Autumn in Highland Perthshire things to do and see

Highland Perthshire Autumn is a great time of the year, with the lovely autumn colours and the sun low in in the sky casting its magic light across the spectacular landscape of rich glens, lochs and rugged highland tops. We are encouraging you to come and stay for a few nights in the area while exploring Highland Perthshire by day and enjoying the Pitlochry Autumn Festival, the Enchanted Forest and Perthshire Amber by night.

Attractions and places to visit.

There are many things for people in Highland Perthshire for the Pitlochry Autumn Festival and the Enchanted Forest Event.

Autumn wild life.

Autumn is the time for the annual rut of the red deer stags and if you are lucky you will hear, or may be even see the roaring stags competing with each other for the females. Highland Perthire has its own experts to guide you to some of the very best locations see the wild life. Read below for more details.

Walking, cycling and outdoor adventures

Adventure sports in Highland Perthshire are well established with people travelling for long distances to test themselves. Those looking for adventure sports need look no further.

Walking and cycling waymarked trails start from many of Highland Perthshire's towns and villages. Blair Atholl has a superb network of of walks and cycle routes, Pitlochry and Dunkeld both have their own network of trails up into hills or beside the rivers and lochs and Aberfeldy, Kenmore and Rannoch all have fabulous routes that will take you through lovely highland scenery.

Wild salmon.

Salmon leaping the waterfalls in autumn - Walks will often take you past waterfalls, where you may see the mighty salmon trying to jump up the falls. There are many such spots that you can see the salmon, but perhaps one of the easiest to get to is at the Hermitage just outside Dunkeld. It is a National Trust of Scotland property with good car parking, and very well maintained walk routes. A flat walk of less than a mile to the newly renovated Ossian's Hall, where you can view the leaping salmon!