ROB ROY COUNTRY

Tour Map

Included
Hire of 24 speed hybrid cycles and equipment
B&B accommodation in standard grade twin/double rooms
Tour information including maps and detailed routes
Emergency support

 

Excluded
Lunches and Dinners
Castle entrance fees Ferry fares

 

Extras
Single rooms
Luggage transport
Rooms with shower/wc
Hotel Accommodation

 

Access: by air to Dundee/Edinburgh/
Glasgow Airports: by train with Scotrail and GNER: by bus with Citylink: car parking available at Perth(£40)

 

Duration: 7 Nights/8 Days

 

Start: any day April to October
Minimum two persons

 

Level 2

 

Tour Code: PLA

 

Price £350 per person
Luggage carrying £80 p.p. Rooms with shower/wc £5 p.p. per night, single supplement £8 per night standard, £18 per night ensuite

Options:extend the trip with extra nights in Stirling or Edinburgh

Day 1. Arrive PERTH: perhaps time to stroll to the shops, walk by the River Tay or climb Kinnoull Hill for a magnificent view of Perth and the Tay Valley. Evening: collect cycles and equipment, route briefing

 

Day 2. PERTH - CRIEFF 20ml(32km)                                    
Before  leaving  Perth perhaps visit the Caithness Glass  Factory and   Huntingtower Castle. Afterwards take an easy ride through quiet countryside to the small town of Crieff. Do not miss the chance to visit the award winning visitor centre of Glenturret Distillery.
Lochearnhead

 

Day 3. CRIEFF - LOCHEARNHEAD 20ml(32km)           
As you leave Crieff  stop for a tour of the Stuart Crystal Factory.  Then follow the valley of the River Earn, through Comrie and along the lovely quiet road on the south shore of Loch Earn to arrive at the small lochside village of Lochearnhead.  Lochearnhead>>>  

 

Day 4. LOCHEARNHEAD - CALLANDER 16ml(26km)     
Loch AchrayCycle south through Strathyre, visit  Rob Roy's Grave at Balquhidder and then follow the river to the small village of Strathyre.From there continue into Strathyre Forest for a scenic journey past Loch Lubnaig to Callander. Loch Achray>>>>       

 

Day 5. CALLANDER - ABERFOYLE 23ml(37km)               

An early start along the south shore of Loch venacher to Loch Katrine for a sail on thesteamer SS Sir Walter Scott. Alight at Stronachlachar Pier and perhaps take a detour to Loch Lomond before the Journey through the forest to Aberfoyle. Loch Katrine Loch Katrine>>>>

                                           

Day 6.  Rest day ABERFOYLE
Explore the many forest trails in the Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.

 

Day 7. ABERFOYLE - STIRLING 23ml(39km)                   
Five miles east of Aberfoyle is Scotland’s only lake, the Lake of Montieth. On the largest of its three islands is the ruined Inchmahome Priory. Founded in 1238 it was a haven for many famous people including Mary Queen of Scots. Continue on to Doune Castle, stop at Dunblane to visit the Cathedral and then head for Stirling. Mighty Stirling Castle dominates the skyline as you approach this historic town.

 

Day 8. Depart STIRLING.

 

 

 

 

 

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