Devon Way is a pathway in

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, Central

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. It lies on the southern section of the former

Devon Valley Railway The Devon Valley Railway linked Alloa and Kinross in central Scotland, along a route following the valley of the River Devon, Clackmannanshire, River Devon. Its construction took 20 years from the first section opening in 1851, to the final s ...

from

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Tillicoultry Tillicoultry ( ; Scottish Gaelic: Tulach Cultraidh, perhaps from older Gaelic ''Tullich-cul-tir'', or "the mount/hill at the back of the country") is a town in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. Tillicoultry is usually referred to as Tilly by the loc ...

a distance of . It is used by for walkers, cyclists and horse riders and forms part of Route 767 on the

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Route

The way's

trailhead A trailhead is the point where a trail begins or is accessed, where the trail is often intended for hiking, biking, horseback riding, or off-road vehicles. Modern trailheads often contain restrooms, maps, signposts, and distribution centers for ...

in Dollar is just downstream of the village centre on the Dollar Burn. On the east side of the burn, head over the pedestrian footbridge and walk west to the disused platforms of Dollar railway station. The route follows close to a floodplain of the River Devon. It passes under two overbridges and through a section of woodland and across a minor road. For a short section, the path runs alongside the River Devon offering good views of the King's Seat and the

Ochil Hills The Ochil Hills (; ) is a range of hills in Scotland north of the River Forth, Forth valley bordered by the cities of Stirling, Perth, Scotland, Perth and the towns of Alloa, Kinross, and Auchterarder . The only major roads crossing the hil ...

. On the outskirts of Tillicoultry, the route passes by the prominent white

Sterling Furniture Sterling Furniture is Scotland's largest furniture retail development based in Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire. It was founded in 1974 by Stirling-based furniture retailer George Knowles, who based its concept on the out-of-town retail developmen ...

factory. The trailhead in Tillicoultry is on the main road just south of the High Street, close to the site of the former Tillicoultry railway station. The 767 cycle route continues another from Tillicoultry to Alloa, for a total walk of . This trail can also be extended by starting in Dollar and walking in the other direction from the Devon way, and ending in

Muckhart Muckhart () commonly refers to two small villages in Clackmannanshire, Scotland, Pool of Muckhart () and Yetts o' Muckhart. Muckhart is one of the Hillfoots Villages, situated on the A91 road, A91 around northeast of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, ...

, a total distance of . It utilises the old railway, a minor road and public footpaths.

Nearby attractions

Several places of interest can be easily reached from this walk:

Castle Campbell Castle Campbell is a medieval castle situated above the town of Dollar, Clackmannanshire, in central Scotland. It was the lowland seat of the earls and Duke of Argyll, dukes of Argyll, chiefs of Clan Campbell, from the 15th to the 19th century, ...

, Harviestoun Castle, Ochil Hills, and the Sterling Furniture Warehouse.

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