out of Pitlochry passes behind the imposing Atholl Palace Hotel, which with its towers and turrets is often mistaken by visitors for a castle. The walk takes in a path known as Lovers’ Lane which passes the hotel’s herb garden – worth a look if you are interested in herbs.