Section 3 of 5, River Tay Way
Trochry to Waterloo
7.4 miles (11.8 km). About 3 hours, moderate.
Start: NN 981 407. Finish: NO 057 388. OS grid.
Take it with you: download this section's GPX file (it opens in OS Maps, Komoot, Outdooractive or a GPS unit) or open the start in OS Maps.
Up and down
About 286 m of climbing and 335 m of descent; highest point 179 m.
Getting there
The section starts at Trochry.
- Car parks
- Car park, 760 m from the start. Directions NN 978 401Car park (free), 820 m from the start. Directions NN 989 405
No bus stop or station within a kilometre of the start. Nearest: Dunkeld and Birnam station, 5 km away (Directions).
Getting back
The section finishes at Waterloo. Stations and bus stops near the finish:
- Bus stop
- Bus stop, 520 m from the finish. Directions NO 052 388
Planning the River Tay Way
- Planning the whole trail: pkct.org.
What to expect
Underfoot: gravel and tracks 39%, paved or flagged 29%, earth, rock and mud 24%.
About 30% on roads with traffic.
Path grade, where mappers have given one: clear path 100%.
On the way: 2 gates, 1 flight of steps.
Steepest climb: about 96 m in a kilometre (1 in 10), starting 5.4 miles in.
From OpenStreetMap, where mappers have recorded it: check before you go.
Pubs and cafés
- Pubs
- Birnam Inn: 4 miles in.Perth Arms Hotel, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Royal Dunkeld Hotel: 3.4 miles in, about 350 m off the way.Atholl Arms Hotel, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 250 m off the way. Seats outside.Atholl Arms Beer Garden, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Seats outside, step-free.Atholl Garden Terrace, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Seats outside.Taybank, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Boathouse Grill, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 150 m off the way.Taybank Beer Garden, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 200 m off the way. Seats outside, step-free.Taybank Beer Garden, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 200 m off the way.
- Cafés
- Birnam Arts Cafe: 4.2 miles in. Seats outside.Clootie Dumpling, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 200 m off the way.Granny Blacks, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Dunkeld's: 3.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Palmerston's Restaurants, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 300 m off the way.Redwood Wines, Dunkeld: 3.4 miles in, about 250 m off the way.Taybank, Dunkeld: 3.5 miles in, about 200 m off the way.The Birnam Oak Cafe: 4.1 miles in, about 150 m off the way.
As OpenStreetMap records them. Opening times change, so check before you set off.
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