Route Description
Starting from Alyth Cyclery, the route crosses the town’s oldest bridge before heading west into open farmland on a network of gravel paths.
Returning via St Ninian’s Road, it then follows the northern banks of the Alyth Burn towards Glenisla Golf Course, crossing the course for the first time before continuing along the A926 and Meigle Road to the south of the town.
Back in Alyth, the route picks up Isla Road and a further path along the southern side of the Alyth Burn, before returning via Lossett Road to Alyth Cyclery.
Navigation
Points to visit
Along the way you will find these points of interest:
William Lyon Mackenzie
One of the most famous figures in Canadian history. William Lyon Mackenzie (1795-1861), an important figure in Canadian history, lived and worked here on Toutie Street in Alyth from 1814 to 1817. He then emigrated to Canada where he became a...
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A permanent reminder of a bygone custom. This street name immortalises the bygone custom of the herdsman tooting his horn, alerting the townsfolk to bring out their beasts to be herded up Alyth Hill. The deeds of over 200 properties in the old town...
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One of Scotland’s oldest Inns. A listed building, the Lossett Inn or Creel has been a Drover’s Inn since 1760. At that time, Alyth was larger than Blairgowrie and had nine fairs a year, many more than most market towns, so the Lossett would...
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One of the oldest masonry bridges in Scotland. Alyth’s Pack Bridge (intended to carry packhorses loaded with sidebags or panniers across the burn) is one of the oldest masonry bridges in Scotland and is shown on maps as far back as 1600. Reputedly...
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Site of former textile mill. In the 18thcentury Alyth became heavily involved in flax processing for the linen textile industry, and spinning and especially hand-loom weaving dominated local employment. Increasing quantities of factory-spun yarn was...
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A traditional Scottish Market Town whose history stretches back 1,000 years. Alyth is a small town, a little over half an hour’s drive northeast of Perth and northwest of Dundee. It overlooks the broad expanse of Strathmore close to Perthshire’s...
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