John Muir Way
| John Muir Way | |
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| Gullane beach lies on the trail | |
| Length | 73 kilometres (45 mi)[1] |
| Location | East Lothian, Scotland |
| Trailheads | Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh 55°56′43″N 3°03′59″W / 55.9452°N 3.0664°W Dunglass 55°56′33″N 2°22′11″W / 55.9426°N 2.3698°W |
| Use | Hiking |
| Season | All year |
The John Muir Way is a 73-kilometre (45 mi) continuous coastal path in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is named in honour of the Scottish 19th-century conservationist John Muir, who was born at Dunbar, East Lothian, in 1838 and became a founder of America's national park system.
The path runs from the Edinburgh City boundary along the coast through East Lothian to the Scottish Borders. As of April 2008, these sections have been completed:
- Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh, to Cockenzie—10 km, including Ash lagoons, Levenhall Links, Musselburgh Racecourse, West Pans, Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Morrison's Haven, Prestonpans, and Cockenzie Harbour
- Cockenzie to Aberlady—8.5 km, including Cockenzie, Port Seton, Seton Sands, Longniddry, Gosford, Kilspindie and Aberlady
- Aberlady to North Berwick—15 km, including Luffness House, Gullane, Archerfield House, Dirleton, Dirleton Castle, Yellowcraig and North Berwick
- North Berwick to Dunbar—24 km, including North Berwick Law, East Linton, Preston Mill, Prestonkirk Parish Church, John Muir Country Park, Belhaven Bay, and Dunbar
- Dunbar Harbour to Dunglass, near Cockburnspath—16 km, including Dunbar Castle, East Links, Broxmouth, Catcraig, Barns Ness, Skateraw Harbour, Torness Nuclear Power Station, Bilsdean, and Dunglass
The John Muir Way is signposted throughout with green fingerposts. It also connects with other coastal and countryside pathways—for instance, the 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) Railway Walk from Longniddry to Haddington
The John Muir Way forms part of the North Sea Trail Project (Nortrail), funded by the European Regional Development Fund. It links 7 countries and 26 partner areas around the North Sea: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, England and Scotland.
[edit] See also
- European long-distance paths
- John Muir Trust
- John Muir's Birthplace
- List of places in East Lothian
- List of long-distance footpaths
- Sierra Club
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- East Lothian Council: The John Muir Way and North Sea Trail
- John Muir Way on Walkhighlands
- John Muir Way
- North Sea Trail Project
- Nave Nortrail
- Walking the John Muir way
Coordinates: 56°02′53″N 2°43′09″W / 56.0481°N 2.7191°W
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