Kincardine - Charlestown
The route starts just to the east of the old Kincardine Bridge and picks up the “pipe track” into Culross, a 17th Century town worth exploring. The pipe track continues along the shore of the River Forth and past Preston Island. Preston Island was created from ash from the power station and is now a nature reserve. It can be explored on bike or foot.After crossing a footbridge over the railway line, there’s a short section of urban road through Newmills and Low Torry, before you turn right onto a great stretch of track by Torry Bay – the wide sands offer excellent bird watching.
There is a steep climb up to Crombie before a cycleway and a drop down a rough road bring you to Charlestown. The original layout of the village is still visible in the form of the letters “CE”, after Charles Elgin. If you carry on along the shore road to Limekilns, by the harbour you will see the remains of the large lime kilns from which the village takes its name.
Natural attractions:
- Preston Island Nature Reserve
- Torry Bay
- Devilla Forest
Visitor attractions:
- Culross
- Limekilns
- Charlestown
Route submitted by: Sustrans
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- Region/Area:
Central Scotland
- Distance:
11 miles
- Time needed:
1 - 2 hours
- Classification:
Easy
- Traffic:
Mixed
- Surface:
Tarmac
- NCN Route:
National Route 76
- Start:
Kincardine
- Finish:
Charlestown
- Access:
No local train stations
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- Weather:
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max: 7°C min: -2°C
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max: 5°C min: -2°C
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max: 6°C min: -5°C
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max: 1°C min: -6°C
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