Aucbri two

Slow Way not verified yet. Verify Aucbri here.

This is basically a good route, although well over half of it is on tarmac, which may not suit everybody. However I can only give it one star, as the route is blocked where it is drawn through the gardens of Glenearn House, also the route is badly drawn east of Culteuchar. I do not think that this route would be possible for wheelers to follow due to the extremely steep gradient and roughness of the track southwest of Glenearn, and the high percentage of it on roads with traffic. I intend plotting a variation of this route showing a more feasible alternative.

From Auchterarder High Street the route follows a direct route out of the town, there are pavements beside Abbey Road until the road crosses the A9 dual carriageway on a bridge The route then follows minor roads which are relatively quiet, the most difficult bit being where the route passes beneath a railway line and sight lines are poor. Between the railway bridge and Pairney the route lies next to the Pairney Burn, which is quite pleasant. The road undulates and there are gentle bends, but there is often a verge to step into if necessary. Just before Dunning there is a large monument beside the road, a memorial to a witch, Maggie Wall. In Dunning there is a shop, pub, and the village is on the bus route between Bridge of Earn and Auchterarder, although buses are only every 2 hours, on weekdays. The quiet road east of Dunning is a designated 'Walker and Cycling Friendly Road', with a 40mph restriction.

At Green of Invermay the route enters the grounds of Invermay, through a gateway and past a gate lodge. It looks fairly intimidating, as there is a sign indicating Cctv coverage, however there is another sign saying 'Dog on Lead' so walkers must be expected occasionally.

From the gatehouse the route is tarmac, passing very close to the home farm and through a timber yard. The route keeps to estate tracks on the west side of the Water of May, which may be muddy at times, but is a very pleasant route, (much better than Aucbri1). The final gate is tricky to open, being 2 gates together with 2 bolts, and there is another sign 'dog on lead' here too, for walkers heading into the Invermay estate. Turning left (northeast) onto a minor road, this is a walking and cycle friendly road again.

The route is very roughly drawn east of Ardargie. It zigzags steeply up to Culteuchar (farm) where the public are requested not to run 'because of dogs'. I followed a diversion signed away from fields 'with livestock with young'. The line of Perbri2 follows a field boundary, but is barred by gorse. It is better to follow the track shown on 1:50k, about 100m north of the field boundary, this follows the direct route of a track, and on through a gate at the col just west of Castle Law fort where there is a very small pond.

The fort is well worth visiting, with ramparts showing as concentric rings. It gives excellent views northwards to the many high hills of Perthshire.
South of the fort, take a rickety stile into a copse 50m west of the ruins of Glenearnhill. If coming the other way there is a very small cairn marking where to leave the track and head through the narrow copse to the stile. From Glenearnhill the track is waymarked and heads steeply down using zigzags.
The route leaves the track at a tight bend to head down to Glenearn.

At Glenearn the route passes through a garden. Whilst looking for a route past the house and garden I was advised that there was no alternative route to bypass Glenearn House, and that I should take the minor road towards Pitkeathley then turn left. These roads are quiet, and are walker and cycle friendly, 40mph. Once in Kintillo, there are footways all the way into Bridge of Earn. If heading westwards along this route the driveway to Glenearn House looks very private and there is a sign saying 'Access to Glenearn House only'.

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