A WALK TO TAKE

PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE, NR PITLOCHRY, PERTHSHIRE

FAMED FOR THE JACOBITE BATTLE THAT TOOK PLACE HERE IN 1689, THIS VAST WOODED GORGE IS ALSO CELEBRATED FOR ITS CAPTIVATING VIEWS – AND IN AUTUMN, THE FOREST IS ABLAZE WITH RUST-COLOURED FOLIAGE. BEGIN THIS THREE-MILE ROUTE AT THE VISITOR CENTRE AND TAKE THE WOODEN WALKWAY TOWARDS THE PASS OF KILLIECRANKIE. A BRIDGE AND SOME STEPS TAKE YOU TO A VANTAGE POINT, OFFERING A VIEW OF THE GORGE. CONTINUE DOWN TO SOLDIER’S LEAP – THE SPOT WHERE ONE REDCOAT, FLEEING FROM THE BATTLEFIELD, MADE THE FIVE-METRE JUMP OVER THE FAST-FLOWING WATER – THEN CROSS A BRIDGE TO REACH TROOPER’S DEN. AS YOU WALK ALONG THE RIVER GARRY, YOU’LL PASS A CHARCOAL KILN, WHERE YOU CAN LEARN ALL ABOUT THIS ANCIENT SKILL. YOU CAN THEN EXTEND YOUR AMBLE OVER THE GREEN FOOTBRIDGE OR RETRACE YOUR STEPS BACK TO THE VISITOR CENTRE. Find out more at nts.org.uk.