SMJR Part 1(10) - Stanley Junction (ish) Traditional Cache

A walk along a disused railway line between Ballathie and Stanley Junction. Walking boots advised, as some places can be very muddy. Recommended parking is as SMJR Part 1(1) -Ballathie (waypoint provided below), as the remains of the track are waterlogged just north of Stanley Junction and there is no parking here.

This was originally part of the Scottish Midland Junction Railway, built to link the Scottish Central Railway at Perth to the Aberdeen Railway at Forfar. It opened on 4 August 1848 and ran under varying guises until this section, north east of Stanley Junction, was closed to passengers on 4 September 1967. A limited goods service continued between Perth and Forfar until 5 June 1982, after which the line was closed completely. I have tried, where possible, to place these caches at or near many of the line's original features.

Although this is the last cache along this section of trackbed, it is not quite the end of the line, as it continues on beyond the filled-in section you are standing on, to Stanley Junction. However, the route on the other side of the road is now extremely boggy and waterlogged and unfortunately can't be walked.

This photo shows the current Perth to Inverness line at Stanley Junction, looking north. The track on which you have been walking branched off to the right, where the car is parked.