Next Walk: Saturday 25th July: North of Dunkeld 

11 miles. Meet 10.00 NOTE TIME at Cally Forest car park, just north of Dunkeld a short way up the track off the A923, 200yd east of the junction with the Pitlochry road, with post box and footpath sign at track turning. (GR NN024437). The walk will include Deuchary Hill and Loch Ordie. Pick up from Dunkeld station can be arranged. C: Neil Rawlins. E: leyfields@icloud.com
 
Our programme of walks for the next few months is on our Future Events page.
We encourage car share and use of public transport. Please contact the walk leader direct if you require any assistance getting to the start point of a walk; it may be possible to be picked up elsewhere enroute to the start point of the walk.
 
Trossachs Trundle Challenge Walk
Our Heart of Scotland Group is putting on a 22 mile challenge event, the Trossachs Trundle, on 12th September 2026. The route starts and finishes at Callander and goes around Loch Venachar taking in spectacular scenery with great views of lochs and mountains. Full details are on the event website https://ldwa.org.uk/HeartOfScotland/W/10335/trossachs-trundle.html  Entries are now open through SiEntries at  https://www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?event_id=16992   Organisation of the event is progressing well but we will be needing a lot of help from group members with marshalling, running checkpoints, etc. on the day. Please keep the date free and let Jo know if you can help, E: jo.allport@gmail.com
 
 
See the Notes for Walkers before coming on your first walk with us. In particular, please carry an ICE (in case of emergency) card in the top of your rucksack.
 
About the Group:

The Heart of Scotland Group of the Long Distance Walkers Association arranges walks roughly in the area of Perth & Kinross, Fife, Angus, Tayside and Stirling. At the moment we put on a social walk each month, see below. Walks vary from around 12 miles in the winter to over 20 miles in the summer at a reasonable pace and last 6-9 hours. Any member of the LDWA can walk with the group and new members are welcome to attend up to three walks before joining. If you want to join a walk you should contact the leader beforehand, by email or WhatsApp so we know whom to expect and can notify any last minute changes. Communication is via this website, email and WhatsApp out to the group. About 10 days before a walk, an email and text is sent out about the walk. Further updates will be sent prior to a walk, and the WhatsApp group can be used for last minute updates/changes by all. By providing your name and phone number, we assume that you want to be added to the WhatsApp group unless you tell us otherwise.The walks programme is also listed in Strider, the journal of the Long Distance Walkers Association, as well as on the main LDWA website. We have a dedicated Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/LDWAHeartofScotland; or via the icon at the top right corner of this page and this also holds details of the walks programme. Offers to lead walks are very welcome, indeed we need a pool of walk leaders, so if you would like to lead a walk, or perhaps have a favourite walk that you would like to share, do please get in touch - contact Walks Secretary, Ken Falconer, E: strider@falconers.me.uk; T: 01334 478507

WhatsApp Group 
The Heart of Scotland LDWA group now has a WhatsApp group which is only used for information and late changes about group walks. If you would like to join the group, please let the Chair know E: jo.allport@gmail.com.
 
Policy on dogs on walks 
Dogs may be allowed on walks at the walk leader’s discretion. Owners must keep dogs under close control and on a lead wherever livestock are present or likely and must confirm they have pet owner’s liability insurance. Please note the strengthened 2026 livestock protection laws: police now have wider powers, fines for livestock worrying are unlimited, and incidents on public paths are included. Assistance dogs are welcome in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
 
Privacy Notice
Those coming on walks should understand that any personal information submitted for any social walk will be held by the organisers and retained securely on the LDWA website for up to seven years after the walk has taken place. Non members consent to supplying contact details to facilitate a follow up to check whether they wish to become a member if the LDWA.The purpose of holding this information is to satisfy the requirements of the LDWA public liability insurance policy. You accept that photographs are likely to be taken during the walk, which may be featured in Strider magazine, group newsletters, on LDWA websites and on LDWA social media. You understand this will be held in perpetuity and you have the right to request deletion where it is physically possible for the LDWA to do so. Please see the Data Protection and Privacy User Guide on www.ldwa.org.uk for more information.

Future Walks

Future Walks

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Past Walks

Past walks

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Local Group News

Long Distance Paths

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National LDWA

National LDWA

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LDWA Walks

The LDWA organises many challenge events and local group social walks, as well as listing many more organised by other organisations. Challenge events are normally between 20 and 100 miles and must generally be completed within a defined time limit. Social walks are normally led walks of around 20 miles.

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Challenge Events

Social Walks

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