Wemyss Caves & Castles
Technical sheet
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Activity: Walking
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Distance: 9.77 km
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Average duration: 3 hrs
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Difficulty: Easy
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Return to departure point: Yes
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Vertical gain: + 67 m
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Vertical drop: - 60 m
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Highest point: 61 m
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Lowest point: 4 m
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Country: United Kingdom
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District: Fife
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Start/End: N 56.139477° / W 3.088457°
Waypoints
- S/E : km 0 - alt. 6 m
- S/E : km 9.77 - alt. 7 m
Other walks in the area
Jonathan's Cave via Macduff Castle, East Wemyss
This walk follows the well-known Fife Coastal Path and brings you to visit several little caves via Macduff Castle. If you are lucky, along the way, you will be able to spot some seals. The best time to spot them is at low tide.
Lomond Hills Circuit
The route starts from the Holl Reservoir car park and goes in an anti-clockwise direction. Walking anti-clockwise has the advantage of going down rather than up the steep south side of West Lomond, although what was just feint path amongst the heather is becoming well trodden nowadays.
Edinburgh Circumnavigation
Circular route (in five sections) around the outskirts of Edinburgh. Walk around the outskirts of Edinburgh and through its hinterland. The full circuit has been designed as a quiet, almost traffic-free, scenic route along quiet footpaths and lanes through outer Edinburgh and its ever-varied suburban, post-industrial and Greenbelt/rural hinterland.
From Ocean Terminal to Whitecraig Village, Edinburgh Circumnavigation
Linear via Docks, Swing Bridge, Leith Links, Sewage Works, Portobello, Joppa, Musselburgh and River Esk. Walk around the outskirts of Edinburgh and through its hinterland.The aim of this walk is to follow the coast to Musselburgh, while avoiding busy roads and streets. This is leg 1/5 of the Edinburgh Circumnavigation Walk.
Leith to Barnton, Edinburgh
The aim of the walk is to enjoy Edinburgh’s suburbs, outlying areas, and Green Belt setting (while it still exists) by making use of footpaths, tracks, disused railway lines and riverbanks, ascending mine tips, passing alongside farmland, docks and seafronts, and heading through quiet housing-estates as well as shopping-centres and University campus. This one-way walk goes from Wester Hailes to Kaimes and represents the leg 4/5 of a stroll around Edinburgh.
Glen Burn waterfall

This nice little walk brings you into sandstones along Glen Burn to reach a nice waterfall surrounded by little caves.
Portobello to Firrhill : Figate, Braid and Balerno burn
Portobello to Firrhill along Figate, Braid and Balerno burn (lower reaches). The walk begins at Tumbles Leisure Centre on Portobello promenade where the Figgate Burn discharges into the Firth of Forth. This walks is part of the Edinburgh’s five rivers: Source to Sea collection.
Queen Margaret University to Leith, Edimburgh
The aim of the walk is to enjoy Edinburgh’s suburbs, outlying areas, and Green Belt setting (while it still exists) by making use of footpaths, tracks, disused railway lines and riverbanks, ascending mine tips, passing alongside farmland, docks and seafronts, and heading through quiet housing-estates as well as shopping-centres and University campus. This one-way walk goes from Wester Hailes to Kaimes and represents the leg 3/5 of a stroll around Edinburgh.
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