Kirkcaldy - Fife Coastal Path Marathon

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 39.17 km
  • ◔
    Calculated time: 11h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Not specified
  • ⚐
    Return to departure point: No
  • ↗
    Vertical gain: + 218 m
  • ↘
    Vertical drop: - 240 m
  • ▲
    Highest point: 46 m
  • ▼
    Lowest point: 0 m
  • ⚐
    District: Edinburgh 
  • ⚑
    Start: N 55.986178° / W 3.381522°
  • ⚑
    End: N 56.111924° / W 3.166994°
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Description

Start the plot by indicating the starting point. If you know the exact car parking situation, please explain how to park.
If we can access the starting point with public transports, please explain the lines to use and share any useful informations.

(S) From here, describe the instructions to follow from the starting point.

Add waypoints by clicking on the map.

The plot has to end by the location where the walk finishes. If it is a loop please write (S/E) at the end of the description. If it is a one way route write (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 45 m
  2. 1 : km 0.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn left
  3. 2 : km 0.02 - alt. 44 m - Turn right
  4. 3 : km 0.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn left
  5. 4 : km 0.12 - alt. 43 m - Turn left onto Station Road
  6. 5 : km 1.06 - alt. 38 m - Turn right onto The Loan, B907
  7. 6 : km 1.13 - alt. 30 m - Turn left onto Morison Gardens
  8. 7 : km 1.46 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  9. 8 : km 1.56 - alt. 20 m - Turn sharp right
  10. 9 : km 1.58 - alt. 19 m - Turn slight right
  11. 10 : km 1.73 - alt. 21 m - Turn left
  12. 11 : km 1.75 - alt. 22 m - Turn sharp right onto Stewart Terrace
  13. 12 : km 1.76 - alt. 22 m - Turn left
  14. 13 : km 1.82 - alt. 25 m - Keep left
  15. 14 : km 1.83 - alt. 26 m - Turn sharp left
  16. 15 : km 2.03 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  17. 16 : km 2.04 - alt. 37 m - Turn right
  18. 17 : km 2.05 - alt. 37 m - Keep left [private road]
  19. 18 : km 4.73 - alt. 28 m - Turn right
  20. 19 : km 4.74 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  21. 20 : km 4.77 - alt. 25 m - Turn left
  22. 21 : km 7.28 - alt. 1 m - Keep right
  23. 22 : km 7.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn slight right onto Cruickness Road
  24. 23 : km 8.3 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Ferryhills Road
  25. 24 : km 8.34 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  26. 25 : km 9.16 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto Harbour Place
  27. 26 : km 9.21 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  28. 27 : km 9.26 - alt. 1 m - Turn left onto Ballast Bank
  29. 28 : km 9.33 - alt. 4 m - Turn sharp right onto Preston Crescent
  30. 29 : km 10 - alt. 9 m - Keep right
  31. 30 : km 11.38 - alt. 2 m - Turn slight right
  32. 31 : km 11.39 - alt. 2 m - Turn right
  33. 32 : km 11.43 - alt. 2 m - At roundabout, take exit 1 onto Harbour Place
  34. 33 : km 11.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn left
  35. 34 : km 11.64 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  36. 35 : km 11.72 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto The Bridges
  37. 36 : km 11.91 - alt. 17 m - Keep right
  38. 37 : km 12.01 - alt. 19 m - Turn right onto Lumsdaine Drive
  39. 38 : km 12.13 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  40. 39 : km 12.55 - alt. 12 m - Keep right
  41. 40 : km 12.63 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  42. 41 : km 12.71 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto The Inches
  43. 42 : km 12.8 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto River View
  44. 43 : km 12.9 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  45. 44 : km 12.96 - alt. 13 m - Turn slight right [private road]
  46. 45 : km 13.02 - alt. 13 m - Turn right [private road]
  47. 46 : km 13.37 - alt. 5 m - Turn slight right onto The Wynd
  48. 47 : km 13.62 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  49. 48 : km 13.67 - alt. 5 m - Turn right
  50. 49 : km 13.74 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  51. 50 : km 13.88 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  52. 51 : km 14.1 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  53. 52 : km 14.35 - alt. 1 m - Keep right
  54. 53 : km 15.07 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  55. 54 : km 15.07 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  56. 55 : km 15.59 - alt. 8 m - Keep left
  57. 56 : km 15.66 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  58. 57 : km 15.75 - alt. 21 m - Turn right
  59. 58 : km 15.77 - alt. 21 m - Keep left
  60. 59 : km 16.17 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  61. 60 : km 16.18 - alt. 31 m - Keep right
  62. 61 : km 16.53 - alt. 6 m - Turn right
  63. 62 : km 16.65 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right
  64. 63 : km 16.8 - alt. 13 m - Turn right
  65. 64 : km 17.13 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  66. 65 : km 17.32 - alt. 42 m - Keep left
  67. 66 : km 17.35 - alt. 40 m - Turn sharp left
  68. 67 : km 17.83 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  69. 68 : km 17.92 - alt. 34 m - Turn left
  70. 69 : km 18.16 - alt. 43 m - Turn right onto Beech Avenue [private road]
  71. 70 : km 18.45 - alt. 40 m - Keep right
  72. 71 : km 18.56 - alt. 41 m - Turn slight right onto Beech Avenue
  73. 72 : km 19.89 - alt. 31 m - Turn right onto High Street, A921
  74. 73 : km 20.11 - alt. 31 m - Turn right
  75. 74 : km 20.15 - alt. 29 m - Turn right
  76. 75 : km 20.16 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  77. 76 : km 20.3 - alt. 25 m - Turn slight left
  78. 77 : km 20.47 - alt. 29 m - Turn right onto Hawkcraig Road
  79. 78 : km 20.96 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  80. 79 : km 20.97 - alt. 19 m - Turn sharp right
  81. 80 : km 21.04 - alt. 19 m - Turn right
  82. 81 : km 21.09 - alt. 14 m - Turn slight left
  83. 82 : km 21.14 - alt. 14 m - Turn right
  84. 83 : km 21.21 - alt. 6 m - Turn left onto Ladies Walk
  85. 84 : km 21.31 - alt. 8 m - Turn sharp left
  86. 85 : km 21.59 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  87. 86 : km 21.62 - alt. 1 m - Turn right
  88. 87 : km 21.66 - alt. 1 m - Keep left
  89. 88 : km 21.78 - alt. 1 m - Turn left
  90. 89 : km 22.15 - alt. 7 m - Turn sharp right
  91. 90 : km 22.37 - alt. 7 m - Keep right
  92. 91 : km 22.47 - alt. 6 m - Keep left
  93. 92 : km 24.11 - alt. 16 m - Turn slight left
  94. 93 : km 24.76 - alt. 9 m - Turn right
  95. 94 : km 24.86 - alt. 8 m - Keep right
  96. 95 : km 25.3 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  97. 96 : km 25.46 - alt. 5 m - Keep left
  98. 97 : km 25.75 - alt. 5 m - Turn left
  99. 98 : km 25.76 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp left
  100. 99 : km 25.77 - alt. 5 m - Turn sharp right onto Kirkton Road, C82
  101. 100 : km 26.07 - alt. 10 m - Turn left onto High Street, C82
  102. 101 : km 26.39 - alt. 8 m - Turn right onto Links Place
  103. 102 : km 26.52 - alt. 10 m - Turn right onto East Leven Street
  104. 103 : km 26.53 - alt. 10 m - Turn slight right onto Lammerlaws Road
  105. 104 : km 26.94 - alt. 3 m - Keep right
  106. 105 : km 26.95 - alt. 2 m - Turn sharp right
  107. 106 : km 27.14 - alt. 4 m - Keep left
  108. 107 : km 27.6 - alt. 5 m - Turn right onto Lochies Road
  109. 108 : km 27.61 - alt. 4 m - Keep right
  110. 109 : km 29.5 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto low tide route
  111. 110 : km 29.89 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  112. 111 : km 30.31 - alt. 4 m - Turn right
  113. 112 : km 30.52 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Pettycur Road
  114. 113 : km 31.29 - alt. 27 m - Turn right onto Doo Dells Lane
  115. 114 : km 31.34 - alt. 18 m - Turn left onto Doo Dells Lane
  116. 115 : km 31.39 - alt. 19 m - Keep right
  117. 116 : km 31.48 - alt. 13 m - Keep right
  118. 117 : km 31.53 - alt. 3 m - Turn left onto St James Place [private road]
  119. 118 : km 31.7 - alt. 4 m - Turn left onto Nethergate
  120. 119 : km 31.83 - alt. 22 m - Turn right onto South Overgate
  121. 120 : km 31.84 - alt. 22 m - Turn right
  122. 121 : km 32.78 - alt. 21 m - Keep right
  123. 122 : km 32.8 - alt. 26 m - Turn right
  124. 123 : km 34.53 - alt. 5 m - Keep right
  125. 124 : km 35.15 - alt. 8 m - Turn left
  126. 125 : km 35.2 - alt. 12 m - Turn right
  127. 126 : km 35.28 - alt. 11 m - Keep right
  128. 127 : km 35.43 - alt. 10 m - Turn right
  129. 128 : km 35.71 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Kirkcaldy Promenade
  130. 129 : km 35.96 - alt. 2 m - Keep left onto Kirkcaldy Promenade
  131. 130 : km 36.49 - alt. 2 m - Turn right onto Kirkcaldy Promenade
  132. 131 : km 37.42 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Williamson's Quay
  133. 132 : km 37.71 - alt. 0 m - Turn right
  134. 133 : km 38.03 - alt. 3 m - Turn left
  135. 134 : km 38.08 - alt. 4 m - Turn right onto Deas' Wharf
  136. 135 : km 38.11 - alt. 6 m - Turn right onto High Street, A921
  137. 136 : km 38.11 - alt. 6 m - Keep right onto Esplanade, A921
  138. 137 : km 38.16 - alt. 7 m - Turn right onto Dunnikier Road
  139. 138 : km 38.23 - alt. 11 m - Turn sharp left onto Coal Wynd
  140. 139 : km 38.38 - alt. 21 m - Turn slight left onto Townsend Place
  141. 140 : km 38.95 - alt. 23 m - Turn right
  142. 141 : km 39.06 - alt. 28 m - Turn slight left
  143. 142 : km 39.08 - alt. 29 m - Turn slight right
  144. 143 : km 39.08 - alt. 29 m - Turn left
  145. 144 : km 39.09 - alt. 29 m - Keep right
  146. 145 : km 39.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn right onto Station Road
  147. 146 : km 39.12 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp left
  148. 147 : km 39.16 - alt. 30 m - Turn sharp right onto 1
  149. E : km 39.17 - alt. 31 m

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