Route Description
Starting at the Ember bus stop at Dalrulzion, the route follows the A93 south for a short distance before turning onto the B950 towards Wester Bleaton, passing a cake shed. From here, a track leads to Ashintully Castle. Keeping right, the route continues on estate tracks to a farm, before passing through a gate and crossing a field to avoid the farmyard.
Beyond, a double track climbs steadily across open moorland on the slopes of Lham Dearg, before steepening towards the summit of Meall Odhar, the highest point of the route. From here, a long descent leads back down towards the A93.
After a short stretch on the main road, the route turns off towards Broughdearg, crossing the Shee Water and rejoining the Cateran Trail. Follow the trail past Dalnaglar Castle to meet the B951, with the site of Pitcarmick House a worthwhile short detour.
The route then continues on a quiet road alongside the Black Water to Blacklunans, before finishing with a short section on the A93 back to Dalrulzion.
Navigation
Difficulty
Challenging - suited for MTBs and very experienced gravel riders
55% off-road
Points to visit
Along the way you will find these points of interest:
Dalrulzion Forest
The site of a number of iron age round houses. Dalrulzion is a name given to a particular form of iron age house building style with double walls. They are so named because there are many examples of this type of ancient building within the forest....
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Remains of a Pictish home. Careful scrutiny of the very tussocky ground on this site still reveals the outline of a Pictish Longhouse called a Pitcarmick House. Archaeologists surveying North East Perthshire in the 1980’s identified a series of...
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