Rob Roy Way 8-Day Gentle Tour (Hillwalk Tours)

The Rob Roy Way is one of Scotland’s Great Trails and it stretches for 127km (79 miles) between Drymen and Pitlochry through the Lowlands and Highlands of Scotland. The trail takes its name from Rob Roy MacGregor, a famous Scottish folk hero and outlaw of the late 17th and early 18th century. The route follows many of the tracks and paths that might have been used by this man who was a clansman, cattle breeder and rebel, and the hike gives you a feel of the place where he worked, fought and lived. The Rob Roy Way was opened in 2002 and it crosses the Highland Boundary Fault, a geological divide where the Highlands meet the Lowlands. The route passes through the forests of the Trossachs and then leads through fine glens along rivers and beautiful lochs. A climb leads high into the hills above Lough Tay, before terraces with magnificent views guide towards a final stretch along a river and over the moors to Pitlochry. For history buffs, the route passes many historical sites such as Roman forts and viaducts, crannogs (homes built on lakes) as well as standing stones, forts and stone circles left by prehistoric settlers. Along the trail you encounter military roads and bridges built by English troops during the Jacobite rebellion while sites of clan feuds and the tales of Rob Roy’s adventures add to the charm of this scenic walk.