covers . Parts of the area also form part of the Tay Forest Park, a network of forests managed by Forestry and Land Scotland that are spread across the Highland parts of Perthshire. About northeast of the town is the Loch of the Lowes nature reserve, managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust. There are many walks in the area. The summit of Birnam Hill (on Murthly Estate) lies south of the railway station and is easily ascended from there, or from a car park to the east. Newtyle () and Craigiebarns () are in the immediate vicinity, while Craig Vinean () is on the opposite side of the river, along with Birnam Hill. Ossian's Hall of Mirrors is a folly located in the pleasure grounds known as The Hermitage, located close to Dunkeld. The site is owned by the National Trust for Scotland, and has walks in the wooded scenery surrounding the River Braan. Tourism and culture Its location on the middle section of the River Tay make it a hub for salmon and trout angling. A few miles downstream at Caputh, Georgina Ballantine landed the largest salmon ever recorded in Britain. Dunkeld & Birnam Golf Club is located to the north of Dunkeld and overlooks Loch of the Lowes. Across the Telford Bridge, the Birnam Highland games take place annually in Little Dunkeld. Transport The A9 through Dunkeld as bypassed by a new section of road in 1977. The town is now approximately one hour from Glasgow and Edinburgh, and two hours from Inverness, by car. There are regular bus and coach services to Birnam and Dunkeld along the A9, with long-distance coaches operated by Scottish Citylink. There is access by rail at Dunkeld & Birnam railway station on the Highland Main Line route between Perth and Inverness. Most services on the route extend to either Edinburgh Waverley or Glasgow Queen Street; on Sundays only a southbound train operated by the East Coast Main Line operator extends to London King's Cross via Edinburgh, although there is no corresponding northbound service from London. A daily (except Saturday) London service is offered by the overnight Caledonian Sleeper trains to and from London Euston. See also Guay railway station House of Dunkeld References External links Dunkeld and Birnam Tourist Association Dunkeld & Birnam at VisitScotland Perthshire Engraving of a view of Dunkeld by James Fittler in the digitised copy of Scotia Depicta,