- Start point: Kincardine
- End point: Neburgh
- Distance or area: 117 miles (187km)
- Type: Scotlands Great Trails
- Location: Central Scotland
The Fife Coastal Path runs from the Forth Estuary in the south to the Tay Estuary in the north for a distance of 117 miles, bringing walkers past pretty villages, along award-winning beaches, over rugged cliffs and even to the origin of modern golf in St Andrews!
More information:www.fifecoastalpath.co.uk
- Start point: Grantown-on-Spey
- End point: Forres
- Distance or area: 24 miles (39km)
- Type: Scotlands Great Trails
- Location: Northern Scotland
The Dava Way links the historic towns of Forres in Moray with Grantown-on-Spey in the Cairngorms National Park. Almost all of the route follows the old Highland Railway line and so is off-road and away from traffic.
More information:www.davaway.org.uk
- Start point: Little Vantage
- End point: Hawick
- Distance or area: 52 miles (83km)
- Type: Scotlands Great Trails
- Location: Southern Scotland
As the name suggests, cattle and sheep were once driven along this route, but they have since been replaced by walkers, cyclists and horse riders making their way south from West Lothian to the Scottish Borders.
More information:www.southofscotlandcountrysidetrails.co.uk
- Start point: Patrick, Glasgow
- End point: New Lanark UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Distance or area: 40 miles (65km)
- Type: Scotlands Great Trails
- Location: Southern Scotland
This route begins in the heart of Glasgow and ends at the former cotton mill village and now UNESCO World Heritage Site of New Lanark, giving an insight into the industrial heritage of the Clyde Valley while taking in natural delights including wooded gorges and the ‘Falls of Clyde’.
More information:www.visitlanarkshire.com
- Start point: Blairgowrie (circular route)
- Distance or area: 64 miles (103 km)
- Type: Scotlands Great Trails
- Location: Central Scotland
Taking its name from cattle thieves and marauders who roamed the area from the Middle Ages to the 17th century, the lasso-shaped Cateran Trail is a relatively gentle route blessed with peaceful glens and mountain views which also takes in expansive moorland and farmland and forest.
More information:www.caterantrail.org