This pleasant circuit leads through a little visited part of Perthshire, looping around an attractive loch surrounded by open moorland. The return leg is on a minor road but there is little traffic.
Bog Factor
Good farm tracks and minor roads.
Amulree.
Daily bus to Amulree from Aberfeldy in school term only.
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Park in the tiny village of Amulree; there is usually space near the former hotel. This had a long history as an Inn serving travellers on what was a key route; Bonnie Prince Charlie stayed here in 1746, his army pursued by the forces of 'Butcher' Cumberland who defeated the Jacobites at Culloden just five weeks later. Begin the walk by forking left past bollards onto the former road, crossing the old bridge over the River Braan. After this turn left again along a private road signed 'Public Footpath to Kenmore'. The road soon passes Lochan Cottages. At a fork by the entrance to Lochan Lodge keep left. The road soon becomes a farm track.
Keep straight on, crossing a cattle grid. Pass another cottage to the right and a lone pine tree, then another cattle grid. Continue along the track through open farmland, passing to the left of a barn. Loch Freuchie soon comes into view down to the left.
The track undulates for several kilometres on the NE side of the loch, accompanied by a power line. There are several further cattle grids as the track approaches the head of the loch, with good views beyond up Glen Quaich. At one point the track passes through the ruins of an old settlement. Eventually it crosses a bridge and descends to the farmyard at Turrerich - keep to the left of this.
The track now approaches the loch shores, and crosses an old stone bridge over the River Quaich. A short distance beyond a minor road is reached. Turn left along this.
The minor road gently rises and falls, and has good views over Loch Freuchie. , all the way back to Amulree. It continues for over 5km but there is little traffic. Eventually it reaches Amulree; turn left along the A822 to return to the start.
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