This excellent and varied circuit takes in the beautiful Lady Mary's Walk along the River Earn, a climb over Laggan Hill, a visit to Crieff's MacRosty Park and the Glenturret Distillery.
Clear paths, tracks and minor roads with a gentle climb up to Laggan Hill and then an undulating section through fields.
Crieff is served by both local and long-distance buses.
Car parking at Glenturret Distillery visitor centre.
Start the Glenturret Distillery, which has a visitor centre. Pass behind the distillery and just before the distillery shop cross the wooden footbridge on your left. The path then turns left, soon swinging right and climbing to reach a path at a t-junction. Turn sharp right to follow this path through the woods above the river.
Follow the path downhill, ignoring a turning to the left. Eventually the path emerges onto the main road. Cross the road and turn left to follow the pavement until you reach iron gates giving access to MacRosty Park. The route through the parked is waymarked as part of the Currochs circuit. Keep right down steps at a fork, then right again at a circular flowerbed, and then cross the footbridge near the bandstand and turn left. Bear right after the bandstand and then left before the Turret Burn.
Follow the path to a footbridge, cross this and then keep on the path that slopes up to the road. Go almost straight across onto a path signed for Lady Mary's Walk, initially following the Turret Burn downstream. Cross under the viaduct of the now disused railway and follow the curve of the path when climbs up the bank and approaches the confluence with the River Earn.
The route now follows this larger river upstream; this lovely section is known as Lady Mary's Walk and is a delight, with views over the river and the fine beech trees lining the bank.
Keep following the river bank until you reach a small sandy beach area. Beyond a wider path is reached; head left along this, now following the 'Laggan Hill' walk. The path follows the river for quite a distance, passing a couple of benches engraved with poems related to their surroundings. Eventually the riverside path ends and the path turns right and soon joins a track. Turn right here, signed for Crieff, and then take the next left following a sign for Crieff via Laggan Hill and pass through a gate. The path emerges onto open land and climbs uphill passing through two kissing gates.
After the second kissing gate turn right signed for Laggan Hill. After cresting the hill there are good views over fields towards Crieff. Follow the clear path until you reach a signed junction where you turn left uphill signed for Turretbank Road. Follow the path next to a stone wall, passing through a metal gate and through trees with lovely views of Crieff in the distance. The path heads downhill towards a farm, before the buildings are reached turn right onto a track and then very shortly turn left through the hedge before continuing by turning right in the field and walking near the trees.
Halfway along the field a marker post shows where to turn down towards the houses where you go through a gate (gate is on the east side of the field as you look down the hill). Follow a path (can be overgrown in summer) to the rear of the houses which emerges onto a minor road. Turn left until you reach the main road, cross the road into the road to the distillery. Here you immediately turn left onto a track. After rounding a bend turn right and follow the path between the woods and the community allotments. After the allotments the path continues along the edge of fields above the distillery. The route eventually curves to the left and joins a minor road at a gate where you turn right and then right again at the larger road to return to the distillery and the start of the walk.
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