Activities Around Pitlochry
Stay At Atholl Palace Hotel
Pitlochry’s location in the geographical centre of Scotland means we here, at Atholl Palace Hotel are just stone’s throw away from an abundance of popular activities. With an unlimited choice of activities to choose from, there is something to suit all ages and abilities.
Walking
Pitlochry has walks to suit every walker with a choice of pasture or highland, riverside, woodland and open moorland. For gentle strolls by rivers there is the historical Soldiers Leap in Killiecrankie or Loch Faskally forest walks in Pitlochry. Walks over hills include Craigower Hill, behind the golf course, which rewards an up hill walk of an hour or so with spectacular views or a walk from Port-Na-craig by the festival theatre, over a hillside filled with ancient monuments such as a stone circle and burial mounds, to the neighbouring valley of Strathtay.
For the more serious walker there is Ben-Y-Vrackie (2759ft) with views on a clear day up lochs Tummel and Rannoch to the islands off the West Coast and south to Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh. Local Munros (mountains over 3000ft) include Ben Lawers and Schiehallion (meaning ‘the Fairy Mountain’ in Gaelic). It is known that as you walk up Schiehallion on midsummers day, your shadow jumps from side to side. While this may have a rational scientific explanation, many believe it to be evidence of fairies playing with your shadow.
Cycling
About 100 yards from the Atholl Palace Hotel entrance is where you can hire bikes, tandems, tag-along’s and any required equipment. Kevin or Malcolm will also be able to give you route maps and suggest a route which suits your abilities.
