🥾 Walking route
Deuchny Trail
Perth and Kinross
- 📏 5.5 km · 3.4 mi
- ⛰ +290 m
- ⏱ 1 hr 45 min
- 🐕 On lead
Walk stats
- Distance5.5 km · 3.4 mi
- Elevation+290 m
- Duration1 hr 45 min
- DifficultyModerate
- Route typeCircular
- TerrainFarm tracks and forest paths, steady climb
- Best seasonSpring to autumn
- DogsDog friendly, keep on lead near livestock
About this walk
Starting and finishing at Kinfauns Home Farm just east of Perth, the Deuchny Trail is a compact but rewarding 5.5 km circular that climbs steadily into the mixed woodland cloaking the hills above the Tay. The route heads uphill on farm tracks and forest paths, passing the landmark Pine Cone marker before continuing on to the wooded summit of Deuchny Hill.
With around 290 m of ascent packed into a short distance, expect a decent workout on the way up and easier going on the descent. The forest offers welcome shade in summer and glimpses out across Perth and Kinross when the trees thin. Allow around an hour and three quarters to complete the loop at a steady pace.
The wider area is worth lingering in: Binn Hill and The Binn rise nearby, while the small settlement of Millhouse and the tumbling Deuchny Burn add character to the surrounding countryside. It is a good half-day option for anyone based in Perth looking for woodland and a hill top without a long journey.
Route map
Route line drawn from OpenStreetMap footpath data. Numbered markers are waypoints on the route; amber star markers are points of interest a short detour away.
Waypoints along the route
3 waypoints along the way
- 1
Kinfauns Home Farm (start and finish)
- Start / finish
Start and finish of this circular route.
- 2
Pine Cone
- 3
Deuchny Hill
Worth a short detour
Points of interest just off the route, look for the amber markers on the map.
Binn Hill
~433 m off the route
Millhouse
~485 m off the route
Deuchny Burn
~260 m off the route
The Binn
~347 m off the route
Route & waypoint data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).