Shiresmill, Valleyfield and Balgownie Woods.

Starting in the Car Park adjacent to the Riding Centre we walk through part of the former Valleyfield estate and the formal gardens designed by Humphrey Repton. We visit the ruins of the cottage where David Douglas the Scottish botanist and collector lived then make our way across reclaimed mining land to view the sculpture commemorating the miners  lost in Blairhall Pit. After crossing the road we enter Balgownie Woods to follow the tracks through to Balgownie Mains. There is a short road section which leads to the cycle path, previously the Alloa to Dunfermline railway line. We leave this at Comrie Dean Viaduct and retrace our steps back to Shiresmill.