Walks you can reach from Montrose by train
Angus · Scotland | Walks by foot
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Carnoustie Station to Arbroath Station (Angus)
15m direct from Montrose.
beautiful views; nice views out to sea. An easy, flat walk on unsurfaced hardcore running level alongside the railway for most of the route, with town streets twisting through at each end and nice sea views. Suitable for cycles and wheelchairs and pushchairs. Follows the train line. East Haven has a small beach.
Easy: 11km, gentle ascents.
There is a possibility of flooding at one point, though remedial work has been done and it is fine in most weathers.
End-of-walk reward: the Marcos.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Portlethen Station to Aberdeen Station (Kincardineshire)
30m direct from Montrose.
Great walk along the clifftops; stunning clifftop paths. A walk of two halves: the first 5km is uneventful but quiet road walking through farmland and former fishing villages, then around 10km of stunning clifftop coastal path (the Aberdeen Coastal Path), weaving in and out of inlets and with an industrial stretch near Aberdeen harbour and the lovely Cove Community Woodland. Follows the Aberdeen Coastal Path along the cliffs; an optional 2-3km diversion via Greyhope Road offers a chance to see dolphins at the harbour mouth, plus a café and toilet at Torry Battery. Lots of nesting seabirds, and Cove Community Woodland has wildflower meadows and benches.
Tough: steep ascents. 16km.
Sections run along clifftop paths where care is required, though never dangerously close to the edge. The road walking into Portlethen has no path in places, so care is needed; hill-walking boots recommended for some sections.
Lunch: A Premier store at Cove (around 7km) and a café at Torry Battery slightly off-route.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Cupar Station to Leuchars Station (Fife)
45m direct from Montrose.
Tough: steep ascents. 18km.
Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route
Ladybank Station to Cupar Station (Fife)
1h direct from Montrose.
Easy: 10km, gentle ascents.