The line is OpenStreetMap's mapping of the route (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), via Waymarked Trails, with heights from a 30 m terrain model. Check the current official route before a long trip: diversions and permitted paths change. See the source.
Stages
A suggested split into 9 days of about 21 km (13 mi) each. The days are equal shares of the distance, not official stages. Each ends near the town or village named.
- Day 1 Kincardine to Rosyth 21 km · 21 km from the start
- Day 2 Rosyth to Aberdour 21 km · 41 km from the start
- Day 3 Aberdour to West Wemyss 21 km · 62 km from the start
- Day 4 West Wemyss to Colinsburgh 21 km · 83 km from the start
- Day 5 Colinsburgh to Crail 21 km · 104 km from the start
- Day 6 Crail to St Andrews 21 km · 124 km from the start
- Day 7 St Andrews to Tayport 21 km · 145 km from the start
- Day 8 Tayport to Balmerino 21 km · 166 km from the start
- Day 9 Balmerino to Newburgh 21 km · 186 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Corbiehill 156 m · 170 km from the start
- Loch Hill 172 m · 173 km from the start
- Norman's Law 285 m · 174 km from the start
- Aytonhill 170 m · 176 km from the start
Tops within 300 m of the line. Lists from the Database of British and Irish Hills; other summits from OpenStreetMap.
Start and finish
Start: near Kincardine, Fife. 56.06614, -3.72143
Finish: near Newburgh, Fife. 56.34936, -3.24906
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- Kincardine, Fife · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Rosyth, Fife · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Aberdour, Fife · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- West Wemyss, Fife · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Colinsburgh, Fife · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Crail, Fife · After day 5 Booking.com → Expedia →
- St Andrews, Fife · After day 6 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Tayport, Fife · After day 7 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Balmerino, Fife · After day 8 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Newburgh, Fife · The finish Booking.com → Expedia →
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Paths change, and the weather decides the day. The line comes from the source named under the map and the heights from a terrain model, so treat the figures as a guide. Check for diversions before you go, take a map, check the forecast, and turn back if it isn't right.
