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A long but interesting route, going through scenic Glen Garr, and running partly beside the River Tay. The northern part follows some narrow rough paths with stiles to cross. South of Bankfoot there is a boggy stretch in Five Mile Wood (which may be upgraded in the future), and a narrow gap. South of Luncarty the path is of better quality, with a gap about 3 ft wide; it is step free but with some short slopes. The route as a whole would not be suitable for anyone other than walkers. It is more or less correctly mapped. It is a very variable route, using quiet roads, farm and forest tracks, trodden paths and constructed paths. I've given it 5 stars for its interest and variability. The whole route is waymarked, and passes through Luncarty and Bankfoot where bus stops and shops are located.

From the 'meeting point' at Trochry it is possible to avoid the main road (A822) by using a link path a few yards down the cul de sac, (shown by red dots on Slowways Open Street Map layer). This heads eastwards to the minor road over Newton Bridge.

This quiet minor road is followed over the bridge then eastwards to Rumbling Bridge, where the Falls of Braan can be viewed. Over the road bridge a woodland path ascends to the A822. Crossing the main road a farm track towards Balhomish is used, but before the farm a waymarked trodden route, with stiles, is taken. This is fairly rough and could be boggy. The section through Glen Garr is beautiful. There are a couple of fields north west of Upper Obney where there might be cattle, and it is not clear exactly where the right of way lies, although there are waymarkers on some fence posts. If heading northwards through Upper Obney Farm the path turns left then right to pass between farm buildings. (carefully and correctly mapped Slowway). Once on the minor road it's a straightforward descent to Bankfoot, but the route takes a diversion via Byres of Airleywright, giving a change from the tarmac. Heading northwards from Bankfoot the start of this diversion could easily be missed.

There are bus stops, a shop, and two pubs in Bankfoot. The route crosses the A9 in a road underpass, then takes a route signposted to Five Mile Wood, past Ardonachie and Windyedge (travelling northwards, Windyedge looks rather private, but the path does go through its grounds in a straight line).

There is a narrow gap into Five Mile Wood, and the path is initially very boggy for about 100m. Logs have been placed to aid progress. According to a nearby notice there are plans to improve this part of the route. The rest of the route through Five Mile Wood is forest track through cleared forest.

A new cycleway links Five Mile Wood to Luncarty, and the cycleway runs down to then beside the A9 for about a mile. TroPer uses the minor road (no footway) which enters Luncarty just north of the road bridge over the Ordie burn at Downhill (photo shows viaduct above this route). An alternative would be to continue further along the cycleway which enters Luncarty under the same viaduct just to the south of the bridge over the Ordie burn. There are footways beside the road from this point. There are bus stops and a well stocked shop in Luncarty, but the pub is currently (2022) closed.

There are a number of routes through Luncarty (see also PerBla and DunPer which follow the River Tay for a greater distance). The walking route to Perth follows paths beside the river Tay, is narrow and undulating, with tree roots, and sometimes boggy, however it is a lovely route – note however that a new road bridge over the River Tay is planned (some trees are being removed in spring 2022) and temporary diversions may be necessary.

The route uses underpasses to cross the A9 and the railway (twice), and crosses the River Almond on the old A9 bridge. Photo of paintings in the underpass. The final part of the path is along a tarmac cycleway beside the River Tay. Note that the route is not correctly drawn at the old Perth Bridge. Passing beneath the bridge and continuing along Tay Street to the overlook, Tay Street can be crossed to gain the High Street. (PerBla and DunPer use another route, passing the Albert Memorial and crossing the main road using traffic lights).

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