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Pitlochry,
Craigower walk
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5.75
miles or 9.25KM
Allow a minimum of 2.5 hrs.
  This is one of a series of walks
taken from the
Pitlochry Walks leaflet. All are well signed and are along safe
and established paths. The Pitlochry Walks leaflet with maps and
details on each of the walks can be obtain from the Tourist
Information Centre, the Boat station and some shops in
Pitlochry.
As with all walks make sure you are
properly equipped with rain coat, water and food if you intend
being on the hills for some time. Good footwear is a must.
 The
Craigower Walk starts from the middle of Pitlochry, up past
Pitlochry Golf Course, along the Old North Road, (pre the days
of tarmac), and up in to woodland with beautiful views down the
Tummel Glen. The Old North Road was the main means of
communication between North and South in this central area of
Scotland. Mary Queen of Scots and General Hugh MacKay
 the
commander of the government troops who were routed by the
Jacobites at the Battle of Killiecrankie in 1689 passed along
this route.
The walk is a steady climb along quiet roads
initially until one gets above the golf course. Here the route
levels out before
 reaching
forestry road and the bottom of Craigower Hill.
The route up Craigower Hill is quite
strenuous as it is particularly steep
at the later stages, so you will need to take your time. At the
top you will gain some lovely views out towards Rannoch in the
distance and on a particularly fine day you
 might
even see the hills of Glencoe.
The return route is round the back of
Craigower hill down forestry road back to where you were
started the climb above the Golf Course. You can then descend
down in to
 Pitlochry
again of you can follow the route out towards Killiecrankie.
For those who do not fancy a strenuous walk
take the route towards Killiecrankie
is along well established fore stry
roads which are very quiet unless there happens to be felling
going on, when you will see warning notices. This route has no
steep hills to climb and gives some particularly
 fine
views especially at its end when you look out over the Pass of
Killiecrankie. It is possible to walk down the wooden steps down
in to Killiecrankie Gorge and visit the National Trust of
Scotland Visitor Centre where there is a shop and cafe during
the main season.
For those not looking for a long walk it is
advisable to walk back to the Golf Course rather than descending
the Killiecrankie wooden steps.
On summer evening when the evening sun light
is shining down the glen you can
 obtain
some particularly fine views as the light emphasises the many
undulations of all the hills and hillocks.
This is another of the excellent Pitlochry
walks.
The Clunie walk - Pitlochry / The Craigower walk - Pitlochry / Drummond Hill walk - Kenmore / Falls of Acharn walk - Kenmore / The Fungarth walk - Dunkeld / Glen Banvie walk - Blair Atholl / Glen Tilt walk - Blair Atholl | 
