Long distance
Rob Roy Way
Links Drymen (start of the West Highland Way) with Pitlochry, crossing the heart of the Trossachs and the southern Highlands via Aberfoyle and Callander.
Quick facts
- Distance
- 124 km/ 77 mi
- Typical days
- 6
- Total ascent
- 2500 m
- Difficulty
- moderate
- Start → Finish
- Drymen → Pitlochry
- Best direction
- West to East
✔ Waymarked throughout
Our take
The Rob Roy Way is the unofficial cousin of the WHW — less famous, less crowded, and arguably more varied. It's built on existing paths and drove roads through Rob Roy MacGregor country. A brilliant choice for anyone put off by the WHW's crowds.
Highlights
- Loch Ard forest trails
- Loch Katrine and the Trossachs
- Strathyre and Balquhidder (Rob Roy's grave)
- Killin and the Falls of Dochart
- Finish over the Atholl hills into Pitlochry
Best months
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Accommodation
Well-served but book ahead in peak season. Pubs and B&Bs at every stop.
Resupply
Drymen, Aberfoyle, Callander, Strathyre, Killin, Aberfeldy, Pitlochry all have shops.