Pitlochry’s biggest
Pitlochry Wildlife Garden
Park or garden
0.1 ha (0 acres)0.1 km of path
0.5 mi south-eastfrom the centre
Directionsto the nearest entrance
Photo: Michael Hanselmann · CC BY-SA 3.0–Not graded
Outdoors in Pitlochry · parks, paths & countryside
The Loch Tummel National Scenic Area begins 0.5 mi from Pitlochry
Footpaths add up to 50 km in the town and the kilometre around it, 3.7 for every square kilometre. 72% of residents live within a 5-minute walk of a park or playing field. Parks and playing fields in Pitlochry add up to 2.4 ha for every 1,000 residents; the typical town in England and Wales has 2.1. Pitlochry has no Outdoors Grade: Scottish towns aren’t graded on the outdoors yet.
Green space
2.4 ha
per 1,000 residents
Typical town in England and Wales 2.1
Near a park
72%
of residents within 400 m
Typical town in England and Wales 83%
Footpaths
50 km
3.7 km per km², town + 1 km
Typical town in England and Wales 3.0 per km²
Protected landscape
14%
of the land within 5 km
Nearest: Loch Tummel National Scenic Area
Character
What kind of outdoors town is Pitlochry?
Read from the data: what stands out first, good and bad.
Countryside both waysLoch Tummel starts 0.5 mi north-west, Cairngorms National Park 2.4 mi north-west.On a long-distance trailThe Rob Roy Way passes through.
Pitlochry’s strongest suit is two protected landscapes close by, followed by the Rob Roy Way.
The map
Parks, footpaths & countryside
Tap a number to zoom to a park. Tap a layer to hide it. The dashed line is Pitlochry’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 Pitlochry
The biggest is Pitlochry Wildlife Garden, 0.1 ha (0 acres). Directions go to the park’s nearest public entrance where Ordnance Survey maps one.
Close to home
7 in 10 Pitlochry residents live within a 5-minute walk of 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 (72%)Further (28%)
Pitlochry72%
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; 4 playgrounds are mapped in and around the town, about one for every 674 residents.
National Parks & National Scenic Areas
National Parks and National Scenic Areas around Pitlochry
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
Loch Tummel
0.5 mi north-west90 km²since 198014% of the land within 5 km
National Scenic Area
River Tay (Dunkeld)
7.2 mi south57 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
Loch Rannoch and Glen Lyon
11 mi west487 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
Deeside and Lochnagar
17 mi north-east398 km²since 1980
National Scenic Area
The Cairngorm Mountains
17 mi north655 km²since 1980
14% of the land within 5 km of Pitlochry is National Park or National Scenic Area. Cairngorms National Park covers 4,528 km² and has been a National Park since 2003.
Footpaths & waymarked walks
Pitlochry is on the Rob Roy Way
50 km of footpaths, tracks and core paths are mapped in Pitlochry 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.
NationalLocalOther waymarked
Clunie Path9.7 km
Loch A Choire Route7.8 km
Civil Engineering Walk6.8 km
Craigower Viewpoint5.9 km
Faskally Forest 5km ParkRun Route4.8 km
Rob Roy Way3.1 km
Foresters' Trail2.4 km
'purple'1.7 km
'orange'1.3 km
'blue'1.1 km
Dunmore Trail1.0 km
Baelach Path0.8 km
The Rob Roy Way, a national route, passes Pitlochry. Close to home, the Clunie Path has 10 km of local walk within 2 km of the town.
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.
When to get out
The best walking months in Pitlochry: June 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) | 7.4 | 9.4 | 11.6 | 14.2 | 16.4 | 17.8 | 17.2 | 15.1 | 12.7 | 10.2 | 8.0 | 6.8 |
| High (°C) | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Rain (mm) | 115 | 75 | 68 | 51 | 59 | 62 | 65 | 75 | 66 | 95 | 91 | 99 |
April is the driest month (51 mm) and July the warmest (highs of 19 °C). Winter days are short, about 7 hours of daylight in December, and 115 mm of rain falls in January, the wettest month. Frost comes on about 77 nights a year. The climate in Pitlochry →
Things to do
10 viewpoints and 4 playgrounds
Mapped within 2 km of the town in OpenStreetMap. Named places are listed with directions; unnamed ones are only counted.
Every named place, with directions
Viewpoints 10
Old Bridge Viewpoint0.1 mi from town
DirectionsMeconopsis Viewpoint0.1 mi from town
DirectionsThe Black Spout0.2 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 7 viewpoints without a name on the map.
Hills and peaks 7
Creag na Cìche264 m (866 ft) · 0.5 mi from town
DirectionsDunmore Hill159 m (522 ft) · 0.6 mi from town
DirectionsCreag Chuinnlean491 m (1,611 ft) · 0.8 mi from town
DirectionsAn Suidhe407 m (1,335 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsCraigower407 m (1,335 ft) · 1.1 mi from town
DirectionsPlus 2 hills and peaks without a name on the map.
Playgrounds 4
Plus 4 playgrounds without a name on the map.
Questions about the outdoors in Pitlochry
What is the biggest park in Pitlochry?
Pitlochry Wildlife Garden, 0.1 ha (0 acres). 1 named park, garden or playing field is in the town or within 400 m of it.
Is Pitlochry near a National Park?
Yes. Cairngorms National Park begins 2.4 mi north-west of the town’s edge. It covers 4,528 km² and has been a National Park since 2003. The nearest protected landscape of any kind is the Loch Tummel National Scenic Area, 0.5 mi away.
What are the best walks near Pitlochry?
12 waymarked walking routes pass within 2 km of the town, including the Clunie Path, Loch A Choire Route and Civil Engineering Walk.
How many people in Pitlochry live near a park?
72% 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 Pitlochry?
June to September: the longest days, the warmest afternoons and the least rain of the year, from the Met Office 1991–2020 averages.
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 Pitlochry’s overall grade.
Sources
Where Pitlochry’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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026 (ONS boundaries). Northern Ireland: Source: NISRA; contains Land & Property Services data and Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland information, © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Scotland: contains National Records of Scotland data, Registers of Scotland data and SEPA data, © Crown copyright / © SEPA 2025, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.