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Hiking · Perth and Kinross

Birnam Hill and The River Tay

A 13.5 km point-to-point route near Birnam, with 381 m of mapped climbing and an estimated time of 3.9 hours.

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Distance13.5 kmClimbing381 mEstimated time3.9 hrDifficultymoderate

Route overview

What the mapped record shows.

Birnam Hill and The River Tay is a complete hiking route mapped from OpenStreetMap. It covers 13.5 km as a point to point route.

Route shapepoint-to-point
ActivityHiking
SurfaceAsphalt
Descent385 m

Mapped surface mix

Natural55% Gravel17% Compacted14% Paved12% Unknown2%

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Stay near the route

Named campsites near Birnam Hill and The River Tay.

UK campsite A–Z
SCA GrandtullyCamp Site · 16.3 km from the mapped route startScone Camping and Caravanning Club SiteCaravan Site · 16.3 km from the mapped route startGrandtully Station CampsiteCamp Site · 16.3 km from the mapped route startMilton of Fonab Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 17.8 km from the mapped route startFaskally Caravan ParkCaravan Site · 21.7 km from the mapped route startGlenshee GlampingCamp Site · 22.6 km from the mapped route start

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