Best walks from Kinghorn

Kinghorn Station to Kirkcaldy Station

Lovely bit of the Fife Coastal Path. A pleasant, easy-to-follow section of the Fife Coastal Path on hard-packed gravel, with lots of ups and downs and sets of stairs and ending near Kinghorn High Street. A little urban and post-industrial at the Kirkcaldy end. Follows the Fife Coastal Path; check the Fife Coast and Countryside Trust website for diversions.

Tough: steep ascents. 6km.

Lots of ups and downs and several sets of stairs. The Kirkcaldy end needs some redirection, as the road from Abbotshall Road is private with no access to the station; route instead via the war memorial gardens.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Cowdenbeath Station to Kinghorn Station

Roughly half on road (mostly quieter roads) and half off-road on Fife's core paths and including a large field with no path to follow south of Auchtertool. There are kissing gates and possibly stiles and muddy tracks. Almost all on Fife's core paths. No places to buy food mid-route.

15km. Moderate ascents.

Take particular care on the road heading north from Auchtertool, which has narrow verges and tight bends, and at the B9157 crossing at Kilrie.

Lunch: Nowhere to eat en route — pack lunch!

There is a café at the Ecology Centre on Kinghorn Loch, about a mile outside Kinghorn.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route

Burntisland Station to Kinghorn Station

The route along the shore is worth four stars. A short section largely following the Fife Coastal Path, but the official route cuts inland under the railway onto the pavement beside the busy A921, where the embankment blocks sea views. When the tide is out and a much better walk follows the shore along the sandy beach to Pettycur. Follows the Fife Coastal Path. Burntisland is historically interesting; passes the monument marking where King Alexander III fell to his death in 1286.

Tough: steep ascents. 4km.

The official route follows the pavement beside the busy A921. The shore alternative is only passable on a falling/low tide, so it is essential to check tide tables.

Documented by Slow Ways — download GPX route