Berwickshire Coastal Path

There are many high cliffs on this walk

Abbey Burn and Linkim Shore

Steps leading down to Coldingham Bay

The Berwickshire Coastal Path is a walking route some 45 kilometres (28 mi) long. It runs from Cockburnspath in the Scottish Borders to Berwick upon Tweed in the north of England.^[1] The walk passes one of the most spectacular coastlines in Great Britain, in an area nationally and internationally important for seabirds, coastal flora and marine life. It is a waymarked route. It is probably best to spend three days walking this route leaving plenty of time to enjoy all the sights along the way.^[2] Cockburnspath is also the termini of the Southern Upland Way and the John Muir Way.^[1]

The route

Stage 1

Starting in Cockburnspath, the first section of the Berwickshire Coastal Path is a gentle introduction with easy walking above the picturesque Cove harbour and through farmland with some sections on minor roads to finish at Dowlaw. 12 km (7.5 miles)^[1]

Stage 2

A gentle start through farmland soon leads on to the most dramatic section of the Berwickshire Coastal Path, leading along the rim of some fabulous cliffs high above the sea. There is a fair amount of up and downhill as the route continues to the National Nature Reserve at St Abb's Head, famed for its seabirds, and on to the fishing village itself. The path then goes along the clifftops and beaches to reach the fishing port of Eyemouth. 17 km (10.5 miles)^[1]

Stage 3

The final stage runs from Eyemouth to Berwick-upon-Tweed. Once a haven for smugglers, Eyemouth is now mainly a fishing port and a base for tourists. The port is a home to a fleet of about 20 fishing boats and in the summer this number can double. The route runs along the cliff tops, crossing the Border at Marshall Meadows Bay and on to Berwick-upon-Tweed in England. 19 km (11.75 miles)^[1]

The path at Marshall Meadows is just 800 metres from the border between England and Scotland.

Nearby attractions

Pease Bay, Fast Castle, St Abbs Head, Coldingham, Eyemouth, Burnmouth, Gunsgreen House, Berwick Upon Tweed.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Berwickshire Coastal Path". Walk Highlands. Retrieved 24 September 2014.
↑ "Berwickshire CoastalPath". Scottish Borders Council. Retrieved 24 September 2014.

Footpaths in Scotland

Highlands and northern Scotland	Ca na Catanach Clachlet Traverse Cape Wrath Trail Cateran Trail Coast to Coast Cowal Way East Highland Way Great Glen Way Gordon Way Moray Way Rob Roy Way Scottish National Trail Speyside Way West Highland Way

Southern Uplands	Annandale Way Borders Abbeys Way Clyde walkway John Buchan Way Southern Upland Way

Coastal paths	Arran Coastal Way Ayrshire Coastal Path Fife Coastal Path John Muir Way Moray Coast trail Scottish Coastal Way

Trans-border (partly in England)	Central Scottish Way Northumberland Coast Path North Sea Trail Pennine Way Roman Heritage Way St Cuthbert's Way

Canal towpaths, rail trails etc	Caledonian Canal Crinan Canal Dava Way Deeside Way Devon Way Dingwall Canal Drovers' road Formartine and Buchan Way Forth and Clyde Canal (Pathway) Glasgow, Paisley and Johnstone Canal Hillend Loch Railway Path Monkland Canal Old military roads of Scotland Penicuik–Dalkeith Walkway Stevenston Canal Strathkelvin Railway Path Union Canal Water of Leith Walkway

Coordinates: 55°55′59″N 2°21′37″W / 55.93295°N 2.36018°W / 55.93295; -2.36018

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