Crieff’s biggest
Macrosty Park
Park or garden
3.6 ha (9 acres)1.6 km of path
20 minto walk all 1.6 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: M J Richardson · CC BY-SA 2.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Crieff · parks, paths & countryside
89% of Crieff’s residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park
Parks and playing fields in Crieff add up to 4.9 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. The River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area begins 4.8 mi from the town’s edge. 62 km of footpaths run through the town and the kilometre around it, 3.7 for every square kilometre. Crieff has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
4.9 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
89%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
62 km
3.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
0%
of the land within 5 km
River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) starts 4.8 mi out, past the 5 km
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Crieff?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside close byThe River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area starts 4.8 mi west.Historic parksDrummond Castle is a historic garden or designed landscape.
Crieff’s strongest suit is the River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area close by, followed by its historic parks.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Crieff’s locality.
Green space: parks, gardens, playing fields and play spaces, named or not.© OpenStreetMap contributors · Contains OS data © Crown copyright · Scottish Government, NatureScot
Places to walk
Parks to walk in, in and around Crieff
The biggest is Macrosty Park, 3.6 ha (9 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
All 6 named parks by size: 18 ha (43 acres) and 3 km of path
Parks & gardens 8.5 haPlaying fields 9.1 ha
The two biggest, Macrosty Park and Taylor Park, are 40% of the named green space and carry 3 km of path between them.
Taylor Park
Park or garden
3.5 ha (9 acres)1.3 km of path
15 minto walk all 1.3 km of path
5 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.5 mi north-westfrom the centre
Macrosty Park, Bandstand Grade II* +1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
King George's Field Recreation Ground
Playing field
6.5 ha (16 acres)0.1 km of path
9 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.7 mi south-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Ardvreck Playing Fields
Playing field
2.7 ha (7 acres)
4 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.9 mi north-westfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Mungall Park
Park or garden
1.1 ha (3 acres)0.2 km of path
2 pitchesfootball pitches would fit
0.6 mi north-westfrom the centre
1 listed
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Lauder Park
Park or garden
0.3 ha (1 acres)
Centralin the middle of Crieff
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Close to home
How close Crieff’s homes are to a park
Each square is 1 in 100 residents: green lives within 400 m of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace).
Within 400 m (89%)Further (11%)
Crieff89%
Perth and Kinross towns75%
Towns in England and Wales83%
About 800 people live further than that. Playing fields count, so a park within reach isn’t always one with paths or trees; 12 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 595 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
The River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area is 4.8 mi away
Protected landscapes within 30 km, by direction and distance from the edge of the locality; circle size shows each one’s area. National Scenic Areas are Scotland’s finest landscapes, chosen by NatureScot.
National ParkNational Scenic AreaThe 5 km the grade counts
National Scenic Area
River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans)
4.8 mi west31 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
River Tay (Dunkeld)
14 mi north-east57 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon
16 mi north-west487 km²since 1980
Protected landscape begins just outside the 5 km ring the Outdoors Grade measures, so Crieff scores 0% on it even though the River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area is 4.8 mi away. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
3 waymarked walks pass through or near Crieff
62 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Crieff and the kilometre around it, 3.7 km for every square kilometre (the typical town in England and Wales has 3.0). Bars show each route’s kilometres within 2 km of the town.
RegionalLocal
Three Saints Way7.8 km
Comrie Croft to Crieff5.2 km
Crieff to Dallick4.2 km
Close to home, the Comrie Croft to Crieff has 5 km of local walk within 2 km of the town. The regional route here is the Three Saints Way.
Waymarked walks are OpenStreetMap walking routes. Scotland has no rights-of-way register: everyone has a right of responsible access to most land, so tracks and councils’ core paths count. Paths are only as complete as the map in each area.
History along the way
A historic garden or designed landscape in Crieff
Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, and the listed buildings and scheduled monuments that stand inside Crieff’s named parks.
Registered · Grade Drummond Castle9.4 ha
Listed buildings insideTaylor ParkMacrosty Park, Bandstand and Bridge of Turret
A listed building or monument counts when it sits inside the park’s OS Open Greenspace outline (to about 15 m), so a few at the boundary are included. Historic Environment Scotland designations.
When to get out
The best walking months in Crieff: May to September
The town’s 1991–2020 averages (Met Office HadUK-Grid) and the daylight at its latitude. Outlined months have 12½+ hours of daylight, highs of 15 °C or more and little rain for the town.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 7.5 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 17.7 | 17.1 | 15.1 | 12.6 | 10.2 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 133 | 90 | 79 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 83 | 83 | 80 | 114 | 107 | 110 |
April is the driest month (56 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 133 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 67 nights a year. The climate in Crieff →
Things to do
3 viewpoints, 12 playgrounds and the nearest beaches
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
The nearest beaches
Crieff is inland. These are the nearest named beaches, measured from the edge of the town.
Burleigh Sands19 mi from Crieff’s edge
DirectionsScart Island20 mi from Crieff’s edge
DirectionsBlack Sands30 mi from Crieff’s edge
DirectionsSilver Sands30 mi from Crieff’s edge
DirectionsBurntisland Beach31 mi from Crieff’s edge
DirectionsGood to know
Check the water before you swim. SEPA tests designated bathing waters from May to September and publishes a rating for each beach.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 3
Knock of Crieff0.1 mi from town
DirectionsBenny Beg sport climbing, 3 to 6a0.9 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 1 viewpoint without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 3
Callum's Hill0.0 mi from town
DirectionsKnock of Crieff279 m (915 ft) · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsLaggan Hill0.5 mi from town
DirectionsPicnic sites 1
Plus 1 picnic site without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 12
Glen's Adventure Park0.3 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 11 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Next door
The outdoors in nearby towns
The nearest towns of 1,000+ within 12 miles. Tap a town for its outdoors page.
AuchterarderCrieff
ABCDOutdoors Grade
| Town | Outdoors | Green space, ha per 1,000 | Near a park | Protected within 5 km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crieff | – | 4.9 | 89% | 0% |
| Auchterarder 7.3 mi | – | 1.0 | 40% | 0% |
None of the neighbours has a protected landscape within 5 km either.
Questions about the outdoors in Crieff
What is the biggest park in Crieff?
Macrosty Park, 3.6 ha (9 acres), with 1.6 km of path. Taylor Park (3.5 ha) is second. 6 named parks, gardens and playing fields are in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Crieff near a National Park?
Yes. Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park begins 8.4 mi west of the town’s edge. It covers 1,861 km² and has been a National Park since 2002. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the River Earn (Comrie to St Fillans) National Scenic Area, 4.8 mi away.
What are the best walks near Crieff?
3 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Three Saints Way, Comrie Croft to Crieff and Crieff to Dallick.
What is the nearest beach to Crieff?
Burleigh Sands, 19 mi from the edge of the town, then Scart Island (20 mi). Crieff itself is inland.
How many people in Crieff live near a park?
89% of residents live within 400 m, about a 5-minute walk, of a public park, garden or playing field (NRS Census 2022 output areas against OS Open Greenspace). The typical town in England and Wales is 83%.
When is the best time of year for walking in Crieff?
May to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
Which parks in Crieff are historic?
Drummond Castle (Grade ) is on Historic Environment Scotland’s Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes.
How is the Outdoors Grade worked out?
From five measures, each placed among UK towns of 1,000 or more: public green space per resident, the share living near a park, National Park or National Scenic Area within 5 km, footpaths per square kilometre, and the sea within 5 km. It is a character grade and isn’t part of Crieff’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Crieff’s outdoors figures come from
- Parks and green space: Ordnance Survey OS Open Greenspace (parks and gardens, playing fields, play spaces, and their access points). Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- National Parks and National Scenic Areas: Scottish Government and NatureScot boundaries (Loch Lomond and The Trossachs, Cairngorms; the 40 National Scenic Areas), clipped to land, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Footpaths, tracks, core paths, walking routes, beaches and things to do: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database License (ODbL), via Geofabrik’s Scotland extract, October 2026.
- Historic gardens, listed buildings and monuments: Historic Environment Scotland designations, Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Rain and temperature: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for the town; daylight calculated from its latitude.
- The sea: ONS Countries (December 2024) boundaries clipped to mean high water. Residents near a park: NRS Scotland’s Census 2022 output areas.
- Grade: Scottish towns have no Outdoors Grade yet.
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