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Visit Aberfeldy - Explore Glenlyon and Loch Tay

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  • Clan Ring - Overview
  • Day 1
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  • Day 4
  • Day 5
  • Day 6

The Clan Ring Overview

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  • Day by Day

Summary

The 6-day Clan Ring offers some fairly challenging walking: three days are similar to the Tay Ring, while the other three climb above 550m/1800ft and require navigation skills on pathless sections. The route explores the southern edge of the Highlands, from where clans raided livestock from their Lowland neighbours, and passes sites of some of the fiercest clan battles.

Click on any thumbnail to see slideshow. Photography for the walking rings © Felicity Martin, Catkin Press.

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The Clan Ring explores Strathearn and Loch Earn, before cutting across from Balquhidder to Glen Dochart and on to Killin at the south western end of Loch Tay, before returning via different routes to Crieff.

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Day by Day

The table below gives you all the vital information for our 6 day Clan Ring. You can also link directly to full details for each day's walk by clicking on the relevant number in the first column.

day

start point

finish point

grade

distance

Day 1

Crieff, via Auchingarrich

Comrie

3

16km/10ml

Day 2

Comrie, via Loch Boltachan

St Fillans

4

16.4km/10.25ml

Day 3

St Fillans, via disused railways

Balquhidder

1-2

19.2km/12ml

Day 4

Balquhidder, via Kirkton Glen

Killin

4

18km/11.25ml

Day 5

Killin via Loch Breaclaich

St Fillans

4

20.8km/13ml

Day 6

St Fillans, via Dalchonzie & Comrie Croft

Crieff, James Square

2-3

24.8km/15.5ml

 

 

6 days

 

115km/72 ml

The map below is intended for guidance only. You will need a compass and OS Explorers 365, 368 and 378 or OS Landrangers 51, 52, 57 and 58. You can zoom in and move the map around to see the route in more detail.

The Clan Ring - Overview Map

114.1 km, enjoy!

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