Walk The Birks of Aberfeldy from Aberfeldy
In the footsteps of Robbie Burns
This 2¾ mile, Grade 2 (Easy), easy-to-follow, hand-crafted walk, complete with GPS Waypoints, starts at Aberfeldy & will take you about 1¾ hrs to complete.
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Detailed walk route map PDF | |
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| Walk No.: | pk105 | |
| Length: | 2¾ miles (4.5km) | |
| Ascent: | 587 ft (179m) | |
| Time: | 1¾ hours | |
| Grade: |  | |
Route outline for this walk:
Aberfeldy - The Rob Roy Way - Moness Burn - Waterfalls - Moness Dun Wood - Birks of Aberfeldy - Upper Moness Falls - Falls of Moness - Moness Den - Aberfeldy
Points of Interest/Notes on this walk:
The Birks of Aberfeldy were named after a poem of the same name by Scotland's national bard, Robert Burns, who penned 'The Birks o'Aberfeldie' in 1787. 'Birks' is Scots (or Lowland Scots) for Birch trees.
'Burns' Seat' is a natural shelf in the rocks. Robert Burns is thought to have taken a rest here when he visited in 1787.
Peaks, Summits and Tops reached on this walk:
 0 Munros |
 0 Corbetts |
 0 Grahams |
 0 Murdos |
 0 Donalds |
 0 Scottish Marilyns |
 0 Bridgets |
National Trails & Long Paths included on this walk:
Part of this walk follows a section of The Rob Roy Way, a 127km (79 miles) linear footpath connecting Drymen in Stirlingshire, Scotland with Pitlochary in Stirlingshire, Scotland. The Rob Roy Way is waymarked by named posts. For more walks that include a section of this trail see The Rob Roy Way.
Free-to-access Interactive Walk Planning Maps:
1:25,000 scale OS Explorer Map (orange/yellow covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Explorer 379 Dunkeld, Aberfeldy & Glen Almond is not currently available
1:50,000 scale OS Landranger Map (pink/magenta covers):
An Interactive Walk Planning Map for OS Landranger 52 Pitlochry to Crieff is not currently available
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