HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE TRAIL HISTORY, CULTURE AND LANDSCAPES OF HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE THE HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE TRAIL - SELF GUIDED WALKING SUMMARY Discover Scotland’s vibrant culture and explore the beautiful landscapes of Highland Perthshire on this gentle walking holiday through the heart of Scotland. The Perthshire Trail is a relaxed inn to inn walking holiday that takes in the very best that this wonderful area of the highlands has to offer. Over 5 walking days you will cover a total of 55 miles through some of Scotland’s finest walking country. Your journey through Highland Perthshire begins at Blair Atholl, a small highland village nestled on the banks of the River Garry. From Blair Atholl you will walk to Pitlochry, Aberfeldy, Kenmore, Fortingall and then to Kinloch Rannoch. Several rest days are included along the way so that you have time to explore the many visitor attractions that Perthshire has to offer the independent walker. Every holiday we offer features hand-picked overnight accommodation in high quality B&B’s, country inns, and guesthouses. Each is unique and offers the highest levels of welcome, atmosphere and outstanding local cuisine. We also include daily door to door baggage transfers, route notes and detailed maps and Tour: Highland Perthshire Trail pre-departure information pack as well as emergency support, should you need it. Code: WSSHPT1—WSSHPT2 Type: Self-Guided Walking Holiday Price: See Website HIGHLIGHTS Single Supplement: See Website Dates: April to October Walking Days: 5—7 Exploring Blair Castle, one of Scotland’s finest, and the beautiful Atholl Estate. Nights: 6—8 Start: Blair Atholl Visiting the fascinating historic sites at the Pass of Killiecrankie and Loch Tay. Finish: Kinloch Rannoch Enjoying the warm highland hospitality and delicious local produce in your carefully Distance: 55 Miles selected hotels, inns and guesthouses. Grade: Easy to Moderate Discovering the secrets behind whisky making at The Edradour Distillery. Walking through the wonderful highland scenery of the Tay River Valley IS IT FOR ME? This wonderful walk is a relaxed way of exploring the Scottish Highlands. WHY CHOOSE A SELF GUIDED WALKING HOLIDAY WITH US? Staying in superb accommodation Macs Adventure is a small, energetic company dedicated to delivering adventure excellence. We are along the way it will make you passionate about delivering outstanding walking holidays where every last detail is taken care of. Each appreciate the natural beauty of this holiday we offer is unique, tailor made to meet your requirements. From your first contact with Macs area. Adventure you will deal with a local specialist who knows the region intimately. Self guided walking holidays are a wonderful relaxed way to discover the magic of the Highland Perthshire WHAT’S INCLUDED? Trail. Free to travel at your own pace and wander off the beaten track, you will discover the beauty of the landscape, the warmth of the people and the long history of this spectacular land. We will supply you with Accommodation: Hand-picked B&B’s, small hotels, country inns and guesthous- detailed route notes, clear maps and a pre-departure information pack to guide you every step of the way es. so there is no need for a guide. Your baggage will be collected and moved onto your next accommodation Meals: A hearty breakfast included. Lunch so that you are free to walk each day with just a daypack. In the unlikely event you should require and dinner not included but always availa- emergency support our office is always more than happy to help with your queries. So, from the moment ble at accommodation or nearby. you decide to visit Scotland and the Highland Perthshire Trail you can relax and look forward to an Baggage Transfer: Door-to-door bag- unforgettable self-guided walking holiday. We hope that you will choose to travel with Macs Adventure gage transfer. soon. Information Pack: Comprehensive Route Notes with Map HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE TRAIL HISTORY, CULTURE AND LANDSCAPES OF HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE THE HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE TRAIL ITINERARY: WSSHPT2 RECOMMENDATIONS Popular Self Guided Itineraries: The Highland Perthshire Trail prides itself on the Description: Skip the discovery days in and Walking Direction high standard of its accommodation. You will be focus on the walking to fit your trip into 5 days of staying in many unique and ancient locations heavenly scenery. The walk is normally walked in a clockwise with something for everyone. Walking Days: 5 direction. Walking in reverse is not available. Nights: 6 Additional Nights ITINERARY: WSSHPT1 Average Daily Distance: 10 miles Grade: Easy to Moderate Many of our clients choose to add extra nights along the walk to sample more of the attractions Description: This 8 day walk is our most Day Route Miles available on The Highland Perthshire Trail. An popular itinerary on the Highland Perthshire Trail. extra night in Kinloch Rannoch is especially It allows for a couple of rest days in order to let 1 Arrive Blair Atholl 0 popular as you can explore Loch Rannoch or you explore a couple of wonderful parts of the 2 Walk to Moulin/ even climb Schiehallion. Taking rest days in trail. Pitlochry 10 Aberfeldy lets you visit Castle Menzies, enjoy a Walking Days: 7 3 Walk to Aberfeldy 9.2 Highland Adventure Land Rover Safari or even Nights: 8 4 Walk to Kenmore 7 white water rafting on the Tay. Prices for Average Daily Distance: 6-10 miles 5 Walk to Fortingall 5-8 additional nights vary depending on location. Grade: Easy to Moderate 6 Walk to Kinloch Please contact the office to get accurate prices. Rannoch 10 7 Onward Travel Day Route Miles Fewer Nights If you wish to reduce the number of nights we 1 Arrive Blair Atholl 0 Total Distance 41-44 can tailor your trip to your requirements. 2 Blair Atholl Castle and Estates 5-10 HOLIDAY INFORMATION 3 Walk to Moulin/ Navigation Pitlochry 10 This route is not waymarked and much of it does 4 Discover Pitlochry 5-10 not follows a well laid out path so you will need to Accommodation 5 Walk to Aberfeldy 9.2 6 Walk to Kenmore 7 be a competent navigator with map and One of the highlights of this tour is the high 7 Walk to Fortingall 5-8 compass. The route comprises of Riverside standard of the accommodation. We specifically 8 Walk to Kinloch trails, minor roads and highland paths, most with choose the hotels, inns, guesthouses and B&B’s Rannoch 10 very good surfaces. to ensure that you enjoy every minute of your 9 Onward Travel stay. They all offer a warm welcome to walkers, traditional hospitality and delicious local food. Total Distance 52-65 Single Rooms This independent walking holiday is not available to solo walkers. If there is a single room requested in your group then we are able to accommodate you with the additional payment of the single supplement. Please note that singles may not be of the same standard as doubles. HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE TRAIL HISTORY, CULTURE AND LANDSCAPES OF HIGHLAND PERTHSHIRE Meals TRAVEL INFORMATION M.A.C.S. RESPONSIBLE TRAVEL A hearty breakfast is included each morning. Lunch and dinner are not included so you are free to choose from the available options. Most of Getting to/from Blair Atholl Minimise Impact & Maximise Benefit your accommodations will more than happy to Blair Atholl is 80 miles north of Edinburgh on the Our operating policies, office policies, holidays provide a packed lunch on request and this can main transport route through the highlands. By and tours are all designed to minimise impact be booked on arrival. Alternatively your info pack car the journey from Edinburgh takes 1.5 hours and maximise benefit to the environment and includes details of local shops and convenient and Blair Atholl is well signed from the A9. The local communities. lunch stops on the way. Dinner is available either village also has excellent public transport at your accommodation or nearby pubs and connections and is served by First Scotrail trains Action & Advocacy restaurants and your info pack will of course and Citylink Bus services from Glasgow/ We believe that by engaging our team and have details. Edinburgh to Inverness. clients in environmental and community projects we can make a real difference. Baggage Transfer Getting from Kinloch Rannoch Your bags will be transferred from your Despite its remoteness Kinloch Rannoch is well Carbon & Communities accommodation as per your itinerary and moved served by public transport. Broons Buses and Travel and our business activity does of course onto your next overnight accommodation. We Taxis run to Rannoch Station (Trains to Glasgow contribute to carbon output and climate change. ask you to limit your luggage to one bag of up to and Fort William/Mallaig) and Pitlochry (Trains/ We have put several policies in place to minimise 15kg per person. buses to Inverness/Glasgow/Edinburgh/Blair our carbon footprint. Equipment Travel Insurance Sensitive & Sustainable Your information pack has a detailed equipment We strongly recommend taking out travel Macs Adventure has worked hard to ensure that list which includes standard walking gear such as insurance to cover cancellation or curtailment of our holidays are sensitive to the community you good walking boots or shoes, warm and your holiday. are visiting and sustainable over the long term. waterproof clothes and a day pack. Dogs CUSTOMER REVIEWS Unfortunately we are unable to accommodate walkers with dogs as many of the We are justifiably proud of our reputation for accommodation providers do not accept pets. outstanding holidays on the Highland Perthshire Trail. You can read numerous customer reviews on our website to get a good idea of what to expect from Macs Adventure on the Highland Perthshire Trail.