We are the Balerno Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Blackness/Hopetoun Walk
Leader: Janette Andrews (Tel: 07906 031701)
Meet at Currie Library at 9am for 9:15 departure or meet at Blackness by the sea front at 9:45 for walk start at 10am.
Parking at sea front or as you come into village in front of Public Toilets.
Distance: Just over 6 miles easy walking on forest paths and estate grounds with very little elevation.
Maximum number of walkers: 26
Description:
We start the walk by going up the slope next to the castle and see some remains of a dovecote and a chapel. From there we walk on the foreshore and take the forest path which follows the shoreline all the way to the zig zag path up to the old cemetery at Abercorn village. There is a very small museum in what I think was the gatehouse to the cemetery. Leaving there we pass through the village and after a short road walk we go into the Hopetoun House Estate hopefully seeing some of the large herd of deer that live there. After the estate walk we return to the forest walk and return to Blackness. There has been work removing trees etc so poles are recommended in case there is debris on the forest path.
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Travel Directions:
Leave library car park and turn left into Riccarton Mains Road. Follow that road until you reach the traffic lights at the junction next to the Park and Ride. Take the third exit at the roundabout onto the A71 to Edinburgh and then take first exit at next roundabout to M8/M9 . Follow signs to Stirling, initially on the M8 and then onto M9 signposted Stirling. Leave the M9 at Junction 3 to Bo'ness At the T junction only 100 yards from your exit turn right onto A803 signposted Blackness Castle. Then take second turning on right also signposted Blackness Castle and drive the 2 miles on that road leading into Blackness Village. Parking at sea front in designated places and others on your left in front of toilets and hotel.
PD: £4.50
ITD: £1.00
Please WhatsApp or text the leader if you would like to book a place on this walk with your name and mobile telephone number, and advise if you have a medical condition relevant to your walking.
Please let the Leader know if you are travelling independently, also if you are happy to drive walkers from Currie.
We regret that no dogs are allowed on our walks.
Quoted finishing times are rough estimates and should not be relied upon
