 Hello, thank you for joining me. I'm at Pitlockery Railway station on the Highland mainline to Inverness. That way is looking towards Inverness And that way is looking down towards Sterling and Perth. This line and station opened in 1863 and ever since then Pitlockery has been a place where people come to visit on day trips, on holidays It's got lots of nice hotels. It's a really nice place to go and visit. What we're going to do in today's videos We're going to walk up the pass of Kili Cranky because beyond here The railway goes through the narrow wooded pass of Kili Cranky and so does the A9 Road And I've done it on the train many times and a couple times on the road never done it on foot So I plan this to go up there and explore it. So let's just have a walk through the station. Look at this There's a really nice old drinking fountain here That was cast, it's cast iron. If you have a look at it, it's a heron on top That's her. I don't normally get this close to heron and you can see flowers as you go down and ride down at the bottom as nizzards So that was cast in 1880 by Walter McFarlane and Co. They were a company that made many cast iron ornamental features around Scotland It's got the Whiskey Barrel Train, which I think every Scott rail station has a Whiskey Barrel Train On the front on a mainline picture of a Jones and Goodstein logo, which that locomotive 103 is preserved I'd love to see her running again. She'd make a great Mainline performer or even just run on heritage lines. It'd be great Tractive waiting room over there. That's this footbridge. To me. This is a perfect railway station You've got just everything you could need. No ticket barriers You can walk. It's actually a public footpath over the bridge and out the other side by the signal box Which takes you down to a dam if you want to see that video have a look at link on screen now There's a bookshop at the railway station so you can come and buy a book to read on the train You've got a waiting room and a staff ticket officer to me It's perfect rail station and you get it's not too busy, but you get interesting trains passing through you get HSTs Get the Cardonian sleep and you get a few good trains. So it's to me. It's a perfect station I've always loved to see a lattice footbridge. I'm going to the town centre now I'm gonna have a look there and then we're gonna begin. I'll walk up to the pass to Killy Cranky This is Pitlockery town centre not a huge amount I want to show you here just give you an idea of the shop size You've got the canopies so it has that very sort of touristy town feel it reminds me a bit of perhaps Landryndod Wales in Wales although that's a spa town and this isn't but it has that feel lots of people here come here to visit and explore and see the area around which is what we're gonna do We're gonna keep walking up here and we're gonna find the footpath that'll take us onto the pass to Killy Cranky I'm now out of Pitlockery town centre as you can see I'm in the woods But you might be able to hear the sound of traffic That's because well firstly down there is Lock Falski. I hope I'm pronouncing that right. Apologies if I'm not Above us there's a bridge. This is the A9 road bridge Which goes right across the lock. We're gonna go across the lock on this footbridge here So we'll be on the other side. So this is at this point. It's the River Tumble But later on up at Killy Cranky, it's the River Gary So so we're gonna go to the point where the river the confluence of the River Gary and River Tumble So we come down to here It says the bridge is unsafe for jumping. I wasn't planning to do that. That way goes to Killy Cranky I think that's gonna be my route back. Obviously that way goes to Pitlockery So we're gonna make our way onto the bridge right now and have a look at this view here Footbridge and the road bridge quite spectacular and Look at that. That's amazing. That's looking upstream So this is probably the lock created by the hydroelectric power station, which I said I did a video on yesterday So you have to see that. Have a look at that. It's amazing. And then on this side The bridge somehow quite nicely frames the view. There's a hotel over there. So this is really beautiful And I'm gonna continue across and I'm gonna go follow a roadway Right up around there. Killy Cranky is about three miles away So I've got quite a long way to go. So I'm gonna continue that way now I've now been walking along this road for about well probably about a mile and a half since crossing the lock We're coming towards Clooney power station. I think that's how you pronounce it now the power station hydroelectric power station Like I was saying is one of the lockery but this one the water comes down in a huge tunnel to power the power stations We're probably the power station quite soon but before When the power station was being built sadly a few people are killed by when the tunnels being built rather So what they've done they've created a monument for those people in the shape of a tunnel There it is. So it's quite um, it's sad that people died Complete replica the size of the tunnels. It's one of the largest water tunnels in the UK has various tunnels You know to bring the water down. So is the entrance of the road goes down to the power station We're gonna walk under the arch or tunnel So to think that tunnel this big runs through the mountain with water flowing down inside it And if we go around here, and there's a Tells you a bit about memory watch Go around here. There's a bit of information Explaining everything. There's a door there So I bet it is locked but you must be able to go up up inside there. There might even be a balcony on the roof That'd be interesting This board here tells us a bit so it shows The roots of the tunnels. There's there's a few tunnels. There's also a few aqueducts So I think I'm gonna see any of the aqueducts today because they're further up the other valley We're gonna get to the point where the River Tunnel and the River Gary Have their confidence. So I'm going to continue along the road that way and find the power station It's just a little way on from that arch now We can get rather spectacular view across the valley The power station is just there now I don't think we're gonna see it that well because water has said come through the tunnel But we're gonna end up on the other side of the river. So when we come back, we'll see it by looking across the river I've now left the road and I'm walking along this path Just down there is the River Tunnel We're past the point where it joins the River Gary So it's much more river now. We're gonna cross the River Tunnel on this suspension bridge I really like it's just here sort of in the woods It feels so sort of alone and away from the things we've crossed this this bridge And then we're gonna head back downstream again to the confluence, but I think we're gonna see some quite spectacular waterfalls I could certainly hear them through the trees as I walked along But I couldn't really see them because the trees but the path which we're gonna follow should go close So as we come out onto this suspension bridge, we're gonna get a really nice view down the River Tunnel So look at that down there. So it's very calm and still at this point You can see just there the waterfalls begin and if you look that way There's some waterfalls I don't know where the road goes, but the road seems to just disappear deeper and deeper into the countryside Continue walking now off the bridge and then the path should get quite exciting I'm gonna follow it along above the river and we'll hopefully go and see these waterfalls. So There we go, and we're gonna go up here now Up this path So we're now continuing above the River Tunnel. This section is known as the Linn of Tunnel Tunnel, not tunnel, confusing I know because there are tunnels for the water as we saw earlier This is a section now we get to the Tunnel Falls just below us Look at that, there they are So a moment ago, well yeah, you might as well see there's a car on the road Yeah, see there? So I was there, but you couldn't really see the falls because of the trees So get down here, look at that, that is just amazing This is all National Cross for Scotland, land you're in, it is free to visit So, you know, look at that, it's just fantastic And then the path continues quite precariously on this edge Feels very Scottish here with, you know, the heather and the trees Might even see salmon jumping up the falls I'm gonna continue along now until we get to the point where the River Tunnel is joined by the River Gary I've come further down the Linn of Tunnel now to these falls, I think these are the falls of Tunnel Possibly not the one up there or it's all part of the same system We're gonna go down to the bottom of them in a minute As you can see the water flows down there, so I'm a bit confused about and fascinated And I swear the viewers might be able to help me Down there, it's hard to see, there's a tunnel and there's water coming out there And so whether that's an area of one of the tunnels for the power station Look at this, it's like a sort of a cutting, almost sort of vertical side And the water is down there, I don't wanna put the camera over in case I drop it It fascinates me as to where that water is coming from Before you go through to here, you get a really good view now of the falls of Tunnel Look at that, that's just amazing It reminds me a bit of the stride or the strid in Bolton Abbey which is also Well, that said to be the most dangerous stretch of water in the UK That looks pretty dangerous, but spectacular as well What we're gonna do now though, we're just gonna go along here a little bit So I'll say this isn't actually the main path, the main path is up there I came down over a little bridge to this section, so that's the dead end down there As for this other strange mysterious river, you can see it a bit better That is down there And we're gonna go to the end, up these little steps And the view's been like this all the way along, just the path hugging the edge of the cliff Or hill, above the river Come down here, there's a bridge over that strange section of water And then there's another little monument which I want to show you, it should come to here Again, you can actually see it this time Down there is that stretch of water, it goes along there and flows out into the main river On that bridge If you get to this bridge, it feels a lot calmer now, the river Have a look there, there's no monument, that's because Queen Victoria came here And she used to enjoy coming to this spot, one of her favourite spots We can get another view now of the Falls of Tum from further down Here's the monument, and the trees coming in the way There you go, so the falls are that way Can't be far now to where the river Gary joins, I think the power station isn't too far around there So I'm gonna continue around and up towards Kilikranky Not far down from where we were a moment ago, this is where the river Tummel meets the river Gary So the river Tummel continues to flow off there, where the Gary joins from here It's not really visible, but just through there is the power station You might be able to see the water flowing out from there But I'm hoping to end up on that bank over there if my planned route back to Pitlockery works out So we'll see this view from the other side later on in the video So here we are, we're down at the river Gary now, I've come along the path I was quite hurt and then went down a lot of steps and bought me to here It's very calm down here, it's the connection to the river Gary And up ahead is the pass Kilikranky, that's where the pass is gonna get narrower I'm gonna go back along and follow the path And we're gonna walk right on up to the village of Kilikranky I'm now a bit further up above the river Gary We come to another road bridge over it, it's very high this one If you wonder what's going on up there, people bungee jump off it I'm tempted to hang around and watch someone jump off because I hope it's exciting The railway actually goes under there, so I've been under this bridge before But on the train and I had a quarter glimpse of the platform and I've always wanted to do it So if you don't want to do it, wait and see someone jump off And then perhaps, well I won't be doing it in this video, maybe one day come back But it looks quite fun I just saw a lady jump off it and it looks great fun I've noticed other unusual things Platforms in the trees And it looks like it's zip-wise and what I always think of as goate But that kind of thing, one of those tree climbing courses Which looks good fun as well, so maybe one day I'll come here and do that But as I said, not today, I found a signpost though Look, there's a zip wire, it goes right across the river It's over there, that's exciting So this is now the real pass to Kilikranky Three and a quarter miles from Pitlockery, one and three quarters to Kilikranky The pass gets narrower, but we're gonna go right up to the village of Kilikranky I've just come on a little way from the zip wires It's my turn to cross the river, Gary Not by a zip wire though, just by a footbridge or a road that looks quite high I'm gonna go along there, up that way to Kilikranky I might come back down here, I haven't decided yet But let's cross this bridge, which has a maximum safe loading of ten adults So no more than ten adults are supposed to cross this bridge And it does feel a little bit bouncy, I'm not sure how old it is It's pretty high, not as high as the other ones There's the bungee jumping bridge, you can see it just there So people jump off that, if we suddenly hear like a scream That'll be someone's jumped off it And they were swinging around, it looked so exciting I'm gonna have to do it one day And then look, see how the pass to Kilikranky has become narrower and more wooded So I'm gonna continue along the footpath that way I can see this is a mile to Kilikranky I'm continuing on upstream up the river Gary You can probably hear the sound of a waterfall Well, just up there in the trees is the Highland Mainline I did see a train go south Look at this, there's a waterfall running right underneath it They've got a great big, well this is a bridge There were some culverts earlier And then the water flows out into the river Gary So we can go a little closer and look, a little bit careful But, let's have a look at that Here we go even closer Always enjoy exploring closely I'm actually getting tired of this one Look at that That's amazing, waterfall on the other side I'm gonna continue now so let's do this Back on the path, same bridge I've noticed this is the start of something really quite exciting to do The railway, look at this There's another fully light tower there So there isn't one on the other side I've spent the mark been once I think this is the start of something fairly grand So the railway line is up there It's obviously been designed to fit in There's a few places like this along here If it's the place I'm thinking of There should be, yeah And it's looking likely I think there's a very spectacular viaduct coming up Which will take the railway over A tribute river over Gary So there's another little tower up there A bit of cutting all this down so you can actually see it Yeah, look at this, there's a viaduct I don't know if this is called Kili Cranky Viaduct I've seen this view from on the train just higher up I love this bit of the journey You look out across the pass and the river Gary So we're literally right down below the viaduct If I do walk back on the other side I might get a chance to look back on the viaduct And then I think after the viaduct The railway goes through a tunnel And then comes out at the village of Kili Cranky It's where the railway station used to be There's another castellated pier there There's a slightly curved viaduct It's nice to get this close But it's a shame we can't really stand back Because you've got the hill on that side And of course you've got the river on the other side So I think there's another stream going underneath it I think just up here There's a tunnel and the railway goes into a tunnel There's a little bridge here You can just see There's a bridge over a stream Oh yeah, there's a railway viaduct Tells you all about it I hope you haven't heard of it And then I think up there in the trees Goes into a tunnel Let's have another And see out into the river So really quite a spectacular section of railway river We've now come to a viewpoint above the river Gary In the past you can see the viaduct where we were A moment ago we were down there The railway now goes through a tunnel through here And the other thing Killie Cranky is known for Is the battle of Killie Cranky In which the Jacobites lost to the commanding army chief Hugh McKay And one of the soldiers who was running away From the Jacobites leapt across the river Across the gorge to this section here Known as the soldiers leap They must have ran as a picture So he must have ran along down there Down onto those rocks and leapt across And he got away from the Jacobites So I understand That's quite amazing I'm not going to try it myself today I'm now climbing up steps out of the path Out of the path, sorry Up the path Yeah a little bit of a tough doubt So I'm going to stop for a breather And have a look at that for a view There's the viaduct Tunnel is directly below me River Gare is there Slightly hidden by an oak tree You may see a bridge up there That's the A9 Road Which I have been on a couple of times Great if a train came now But I think there's one due unfortunately So instead I'm going to continue on up the steps And hopefully find a visitor centre of Killie Cranky I've reached a Killie Cranky visitor centre I'm going to go in there And have a much needed cup of tea So this is the village of Killie Cranky Very small place There's a little village hall there And there's just a few houses So it's not a lot here But we're going to go and find the old railway station Which I believe was here So this is the road Going ahead You can see a bridge Which would take the road It still does take the road Over the railway Look at that There's another nice waterfall Going down into River Gare So we're going to go up here On this bridge We should see the railway station It was quite good As you saw After having my cup of tea An HST just happened to be running late So it meant that I was able to see it Because I wouldn't have seen that If it had run on time The fact that that's run late Should now mean the Tesco Express From Venice is running late So in theory I should be able to Hang around here And see it So let's have a look Firstly that is looking towards In Venice I think that would have been A passing loop here Looking at the formation And then here is where the station Would have been I think unfortunately the station Has been demolished They built some other houses On the site But this is the site Kili Cranky station So it would have been a passing loop The tunnel was just up there It's quite a short tunnel Because I came over the other side You know it's only probably A hundred yards so long Anyway I'm going to go Over the other side I won't see the Tesco Express Come through Well that was good to see What we're going to do now I'm going to walk down to The River Gare And then Follow the River Gare Back to that green foot bridge We were at earlier And then from there It should be a more Straight forward walk Back to Pitt Lockery And my plan is to end the video Across the river from the power station Because I talked about that Fairly early on in the video And we never really saw it So it's a shame not to see it So we're coming down here And that might have also been The other side Well it would have been The other side of Kili Cranky station It's a nice little cottage A wee cottage Head of us The other side of the river So it's no doubt It's going to be some more Quite a sound of it Some spectacular waterfalls Of course I think this is probably One of the best walks I've ever done It's really quite wide again But look at that Never seen this view before That's amazing It gets this sort of Rocky bit The actual path So you can see We've reached the end of the path We've passed through the paths And I'm going to pass Back through the path Down there And then let's see What we've got on this side Wow That's interesting Look there's a Concrete post Does anyone know Was there a foot bridge There was What's that? The interest is no Let me know in the comments Anyway I'm going to follow the river Probably from a bit higher above From the look for a footfall And follow it That way That's a bit locker-y Just walked under the bridge Where we saw people Bungie jumping off earlier again Come to another bridge now Over There's a waterfall We got over this Always enjoyed Going over Bridges like this Out in the river Gary And There's a waterfall And up there Is the railway We continue on that way To get to the point Where the river Gary Joins the river Tumble So here we are At the point Where the river Gary Joins the river Tumble And as promised There's the power station Another one Designed by Harold Tarbolton Just like the one Which we saw in another video At Pitlockery So The water comes down The tunnels in the mountains You can hear it in there Turning the turbines I think this one's probably a bit bigger The Pitlockery one And then it all flows out there And then the river Tumble Flows south So I hope you enjoyed this video Thank you very much for watching If you'd like to do a walk yourself It's about For me I've probably walked about 10 miles Or I would have done I've still got two more Back to Pitlockery So it's a long walk Or if you just wanted to Go to the visitor centre At Killey Cranky You can park there And just do a shorter walk Or whatever you do It's a really Quite spectacular place To walk past the Killey Cranky And the Tumble Valley So Thank you very much for watching Please do feel free to like Subscribe and comment Goodbye