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Councillors to consider city’s inclusion in the Pictish Way

A new long-distance walking route could be created from Aberdeen to Pitlochry.

Members of the city council’s Enterprise, Planning and Infrastructure Committee are to consider a report about the creation of the Pictish Way and the benefits it could have for Aberdeen.

City councillor Ian Yuill and Perth and Kinross councillor Bob Ellis initiated the proposal for the 107 mile route, which would begin at Footdee and end in Pitlochry.

The report states that the development of a new long-distance route starting or ending in Aberdeen could boost visitor numbers to the city and offer economic and business development opportunities.

Useable paths already exist for most of the route and Aberdeen’s section would largely follow the Deeside Way, though no specific route has yet been identified between Footdee and the start of the Deeside Way at Duthie Park.

The project involves all access authorities affected by the Pictish Way route – Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council, Cairngorm National Park Authority, Perth and Kinross Council and Angus Council. The main piece of work for Aberdeen would be the installation and maintenance of signage for the Pictish Way.

The proposed route, which is to be the subject of a feasibility study by Angus Council, varies greatly in type incorporating urban, lowland and mountainous terrain and would take walkers approximately five days to complete.

Councillors will consider the report when they meet in the Town House on Tuesday [31 January].

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