St Fillans to Loch Boltachan: B grade 10 mile circular

Join us on this "new for 25" very varied walk following tracks and paths for most of the way, apart from the section over open moorland approaching Loch Boltachan, which is heather-covered and indistinct.
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Grade: B
Length: 10 miles
Ascent: 680m
Pace: Medium
Dogs: Please note that if you are bringing your dog, the Dunira estate requests that it be kept on a lead. Apart from that, we also pass through several fields with livestock when the same would be expected.

The walk begins at St Fillans and follows the trackbed of the now disused Lochearnhead, St Fillans and Comrie railway. The track passes a well-known local landmark, the Serpent Stone, before eventually entering the wooded Dunira Estate. The path then swings west into Glen Boltachan, and at the edge of the plantation, the heather-clad hillside eventually leads to the shores of the loch, nestled among the hills. A rough and often waterlogged path leads from the loch into the col between The Girron and Creag Odhar before descending into Glen Tarken and weaving down through woodland back to Loch Earn.

We'll start walking at 10:00 hrs prompt. Please let us know if you're held up or unable to join us by messaging the event organiser via this Meetup website so that we can proceed with our walk without delay.

Car sharing is a friendly option that gets people out who might not be able to do so otherwise 😄. We will stop at a convenient point on the way for lunch. Refreshments will be available in the Four Seasons Hotel afterwards. Please note that only tea/coffee scones and cake will be available.

Health & Safety on walks ...
Hillwalking can pose a risk of personal injury, and all participants should be aware of and accept these risks, as well as be responsible for their actions, involvement, and enjoyment. No participant is owed any formal duty of care by the group or by the walk leader.
Please make sure you have the appropriate level of fitness required for a Grade B walk.
Participants are also responsible for ensuring that their walking gear is suitable for the nature of the walk and the prevailing weather conditions (which they are responsible for checking), as well as for bringing adequate food and water supplies.

Pic credit "[Loch Boltachan in view - geograph.org.uk - 4707737](https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=131445653)" by Anthony O'Neil is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.