National Cycle Route 77
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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 ...
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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. {{UK-road-stub Transport in Dundee