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The River Tay at Dunkeld is a Perthshire landscape of wooded gorge, salmon river, old stone bridge and birch-clad hills, with Birnam Hill and Creag an Eunaich rising above the valley. Dunkeld and Birnam station gives direct train access to riverside woodland and hill walks.
There is 1 station within a mile of River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area.
The area is home to 28 DoBIH-listed peaks, the highest being Elrick More at 516m.
River Tay (Dunkeld) train stations
Best for walkers first: gold, silver and bronze rate the hills, landscape and trails near each.
Journey times from cities
How soon you can be at the nearest station serving the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area from each city, counting stations just outside the boundary as well as inside it.
- Stirling to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 51min
- Dundee to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 1hr 7min
- Glasgow to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 1hr 31min
- Edinburgh to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 1hr 45min
- Inverness to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 1hr 59min
- Aberdeen to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 2hr 25min
- Newcastle to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 3hr 25min
- Durham to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 3hr 56min
- Lancaster to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 4hr 8min
- Preston to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 4hr 23min
- York to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 4hr 38min
- Leeds to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 5hr 8min
- Manchester to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 5hr 10min
- Sheffield to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 5hr 19min
- Liverpool to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 5hr 21min
- Birmingham to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 6hr 4min
- London to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 6hr 11min
- Nottingham to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 6hr 25min
- Leicester to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 6hr 32min
- Cambridge to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 6hr 36min
- Norwich to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 7hr 16min
- Oxford to Dunkeld & BirnamFrom 7hr 32min
Good to know
Can you get to the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area by train?
Yes. Dunkeld & Birnam is within 1 mile of the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area.
What is the nearest train station to the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area?
Dunkeld & Birnam is inside the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area.
How long does it take to get to the River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area by train?
The River Tay (Dunkeld) National Scenic Area is 51min from Stirling, 1hr 7min from Dundee, 1hr 31min from Glasgow and 6hr 11min from London by train, to the nearest station.
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