A waymarked circuit through the attractive pastoral countryside of lowland Perthshire. The section alongside the River Earn is attractive but has become overgrown and a little awkward in places due to the river eroding the path.
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Mostly waymarked paths and fields. The section along the banks of the River Earn has been eroded away by the river leaving a couple of narrow sections requiring care. The route can be a little overgrown in summer so dry weather is best to avoid a soaking.
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1. From the main street in Comrie, turn south and cross Dalginross Bridge over the River Earn. On the far side there is parking on the lane immediately off to the right. The walk begins by following Strowan Road which is on the opposite side, i.e. turning left having crossed the bridge from the main street. When there are wooden piles on the left side of the road, look out for a path heading into the woods alongside the river. Follow this path, soon leading through a small gate.
2. This section of the walk keeps close to the River Earn, running sometimes through the fringing oakwoods and sometimes alongside them, passing left of the sewage works. The path soon becomes overgrown with grasses but can still be followed, running close to the river once more. Where it crosses a couple of tiny feeder streams the path has been eroded by the might of the river in flood and requires care and a little agility. Just beyond the most awkward stream the difficult section is passed as the trees are left behind and the path crosses a stile.
3. Once over the stile bear right, away from the river, to reach a signpost and a minor road. Turn right along the road for a short distance until a turning on the left signed for Glascorrie Road via Mill of Fortune. This is a pleasant lane fringed with cherry trees and views across the strath to the rocky foothills of the Highlands. At Drummondernoch Farm keep on the track which turns to the right, becoming fainter and grassy and passing through a gate.
4. Keep straight ahead, aiming for the right edge of a line of conifers when Cowden Loch (with the farmhouse beyond) comes into view on the left. Keep straight on past the conifers, eventually bearing left once well past the loch. Go through the gate in the field corner to join the track which bears left uphill (you are following the footpath signs for Glascorrie Road). The track climbs and then swings back right, joining a minor road. Turn right along the road to reach the B827.
5. Turn right at this point onto a track signed as a footpath to Comrie. This keeps just to the left of the fence, bearing right after a few hundred metres and then continuing to just left of the garden of a farm cottage. Keep straight on when a footpath goes off left, soon reaching a housing estate on the southern extremity of Comrie. Follow the road ahead, passing through Dalginross, a delightful suburb of Comrie with many old cottages with beautifully tended gardens. Keep ahead to return to Dalginross Bridge and the start.
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