Loch Leven Heritage Trail Upgrade and Repair

About the upgrade and repair

Eight years after the completion of the Loch Leven Heritage Trail, work to upgrade and repair the circular route is underway. The 21km Loch Leven Heritage Trail and associated linking paths were built over an eight-year period with the last section built in 2014. The trail was built as an all-abilities path, suitable for walkers of all ages and abilities, cyclists, runners, and wheelchair and motorised scooter users and is used extensively by the residents of Kinross-shire and visitors to the area. The trail is a great asset for the community and local businesses that have either been established or expanded to provide services to users of the trail.

If you would like to support TRACKS (SC030183) and the work we do to enhance the local environment of Kinross-shire and Glenfarg, you can do so here. All contributions are gratefully received.

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Phase 1 of work to upgrade and repair the Loch Leven Heritage Trail was completed in April 2023. Upgrades and repairs were made to the path between Kirkgate Park and Pow Burn (below Loch Leven’s Larder).

Phase 2 of work to upgrade the Loch Leven Heritage Trail was completed in May 2024. Upgrades and repairs were made to the path between Findatie and the Boathouse pier.

Phase 3 of the upgrade and repair work to the 6km section of the Loch Leven Heritage Trail, which runs from Loch Leven’s Larder to the Leven bridge at Findatie was completed in May 2025.

Phase 4 of the upgrade and repair work covered Sunny Park to Mary’s Gate, Findatie to West and East Ramps, and Old Mart Road to Burleigh sands. This work was completed in October 2025.

The works returned these sections to the original ‘all abilities’ standard that it was built to.

The last visitor survey was carried out during 2023 when there were an estimated 314,860 visitors, up from 208,000 in 2015, 122,000 in 2009 and 108,000 in 2011.

Contribution, funding and donations

The overall cost of the four phases was £600,000 with the funding being provided by Perth and Kinross Council, Walking Scotland (formally known as Paths for All), the Gannochy Trust and The Arthur & Margaret Thompson’s Charitable Trust.

The Rural Access Committee of Kinross-shire (TRACKS) were the project managers for the programme of work and drew up the specification, tendered the work, raised the funds and managed the onsite physical works. TRACKS is a registered charity and was established in in 1992 to identify and carry out projects which would enhance the local environment of Kinross-shire and Glenfarg.

To help with the ongoing cost of the maintenance of the LLHT, and to support wider projects to improve rural access in Kinross-shire and Glenfarg, TRACKS are seeking donations from the local community, local businesses and visitors to Kinross and the Trail. Charitable donations can be made here.

Lochend Farm Shop – New path link to the Loch Leven Heritage Trail now open

The aim of the project was to create a new 330m footpath link to the Loch Leven Heritage Trail (LLHT) from the Lochend Farm shop and café. 

This allows visitors to the farm shop to park and access the LLHT and conversely walkers on the LLHT to divert off the trail to the Farm shop for refreshments and then to return to the trail to continue their walk. The path was completed in January 2023.

The path starts opposite the Lochend Farm shop and runs parallel to the B920 to the Glider Centre entrance road. The path then continues south crossing the Well burn via a culvert and onto the Levenmouth farm road. The farm road is then followed, keeping left, through the Carneil Homes development and onto the LLHT.

TRACKS worked with father and son Michael and Martin Silvera, the owners of Lochend Farm to secure the planning permission and funding from Perth and Kinross’ Community Environment Challenge Fund and Scottish Government’s Rural Payments Improving Public Access Fund.

Wallace Park – Glenfarg

TRACKS worked with The Friends of Wallace Park to install a 280m tarmac footpath in July 2021 in the park as part of wider improvements.

The plans drawn up by Perth and Kinross Council with Community input included the extension of the children’s play area, an adult gym trail, extension of the path to include the whole of the park area, additional picnic benches, community park notice board and additional planting and landscaping including a wetland area.

Learn more about the project here.

See the News coverage here.