An e-bike ride from Perth down to Loch Leven..
From Perth we headed west, and out along the B9112 towards Forteviot, then along cycle friendly roads to Ardargie, and up the Path of Condie, across the Ochil Hills, and then down to Milnathort, and cycled on to Kinross and Loch Leven.
Loch Leven Castle (from the 14th Century) is situated on one of the small islands within Loch Leven.. and this season boat trips can be booked again for the first time since the Covid lockdown. Loch Leven Castle is probably most famous for the imprisonment of Mary Queen of Scots from June 1567 till May 1568. Loch Leven, an important natural nature reserve, was also the location were Alexander Buchan (1829 – 1907), a meteorologist, had been the first person to make use of isobars, and credited with weather map/weather forecasting.
The bike ride from Milnathort back to Perth was along the Old Perth Road/Duncreavie Road route towards Glenfarg, and then avoiding the crumbling/pot hole infested B996 by cycling up and along the top road, north towards Dron, Bridge of Earn, and then finally around Moncreiffe Hill to get back into Perth. A pleasant 64km cycle with hardly any other traffic.
All Photos by HBT; Loch Leven Castle, Loch Leven, and view from Ochil Hills.
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