National Cycle Route 77 runs from
Dundee to
Pitlochry
Pitlochry (; gd, Baile Chloichridh or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.Scotlan ...
via
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth i ...
. It is often known as ''The Salmon Run cycle route''.
Route
Dundee to Perth
From Dundee, the route passes through Invergowrie before running alongside the
A90 until
Longforgan
Longforgan is a village and parish in the Carse of Gowrie, in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It lies west of Dundee on the main A90 road.
History
A record survives of Sir Patrick Gray, as Baron of Longforgan, holding a baronial court here in 13 ...
. It then uses minor roads to
Errol, before following the C484 to
St Madoes.
Here, the route crosses the A90 into
Glencarse then up the challenging
Kinnoull Hill
Kinnoull Hill is a hill located partly in Perth and partly in Kinfauns, Perth and Kinross, Scotland. It shares its name with the nearby Kinnoull parish.
Summit
In view from the -high south-facing summit is the Friarton Bridge, a stretch of t ...
. The route reaches the eastern edge of Perth towards the foot of the hill, with the town centre reached via
Smeaton's Bridge.
Perth to Dunkeld
This section passes through the villages of Almondbank and Bankfoot, and enters Dunkeld through Birnam.
Dunkeld to Pitlochry
On this section of the route, the
River Tay is followed more closely, and is crossed a couple of times. At
Pitlochry
Pitlochry (; gd, Baile Chloichridh or ) is a town in the Perth and Kinross council area of Scotland, lying on the River Tummel. It is historically in the county of Perthshire, and has a population of 2,776, according to the 2011 census.Scotlan ...
the route meets
NCR 7.
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