A short bike ride out of Perth can take you across the River Tay to Scone Palace (historical crowning place for Scottish Monarchs), while a short climb on your e-bike up and beyond Kinnoull Hill or Moncreiffe Hill, and you are riding your bike along cycle friendly roads with very little traffic, in the middle of stunning countryside. When cycling south from the city, once you pass through Fortevoit or Forgandenny, you are at the foot of the Ochil Hills and your e-bike can help take you up through the path of Condie towards Loch Leven, and then on a loop back to Perth through Glenfarg or Balvaird Castle. Other options include a bike ride via Kinnoull Hill out to Rait (popular antique centre), or across to MacDuff’s monument or folly (a viewpoint on top of Murrayshall hill), before cycling back to Perth via Scone.
The half day bike tour options from Perth (3 to 4 hours in total) allow you to experience the stunning Perthshire countryside in a way that is totally different to sitting in a car or bus! – For more detailed info please see our previous blog/news post at:
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All of the photos in this article were taken within about an hour of leaving Perth.. You don’t have to cycle that far to be in the middle of nowhere, away from any traffic or petrol fumes. Highland Perthshire is also known as Big Tree Country, with more than 200,000 acres of woodlands. It also has a rich history, with many castles and ancient ruins spread right across this part of Scotland. For more info about Scone Palace, or the Roman Empire having a garrison up here back in the year 82AD;
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All photos by HBT
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There are no cash payments at the premises, so all tours must be booked in advance, or paid by debit or credit card (at the shop/hub) prior to the tour.
Please note that there are only a maximum of 4 places on any given tour.
To reserve your place on one of our tours you can either use the Fareharbor Booking system (via orange BOOK NOW link), send us an email to [email protected], or simply complete the Contact Us section. As there are only 4 slots on any of our tours we operate on a first-come first-served basis with all our bookings. Please also include the height of each person - We will then supply you with the correct frame size.
It is also worth mentioning that if the ‘private tour’ option has been booked in advance then there are no other places or bikes available on that day. For more info about the ‘private tour’ (from 1 up to a maximum of 3 people for the same fee) please see our Tours section, or simply contact us by email or via the website.
Highland Bike Tours (HBT) make use of Hybrid road E-Bikes with a classic Dutch design, so suitable to use while wearing casual clothing. You can view images of these e-bikes on the FAQs page (see above), or on our Instagram link (see below).
Solo travellers wishing to take part in a Bike Tour: Although there is the 'private tour' option (for 1 to 3 people), all of our shared tours require a minimum of two people, so if you would like to take part in one of our tours and are travelling alone, then feel free to contact us with your preferred travel date, and we will do our best to match you up with others in a similar position.
Guided E-Bike Tours also in the Dutch language. NL: Samen met een Nederlandssprekende tourgids ervaar je al het moois dat de Schotse Hooglanden te bieden heeft op een unieke manier.
