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The walk
From the Jubilee car park the walk follows the footways of Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park through beech and pine to Kinnoull Tower, an 18th-century folly standing on the cliff edge above the River Tay. It goes on to the summit of Kinnoull Hill (222 m), with the Tay valley and Perth below, and comes back down a different path through the woods, joining the way out for the last few hundred metres to the car park.
It is 3.0 km round with 91 m of ascent; allow about 1 hour. The grade is Easy: short, on wide paths, though some of the slopes are steep.
The path near the tower runs close to a high cliff edge that the trees partly hide, so keep children and dogs close.
The Jubilee car park is run by Forestry and Land Scotland, whose visitor information for the hill says there is no charge to park in it. Perth station is about 3.2 km away.
Route drawn by Global Adventurer along OpenStreetMap paths (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), with figures worked out from it. Check the forecast and the ground on the day: paths change.
Good to know
- Kinnoull Tower is an 18th-century folly standing on the cliff edge above the River Tay
- Forestry and Land Scotland manages the woodland jointly with Perth and Kinross Council, in partnership with the Kinnoull Hill Woodland Park Group
- The Coronation Road, an ancient right of way, links the forest to Scone
- There is an arboretum on the hill, and the other waymarked trails are the short Jubilee Trail and the longer Deuchny Trail
Summits on the way
- Kinnoull Hill 222 m
Getting there
Start: Jubilee car park, Kinnoull Hill · Free parking. 56.39693, -3.38727
Directions to the start
Places to stay nearby
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line is drawn along OpenStreetMap paths and the figures are worked out from it; take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
