
Basically, there’s a powerful restorative effect linked to an active holiday in a beautiful location that cannot be underestimated. Perthshire walking breaks, at Rosemount Hotel Pitlochry, offer hundreds of possibilities to spend time in wonder at the beauty of nature, whilst exercising and filling our lungs with pristine, pure air.
Add to this a delightful place to stay, with wonderful views to enjoy over evening refreshment and from your room and the process of repair is well on its way. A warm and squishily cosy room with modern bathroom. . . Delicious meals with friendly service. . . A cosy chat, outdoors, warming the toes at an open fire pit, mulling over the delights of the day, sharing reflections and enjoying the blissful peace . . . . Perfection!
John Muir
With our freedoms recently curtailed, the value of wide open spaces, peace and quiet, space to think and be kind to ourselves has been drawn sharply into focus. Hiking in the forests and hills of stunning Perthshire offers the prefect opportunity to unwind the tensions of the year gone by.
We’ve compiled a comprehensive guide to walking in Perthshire, below, with reference to some excellent online resources, whose links you’ll find included. We hope to see you and share this fabulous location with you very soon.
The views from the ascent of Ben Vrackie are quite stunning. Once at the summit, the views extend to the whole of Perthshire and to the Cairngorms. On a very clear day, Ben Nevis may be seen. This mountain, of some 2759ft, offers good, well-formed paths through woodland, across moorland and past a small lochan. The final few hundred meters are up a steep incline, but steps have been formed, both to protect the immediate environment and for ease of progress. There are two optional extensions of the basic “there and back” walk.
The basic trip to and from Rosemount Hotel, Pitlochry is about 5 miles. A very good walk description may be found here.
Excellent photographs from the summit at dawn maybe viewed at the walkhighlands website
B&B, per room per night (2-adult occupancy)
Dinner is available as an optional extra
Low season rate from £101.00
B&B per room per night (2-adult occupancy)
Dinner available as an optional extra
Low season rate from £84.00
B&B per room per night (2-adult occupancy)
Dinner available as an optional extra
Low season rate from £69.00
This circular walk offers many interesting features and passes along country roads, grassy verges, past river, loch and rapids and through woodland. There are many opportunities to curtail or extend the basic route and degree of challenge. Wildlife sightings are common and the scenery is varied and stunning.
A great guide to this walk may be found at the excellent alltrails.com website under the name of River Tummel Loop
We will not rest in our work to ensure that our visitors receive the best possible value for their money during their stay in Pitlochry at Rosemount Hotel!
We always recommend setting aside an entire day for exploring the peace of heaven that resides in the Killiecrankie/ Blair Atholl/ Bruar area. The Pass of Killicrankie is outstandingly beautiful, as are the Autumn colours across the entire Glen. It has been remarked that these may be viewed best from the summit of Craig Fonvuick, However, Autumn views are quite exceptional from just about any point along the valley.
The circular walk to the two-section Falls of Bruar give the option to curtail the hike at the first falls, which are perfectly thrilling to behold. Despite the pull on calf muscles as the ascent steepens a little, the second set of falls is well within the ability of an average walker. Good shoes are always recommended for strolling in the countryside.
We always recommend setting aside an entire day for exploring the peace of heaven that resides in the Killiecrankie/ Blair Atholl/ Bruar area. The Pass of Killicrankie is outstandingly beautiful, as are the Autumn colours across the entire Glen. It has been remarked that these may be viewed best from the summit of Craig Fonvuick, However, Autumn views are quite exceptional from just about any point along the valley.
The circular walk to the two-section Falls of Bruar give the option to curtail the hike at the first falls, which are perfectly thrilling to behold. Despite the pull on calf muscles as the ascent steepens a little, the second set of falls is well within the ability of an average walker. Good shoes are always recommended for strolling in the countryside.
Rosemount Hotel
12, Higher Oakfield
Pitlochry
PH16 5HT
Tel: +44 (0)1796472302