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Balerno Group

We are the Balerno Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking

Overview

This is a 7 mile linear C walk along the Fife Coastal Path from East Wemyss to Kirkcaldy. Ascent is minimal, but there are steep and uneven steps at one point.

From Kirkcaldy we take a bus to East Wemyss and walk  through West Wemyss and Dysart ending up at Kirkcaldy. Along the way there are castles and various memorials to the coal-mining past of that section of the coast.

We meet at Currie Library car park at 9.00am for 9.10am departure. Or, meet at Pathhead Sands car park, Kirkcaldy KY1 2PF (below Ravenscraig Castle) at 10.00am.  PLEASE BRING BUS PASSES

Booking

If you wish to book a place on this walk, please either WhatsApp or text Josaphine on 07941 041660 with your full name and mobile. - Numbers are restricted to 20. Please let the leader know if you are travelling from Currie (Car sharing) or are travelling independently.

Directions to start point:

TakeM8/M9 and follow signs for Forth Road Bridge – leave at J1A on to M90. Then take J1C signed for Inverkeithing and for A985/921. Take B9157 on your left at roundabout, signed for Kirkcaldy, after Dalgety Bay.

When you enter Kirkcaldy, keep on Invertiel Road down to the esplanade (Morrisons on RH side), and you will pick up the A921 again down at the esplanade. Follow A921 past the docks until you see a car park on your right. The car park we are aiming for is the Pathhead Sands car park KY1 2PF, NT289922, and it is accessed from just before that top car park – down the hill to the beach. Carpark entrance is hard to spot- you will see a block of flats on your left.  The car park we want is below Ravenscraig Castle, down at the beach. 

Other Information

The Passenger Donation is £7.50 and the Independent Traveller Donation is £2.00 If you are car sharing please bring a change of footwear as a courtesy to drivers. 

WE REGRET THAT NO DOGS ARE ALLOWED ON OUR WALKS

 

Wednesday, 20 September 2023
Meeting time:
9:00 am
Start time:
10:00 am
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm
Difficulty:
Leisurely
Distance:
12.1km / 7.5mi
Ascent:
N/A
Type:
linear

 

 

 

Features

  • Car parking available
  • Car sharing available

Meeting point

Grid reference:
NT 18140 67782
Nearest postcode:
EH14 5NU
what3words:
envy.hidden.crop
Meeting time:
9:00 am

Currie Library Car Park

Starting point

Grid reference:
NT 28848 92188
Nearest postcode:
KY1 2SQ
what3words:
rally.lively.cheat
Start time:
10:00 am

Pathhead Sands car park. Kirkcaldy

Finishing point

Grid reference:
NT 28850 92183
Nearest postcode:
KY1 2SQ
what3words:
went.double.bunks
Estimated finish time:
4:00 pm

Pathhead Sands Car Park

Join the Ramblers and enjoy

  • unlimited free access to 50,000 Ramblers group walks
  • a library jam-packed with thousands of tried-and-tested routes
  • a welcome pack teeming with top tips plus our Walk magazine
  • exclusive discounts from our partners
  • knowing your support is opening up more places to walk and helping more people discover the joy of walking