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Black Spout Wood & Waterfall Walk

Black Spout Woods are on the southern side of the town, and are a popular place for a lovely woodland walk.

There are many tracks and paths around the Black Spout Woods, and many points at which you can start and end a walk. The woods are well signposted, so you could extend from this walk and head up towards Edradour, or towards Moulin, or into Pitlochry passing the Atholl Palace Hotel.

For the purpose of this map, we have started and finished at the car park, but if you are staying in Pitlochry, you could walk from your accommodation too. The route we show takes you around the Black Spout Woods, it is a mix of car track, and woodland path, the paths are well maintained, but there are sections with raised rocks and exposed tree roots; things can also get pretty muddy during wet periods, so sensible footwear is advised.

We walked the route shown in 30 minutes and our app tells us it was 2.4 kilometers. We walk at a fairly brisk pace - but it could easily take an hour taking a more leisurely stride.

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Black Spout Wood & Waterfall Walk

Terrain: Well worn woodland paths, some raised stones & exposed roots; minor roads.
Distance: Approx 2.5kms
Time: Allow 1 hour
Parking: View on Google Maps
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Park at the Black Spout carpark, which is free at the time of writing (March 2025), and can accommodate around 15 cars.

Head out of the parking area and turn right, heading along the track up the hill – Follow the sign for Edradour Path – Black Spout. You will pass the Atholl Palace Pitch & Putt field on your left, at the corner, turn right onto the footpath, again following the sign for Edradour Path – Black Spout. Carry on, bearing right at the fork in the path, the carry on until you reach the viewing platform at the Black Spout Falls, here you can walk out and get a lovely view of the falls which drop over sixty metres and are particularly spectacular after heavy rainfall. There is a bench that you can take a rest on, but from the carpark to here is only around a 10 minute walk.

Leaving the platform, facing away from the falls, turn right and head up the footpath, where the path forks, keep to the right, then you will come to a signpost at the corner of a field, look over the field for lovely view of Ben Vrackie.

It is at this point that you may choose to walk towards Edradour. Please note that Edradour Distillery is no longer open to the public.

Now you follow the signpost and head back down on the Path to Moulin, you will head along in front of some private cottages, until you come back to the car track, where again, you follow the

Now you follow the signpost and head back down on the Path to Moulin sign (heading down this car track will also take you back to the carpark if required).

After a short distance you will come to an open field –go through the kissing gate and walk across the field, as shown on the map, then bear right and continue on the path (you can walk around the perimeter fence if you prefer not to cross the field).

You will then come you a wooden bridge over the Kinnaird Burn. It is at this point that you may choose to walk towards Moulin.

From the bridge turn left and follow the

Now you follow the signpost and head back down on the Path to Pitlochry, keeping left to walk along the side of the burn, until you reach another wooden bridge which you follow back over the burn, carry on along the path, bearing right at the fork, until you reach the car track again, at which time you turn right and follow the road back to the carpark.

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