From Perth the route climbs up the flanks of Kinnoull Hill, following almost a straight line through woodland until it reaches the Coronation Road (path). Minor roads, with occasional vehicles, lead to Glencarse (cafe, hotel, bus stops), and the route crosses the A90 using a footway beside the road, then passes through the village of St Madoes (shop, cafe at St Madoes Centre, and bus stops). At the ponds (sewage works?) a trodden route continues through the strip of woodland, then becomes a field edge path until new houses are reached at Seaside. Just before the railway bridge the route takes an access path to some houses, which continues as a path to Invergowrie railway station where it crosses the railway on a bridge. From Invergowrie, the route crosses beneath the A85 and heads along Perth Road, the most direct route into Dundee....

F Berry

The start of this walk up Moncrieffe Hill is incredibly steep but great views of the river on the otherside. The walk into Perth is not so lovely - you are met with burnt out cars and warehouses. It is however a straightforward route and gets you into Perth no problem....

May Robson

This is a good walk - the route up Moncrieffe Hill (through the wood) will get your heart pace up - it's steep! Lovely scenes once you get onto the other side and head towards Perth. The final stretch into Perth is very industrial....

Hannah Ustun

East of Longforgan it uses the quiet road, which is also Cycle Route 77, to cross the A85 at an underpass, then uses Perth Road, the most direct route into the centre of Dundee. From the centre of Perth the route crosses the river Tay on a footway beside the railway bridge (steps), and loops round beneath itself to continue close to the River Tay, but climbs steeply just after the railway bridge as the path beside the river bank has been partially washed away. At St Madoes the route uses a quiet road south to rejoin the coast of the Tay estuary. There is a trodden route past the sewage works, and field edges to follow, all the way to Seasyde where a lane leads up to the road (which is cycle route 77). From Templehall the route again follows cycle route 77. East of Invergowrie the route uses an underpass to cross beneath the A85, and it follows footways beside Perth Road into Dundee. (I did not follow the route here, preferring to keep closer to the coast, exploring the Riverside Nature Park and approaching the centre of Dundee beneath the Tay Road Bridge and along the esplanade)...

F Berry

The path takes a sharp right out of Bridge of Earn and up through Moncrieff Hill, rather than around it....

Lily

There are 2 sections where the route follows field edges, rough tracks and trodden paths, and there are some pedestrian gates which would probably be difficult if not impossible for wheelers. Off route, about half way, lies the hamlet of Forteviot where there is a bus stop for an irregular service between Auchterarder and Perth, but no shops. From Auchterarder the route follows a footway beside the A824. At Nether Coul it takes a signposted path around the edge of a field on a trodden route. It heads away from the noisy A9 to Drumtogle where the route is signposted, but the track shown on the map does not exist. There are many possible routes, all downhill, into the city centre, and this route is as good as any as it avoids the main roads, and in summer there is a cafe in the South Inch park....

F Berry

Review of Slow Ways Route Perbri two (Perth to Bridge of Earn). The route leaves Bridge of Earn via the bridge over the River Earn and quickly turns right along Rhynd Road. It therefore comes as a relief when the route turns into the access road for the Moncrieffe Hill Wood. At the T-junction, the route takes the left hand (private) road which passes under the Friarton Bridge towering overhead and eventually leads to an industrial estate at Lower Friarton and then Friarton Road....

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At the time of walking, this part of the route was closed to road traffic due to extensive building work but open to pedestrians and cyclists. Once past the motorway slip road, the route drops downhill (still following a wide pavement) and passes under several loops of the Friarton Interchange. The remainder of the route is along the pavement beside the Edinburgh Road (now the A912)....

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There are 3 sections where the route follows field edges, rough tracks and trodden paths, and therefore would not make for easy use by wheelers. At one point, although the route follows a core path, there is no actual path on the ground through or around the field so it is relatively hard going. At Nether Coul it takes a signposted path around the edge of a field on a trodden route. I walked south of the field boundary and encountered no problems, there was a narrow trodden path along the edge of the field. Here the Slowways route turns left (east, and uphill) to follow the line of the core path, however there was nothing on the ground to indicate a route, the field was in stubble but if it had been in crop it would have been more of a struggle. I had to continue around the field, adjacent to the B934, until I found a field gate at the bottom of the field, next to to the access road to Wester Cairnie. I felt that the route only deserves 2 stars, due to the preponderance of tarmac, including 7km along a quiet road, the stretch of field with no path, and a few narrow sections....

F Berry

An excellent route, we mapped the route from Starbucks, The Triangle, Inveralmond, picked up the cycle route no 77 and followed this out to Almondbank....

Brian Kemp

Tarmac paths walking alongside the main Perth road, one hill at Craigend (#50m ascent), but otherwise flat. You walk past the Recycling Centre in Perth and through the Harbour, and whilst interesting once, is not particularly scenic. But the start of the walk is alongside farmed fields, and the end of the walk is alongside the South Inch park and River Tay....

Andy New

I have given it 4 stars as the stream at Loch Meallbroden could be tricky to cross, and the route west of Methven is not easy due to locked gates and rough ground (but this can be avoided if a minor road is followed instead). The route follows farm and forest tracks, paths, quiet roads and the pavement beside the A85 for occasional short stretches. From the centre of Crieff the route heads up Ferntower Road to an entrance to the Golf Course. Two stretches of very quiet road follow, linked by forest tracks through Gorthy Wood, and farm tracks from Keillour to Grundcruie. The route then takes some very pretty paths down into Methven Den and into Methven. But from Drumbauchly the easiest and quickest way into Methven is straight down the road, taking the Methven Den paths if time and inclination permit by briefly doubling back up the Newbigging Farm access track just after entering the village. The route heads westwards out of the village along the footway beside the A85, then it takes a signposted path towards Almondbank. East of Methven Castle, at a signpost well into the wood, the route takes a right turn towards Methven Loch (note that the paths shown on OS base mapping are not shown correctly). Then it follows paths and footways beside the road before returning to the lade at Ruthven Lade just north of Tarry Row....

F Berry

This is a good route, following mainly farm tracks and minor roads, apart from where it crosses fields just east of the A94 midway along the route. There was very little traffic on the roads, but the northern part of the route, after Damside, is almost exclusively on tarmac, so quite hard on the feet.. The final section of the route, down into Coupar Angus, is on a 'Walking and cycling friendly road', with a speed limit of 40mph. 1) Midway along the route it crosses a field just east of the A94, and the route is not very clear (although it is a core path here),...

F Berry

This is a good route, with over half of it along quiet roads & pavements beside roads, although at the Dundee end the road is very busy. The route would not be suitable for off road wheelers, due to the rough ground and gates, also there is a railway bridge at Invergowrie Station. From Perth the route uses core paths (the Milkboys Walk, and part of the Coronation Road) and a quiet road past Murrayshall golf course (possibly a source of refreshments, off route). At the road T junction the route goes straight ahead to enter more remote country, (but as mentioned previously a right turn along the road leads eventually to Rait, thus avoiding the rough/boggy ground, livestock, and locked gates). From Burnside the route follows tarmac driveways through Rossie Estate, then heads along a minor road to cross the A90 at the road underpass into Longforgan. South of Longforgan the route uses tracks and field paths (part of the Bogle Burn Circular route) to avoid then reach a minor road, this then joins cycle route 77 for most of the rest of the route into Dundee....

F Berry

If a step free route is required between Perth and Bridge of Earn, my suggestion is to use National Cycle Route 775 from the North Inch to Bridge of Earn. This follows PerBri two from Perth, through the North Inch, under the railway and along Craigie Road , continuing to Gleneagles Road and joining the footway beside the A912, which is PerBri one, all the way to Bridge of Earn, The A912 is crossed once, in Craigend, but there is a traffic island so this can be done safely....

F Berry

The route as a whole would be impossible for wheelers, due to the pedestrian bridge over the railway, however it would be easy enough to take PerBri1 from the centre of Perth then link up with this route as it enters Lower Friarton. It leaves the cycle route on a footpath towards Tesco's, crosses the A912 at traffic lights, and heads down a residential street to cross the railway line at a footbridge (photo). A good track takes the route to the minor road (which loops round to Elcho Castle), but this is rather tedious, being very straight. It passes beneath the M90, then along a footway beside the A912 it's a short distance over the bridge over the River Earn and into Bridge of Earn. Buses between Bridge of Earn and Perth are approximately hourly. There is a café and farm shop at Home Farm 300m north of the junction of the A912 and the road to Elcho, and other facilities in Bridge of Earn....

F Berry

However there are plans for an off road route between Luncarty and Stanley, so if these come to fruition the route would become much easier to use. The route as a whole would only be usable by walkers, due to this constraint, also there are steps up to Stanley, and other parts of the route are on uneven, rough paths with tree roots. However parts of the route would be usable by wheelchairs especially from Perth north to the River Almond, and the paths and farm tracks closer to Blairgowrie should be usable by off road wheelers. The route heads north from Perth City Centre on a very pleasant paved cycle route along the North Inch, beside the River Tay. The route crosses the River Almond on the former A9 bridge with little traffic. A brief distance along the pavement beside the B9099 the route heads towards a rather dilapidated bridge over the Ordie Burn at Milton of Luncarty (photo). An active travel route between Luncarty and Stanley is being considered, but a route has yet to be agreed....

F Berry

From Dunkeld the route crosses the River Tay on Telford's bridge then dives down steep steps (sign indicates Path to Birnam Oak) see photo. Leaving the top end of Station Road the route passes beneath the railway and A9 before turning south to use the Birnam Hill Path on the wooded lower slopes of Birnam Hill. The route leaves the Birnam Hill path at an unmarked trodden route to descend slightly then gradually climb to a junction of forest tracks. From Luncarty the route follows the western bank of the River Tay, mostly on trodden paths, until the River Almond is crossed (underpasses beneath the A9 and railway line)....

F Berry

I walked both routes, and a number of other Slowways routes, on a few excursions 2021-22, using buses and creating loops - hence the photos in the 'overview' and for Dunper1 and Dunper2 are taken in different seasons....

F Berry

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. Crossing the main road a farm track towards Balhomish is used, but before the farm a waymarked trodden route, with stiles, is taken. 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. 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). 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). 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. (PerBla and DunPer use another route, passing the Albert Memorial and crossing the main road using traffic lights)....

F Berry