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 5 days of about 17.5 km (10.9 mi). Each day ends at the town or village on the way nearest to an equal share of the distance, or at a hotel or hostel where there is none. These are not the official stages: check where you can stay before you book.
- Day 1 North Queensferry to Kingseat 19.0 km · 19.0 km from the start
- Day 2 Kingseat to Kinglassie 19.6 km · 39 km from the start
- Day 3 Kinglassie to Kennoway 20 km · 59 km from the start
- Day 4 Kennoway to Ceres 13.8 km · 73 km from the start
- Day 5 Ceres to St Andrews 15.0 km · 88 km from the start
Summits on the way
- Markinch Hill · 51 km from the start
- Clatto Hill 248 m · 65 km from the start
- Drumcarrow Craig 218 m · 80 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 North Queensferry, Fife. 56.00983, -3.39471
Finish: near St Andrews, Fife. 56.33934, -2.79565
Places to stay
Rooms in the towns and villages along the way:
- North Queensferry, Fife · The start Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kingseat, Fife · After day 1 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kinglassie, Fife · After day 2 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Kennoway, Fife · After day 3 Booking.com → Expedia →
- Ceres, Fife · After day 4 Booking.com → Expedia →
- St Andrews, 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.
