Cateran Trail

The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.

Stages

A suggested split into 5 days of about 21 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.

1. Day 1 Blairgowrie and Rattray to Pitcarmick 21 km · 21 km from the start
2. Day 2 Pitcarmick to an unnamed point 21 km · 42 km from the start
3. Day 3 An unnamed point to Kirkton of Glenisla 21 km · 63 km from the start
4. Day 4 Kirkton of Glenisla to Alyth 21 km · 85 km from the start
5. Day 5 Alyth to Blairgowrie and Rattray 21 km · 106 km from the start

Summits on the way

• The Knockie · 3.4 km from the start
• The Knaps 425 m · 53 km from the start
• Cnoc na Cailliche 441 m · 55 km from the start
• Cairn Hill 340 m · 63 km from the start
• Hill of Alyth 300 m · 81 km from the start

Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.

Start and finish

Places to stay

Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:

• Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
• Pitcarmick, Perth and Kinross · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
• Kirkton of Glenisla, Angus · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
• Alyth, Perth and Kinross · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
• Blairgowrie and Rattray, Perth and Kinross · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →

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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.