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Glenisla Hotel – Alyth Packhorse Bridge loop from Ardler

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Glenisla Hotel – Alyth Packhorse Bridge loop from Ardler

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Glenisla Hotel – Alyth Packhorse Bridge loop from Ardler

04:00

64.0km

720m

Cycling

Hard bike ride. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

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Cairngorms National Park

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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11.0 km

The Chisholm Trail Junction at B954

Highlight • Cycleway

There's the path to Alyth from here for those who like the off-road muddy stuff or the clockwise and anti-clockwise asphalt roads to Alyth. Going west(anti-clockwise) gives the opportunity to ride through the Den of Alyth.

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22.6 km

Glenisla Hotel

Highlight • Pub

Kirkton of Glenisla, an ancient farming community with Bronze Age and Pictish remains, has a deep ecclesiastical heritage reflected in its name, meaning "church town." From the 14th to 16th …

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22.7 km

Glenisla Kirk

Highlight • Religious Site

Glenisla Kirk, a small Gothic church built in 1821, is located at the west end of Kirkton of Glenisla on the B951. Originally part of a religious site dating back …

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43.1 km

Drumderg Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

50.7 km

Gauldswell Wood

Forest

54.8 km

Den of Alyth

Highlight • River

The Den o’ Alyth is a scenic woodland where the Alyth Burn has carved dramatic cliffs of Old Red Sandstone - a rock formed 400 million years ago that was …

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55.5 km

Alyth Packhorse Bridge

Highlight • Historical Site

Alyth is a pretty town on the southern slopes of the Forest of Alyth. With a history stretching back to the 11th century, there is lots to see, including quaint …

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55.7 km

Old Town, Alyth

Highlight • Historical Site

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 eastern …

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55.7 km

Alyth Cyclery & Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

well stocked with nice bikes, kit, and a lovely cafe attached with friendly staff. these guys saved me and let charge my SRAM battery for 20 minutes which got me back to Perth!

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64.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

52.1 km

11.4 km

363 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

63.5 km

192 m

172 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (360 m)

Lowest point (30 m)

Weather

Tuesday 19 May

16°C

9°C

41 %

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Glenisla Hotel – Alyth Packhorse Bridge loop from Ardler

The Chisholm Trail Junction at B954

Glenisla Hotel

Glenisla Kirk

Drumderg Wind Farm

Den of Alyth

Alyth Packhorse Bridge

Old Town, Alyth

Alyth Cyclery & Cafe

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