Welcome to Forfar Path Network Network Path Forfar to Welcome

Fairly level. No gates or barriers. barriers. or gates No level. Fairly

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Start Forfar Leisure Centre. Centre. Leisure Forfar Start

anything from a half hour stroll to a half day ramble. ramble. day half a to stroll hour half a from anything

Approx time: 1 hour 15 minutes. minutes. 15 hour 1 time: Approx

explore the countryside around Forfar. You can find find can You Forfar. around countryside the explore

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Forfar. These paths will let you link together the the together link you let will paths These Forfar. the wildlife. wildlife. the

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recreation and wildlife. The path around the loch loch the around path The wildlife. and recreation

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Forfar Loch is a Country Park, preserved for for preserved Park, Country a is Loch Forfar

Round the Loch Loch the Round

gates or barriers. barriers. or gates

Some fairly steep slopes. No gates or barriers. barriers. or gates No slopes. steep fairly Some between South Street and Arbroath Road. No other other No Road. Arbroath and Street South between

roadside pavements. Gentle slopes. Kissing gates gates Kissing slopes. Gentle pavements. roadside tracks, rough in places. Steps at Reid Park entrance. entrance. Park Reid at Steps places. in rough tracks,

tracks, which may be rutted or uneven in places. Some Some places. in uneven or rutted be may which tracks,

Terrain and accessibility: Hard surfaced paths and and paths surfaced Hard accessibility: and Terrain

Terrain and accessibility: Mainly grass/earth paths and and paths grass/earth Mainly accessibility: and Terrain

South Street. Street. South tr: Whitehills. Start:

Start: Reid Park, Dundee Road or or Road Dundee Park, Reid Start:

Approx time: 2 hours. hours. 2 time: Approx

Approx time: 1 – 1 – 1 time: Approx hours. hours. / 2 2

1 Distance: 4 miles (7 km) round trip. trip. round km) (7 miles 4 Distance:

on start point. point. start on

and that it is often impassable during the winter months. months. winter the during impassable often is it that and

Distance: 2-3 miles (3-5 km) round trip, depending depending trip, round km) (3-5 miles 2-3 Distance:

the path over the Moss is wet and muddy underfoot, underfoot, muddy and wet is Moss the over path the

walks with views over the town. town. the over views with walks and cross Restenneth Moss, but should be aware that that aware be should but Moss, Restenneth cross and

quarries on the hill, offering some reasonably energetic energetic reasonably some offering hill, the on quarries walkers can extend the route to visit Restenneth Priory Priory Restenneth visit to route the extend can walkers

south of Forfar. A network of paths link the old slate slate old the link paths of network A Forfar. of south Forfar and passes Lunanhead village. More adventurous adventurous More village. Lunanhead passes and Forfar

Balmashanner Hill or ‘Bummie’ dominates the skyline skyline the dominates ‘Bummie’ or Hill Balmashanner This route explores the countryside to the east of of east the to countryside the explores route This

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The paths in this leaflet are a great way to explore the countryside around Forfar. Forfar. around countryside the explore to way great a are leaflet this in paths The

America and the West Indies. Indies. West the and America

farming expanded and huge quantities of flax were produced. Osnaburg cloth from Forfar’s mills was exported to to exported was mills Forfar’s from cloth Osnaburg produced. were flax of quantities huge and expanded farming

Forfar became a Royal Burgh in the 12th century but remained a small town until the 17th and 18th centuries, when when centuries, 18th and 17th the until town small a remained but century 12th the in Burgh Royal a became Forfar

few crossing points. It was an important residence of Scottish Kings, with a Royal Castle on the shores of Forfar Loch. Loch. Forfar of shores the on Castle Royal a with Kings, Scottish of residence important an was It points. crossing few

One thousand years ago Strathmore was a vast inhospitable area of bogs, lochs and scrub, and Forfar was one of the the of one was Forfar and scrub, and lochs bogs, of area inhospitable vast a was Strathmore ago years thousand One

Forfar lies in the heart of Angus, surrounded by the rich farmland of Strathmore. Strathmore. of farmland rich the by surrounded Angus, of heart the in lies Forfar Welcome to Forfar Path Network Network Path Forfar to Welcome

Wherever possible, barriers such as stiles and Angus Path Networks steps have been avoided, to make paths as accessible as possible to all users, including disabled people, cyclists and horseriders. Path surfaces vary from firm purpose built A90 A92 paths to farm tracks and earth paths. Further ANGUS Forfar Path details are included in the walk descriptions. Brechin Montrose Many of the paths are on working farms and Kirriemuir Network A92 estates. Please respect land management Blairgowrie Forfar Dunkeld operations, take your litter home and keep A90 Coupar A92 you dog under proper control. Angus Arbroath A9 A94 Dundee Carnoustie A90 Monifieth Perth St Andrews A9 A92 A91

Useful Information Arbroath Tourist Information Centre 01241 872609

Meffan Museum & Tourist Information Point 01307 464123

Forfar Library 01307 476476

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Welcome to Forfar Path Network

Forfar lies in the heart of Angus, surrounded by the rich farmland of Strathmore. One thousand years ago Strathmore was a vast inhospitable area of bogs, lochs and scrub, and Forfar was one of the few crossing points. It was an important residence of Scottish Kings, with a Royal Castle on the shores of Forfar Loch. Forfar became a Royal Burgh in the 12th century but remained a small town until the 17th and 18th centuries, when farming expanded and huge quantities of flax were produced. Osnaburg cloth from Forfar’s mills was exported to America and the West Indies. The paths in this leaflet are a great way to explore the countryside around Forfar.

Over Bummie Out to Lunanhead Balmashanner Hill or ‘Bummie’ dominates the skyline This route explores the countryside to the east of south of Forfar. A network of paths link the old slate Forfar and passes Lunanhead village. More adventurous quarries on the hill, offering some reasonably energetic walkers can extend the route to visit Restenneth Priory walks with views over the town. and cross Restenneth Moss, but should be aware that the path over the Moss is wet and muddy underfoot, Distance: 2-3 miles (3-5 km) round trip, depending and that it is often impassable during the winter months. on start point. 1 Distance: 4 miles (7 km) round trip. Approx time: 1 – 1/2 hours. Start: Reid Park, Dundee Road or Approx time: 2 hours. South Street. Start: Whitehills. Terrain and accessibility: Mainly grass/earth paths and Terrain and accessibility: Hard surfaced paths and tracks, which may be rutted or uneven in places. Some tracks, rough in places. Steps at Reid Park entrance. roadside pavements. Gentle slopes. Kissing gates Some fairly steep slopes. No gates or barriers. between South Street and Arbroath Road. No other gates or barriers. Round the Loch Forfar Loch is a Country Park, preserved for Other paths recreation and wildlife. The path around the loch The map shows other signposted paths around is an easy circular walk and a great way of seeing Forfar. These paths will let you link together the the wildlife. 1 above routes, or make up your own circuit to Distance: 2/2 miles (4 km) round trip. explore the countryside around Forfar. You can find Approx time: 1 hour 15 minutes. anything from a half hour stroll to a half day ramble. Start Forfar Leisure Centre. Terrain and accessibility: Hard surfaced paths. Fairly level. No gates or barriers. enn eerrdee , AAbb Forfar Path Network hhiiinn cch WWardmillardmill Brechin,Bre Aberdeen

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