http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: NCN 77 Perth to Dunkeld en Tue, 19 May 2026 13:54:18 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311951 Sat, 03 Aug 2019 17:09:28 +0000 amir 311951@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Well the stretch by Huntingtower is quite bump but also prone to be very muddy in places. Also someone has put down thick gravel on the part that is their private road and that requires dismounting (at least on 25s). The rest of the route is very nice. We returned via Loch of the Lowes, Stanley and back onto the NCN 77 at Pitcairngreen. Road was pretty busy between Stanley and the A9 but it was worth going down to the Mills. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311870 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 20:11:59 +0000 HankChief 311870@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>You can see the new path from the A9. It looks pretty good from <a href="https://twitter.com/tweetymike/status/1117519567822249984?s=19">Twitter</a> too... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311861 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:59:59 +0000 iweir1 311861@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Oh really? That will be why it was closed for a while then. I thought it was just because of a landslip. It was a very frustrating missing link previously. I shall have to go and try it out. Thanks. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311859 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:53:57 +0000 amir 311859@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thanks @iweir </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311858 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:41:07 +0000 Frenchy 311858@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Thank you, very useful.</p> <p><em>Route 77 is poor between the Hilton and the Tay crossing. I would not recommend that section on a road bike</em></p> <p>This was recently upgraded, apparently: "Track upgraded to asphalt in 2019." <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/164220066#map=15/56.5667/-3.6209" rel="nofollow">https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/164220066#map=15/56.5667/-3.6209</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311856 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:36:02 +0000 iweir1 311856@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>That section by Huntingtowerfield is pretty poor but it's not for too long a distance. Not ideal on a road bike, just have to go slowly. The rest is fine though between Perth and Dunkeld as it is mainly just on quiet roads. The section between the B867 and the station at Dunkeld is bumpy in places (tree roots maybe?) but not an issue. </p> <p>North of Dunkeld, Route 77 is poor between the Hilton and the Tay crossing. I would not recommend that section on a road bike, although it is manageable if you go slowly, just frustrating. After that it is on road to Logierait and is all good. Logierait to Pitlochry via Route 7 is good fun as well. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311810 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 10:10:20 +0000 Frenchy 311810@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I've been looking at this recently too, and would also appreciate info from anyone who's been that way (and, indeed, further north) recently.</p> <p>It's tagged as surface=asphalt the whole way except for two short stretches:</p> <p>1 km <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/24243656#map=16/56.4161/-3.5032&amp;layers=C">here</a> is tagged as "unpaved". Has a fairly obvious detour if it's road-bike-unfriendly.</p> <p>Then <a href="https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/404300671#map=16/56.5531/-3.5684&amp;layers=C">this bit</a> doesn't have a surface tag. It looks all right from the bits you can see on Google Street View though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=19763#post-311807 Thu, 01 Aug 2019 09:56:46 +0000 amir 311807@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Has anyone been on this route recently and what is the surface like? Okay for narrow tyres? </p>