About the Trail

Map and Location Dates

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The Pipers' Trail will start in Lerwick, Shetland and make its way down through Scotland, finishing at the gates of Edinburgh Castle in the week preceding the Edinburgh Military Tattoo. 

Map of the The Pipers' Trail Route

The Pipers Trail Map
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Locations & Dates

The Pipers' Trail will visit the following locations during the summer:

Shetland Islands    
17 June Arrive Lerwick  
18 June Ferry to Kirkwall  
     
Orkney Islands    
18 June Arrive Kirkwall  
19 June Kirkwall Parade  
20 June Walk to Stromness  
  Ferry to Thurso  
Mainland Scotland    
20 June Arrive Thurso  
22 June Thurso to Wick  
     
23 June Wick to Helmsdale Inverness to Forres
24 June Helmsdale to Dornoch Forres to Keith
25 June Dornoch to Alness Keith to Huntly
26 June Alness to Beauly Huntly to Inverurie
27 June Beauly to Inverness Inverurie to Aberdeen
     
29 June Aberdeen to Banchory  
30 June Banchory to Inverbervie  
1 July Inverbervie to Montrose  
2 July Montrose to Arbroath  
3 July Arbroath to Dundee  
     
6 July Dundee to Cupar Dundee to Blairgowrie
7 July Cupar to Kirkcaldy Blairgowrie to Aberfeldy
 8 July Kirkcaldy to Dunfermline Aberfeldy to Crieff
 9 July Dunfermline to Alloa Crief to Perth
 10 July Alloa to Stirling  
     
13 July Stirling to Drymen  
 14 July Drymen to Paisley  
 15 July Paisley to Irvine  
16 July Irvine to Kilmarnock Irvine to Ayr
18 July Kilmarnock to Glasgow  
     
20 July Glasgow to Lanark  
21 July Lanark to Biggar  
22 July Biggar to Walkerburn  
23 July Walkerburn to Galashiels  
24 July Galashiels to Heriot  
26 July Heriot to Edinburgh  
     

Getting involved in the Trail is easy, whether you wish to pipe or drum a mile or two, or three, or simply join the pipers and drummers and walk your mile we would like you to join us, everyone is welcome.