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Birks O Aberfeldy

The Birks o' Aberfeldy is a popular access point on the Urlar Burn, sitting just above the A826 (Crieff Road) on the southern edge of Aberfeldy.

A car park here serves as the main trailhead for the Birks of Aberfeldy woodland walk, which follows the Moness gorge past the Falls of Moness through slopes lined with birch trees — "birks" being the Scots word for birch.

From this point, walkers and cyclists can ascend through the gorge and connect onward to the open moorland along the Urlar Burn, eventually reaching Urlar Farm.

The site also links to the Rob Roy Way, making it a junction for longer-distance routes through Strath Tay and beyond. The path includes wooden steps and a small bridge near the upper section.

It is a well-used recreational area, originally known as the Den of Moness.


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