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Berwickshire Coastal Path

Berwickshire Coastal Path

Walking Route  -
Challenge

With the second highest cliffs on the east coast of Britain the borders has one of the most spectacular coastlines in Britain.

height
24.5mi
39.5km
trending_flat
4,198ft
1,280m
trending_flat
4,264ft
1,300m
Towns along route: Cockburnspath, Cove, St Abbs, Coldingham, Eyemouth, Burnmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed

Eyemouth to Berwick upon Tweed

Walking Route  -
Hard

Part 4/4 of the Berwickshire Coastal path route. Key points of interest along this walk: The small harbour at Burnmouth was improved in 1879 and 1959 to serve the shoreline fishing communities of Partanhall, Cowdrait and Ross who shipped out their catches through Upper Burnmouth, which is on the Great North Road and main line railway.

height
10.5mi
17.5km
trending_flat
1,902ft
580m
trending_flat
1,837ft
560m
Towns along route: Burnmouth, Berwick Upon Tweed

St Abbs to Eyemouth

Walking Route  -
Easy

Part 3/4 of the Berwickshire Coastal path route. The most popular part of the full route and the shortest. Key points of interest along this walk: Coldingham: In the early 700s the first English historian, Bede, wrote about a place named urbs Coludi or Colud’s fort and the village of Coldingham represents the settlement of the descendants of Colud.

height
4mi
6.5km
trending_flat
558ft
170m
trending_flat
623ft
190m
Towns along route: St Abbs, Eyemouth

Dowlaw to St Abbs

Walking Route  -
Hard

Part 2/4 of the Berwickshire Coastal path route. Key points of interest along this walk: Fast Castle : Fast Castle occupies a dramatic, sheer-sided rock jutting out into the sea.

height
7mi
11km
trending_flat
1,574ft
480m
trending_flat
1,050ft
320m
Towns along route: St Abbs

Cockburnspath to Dowlaw

Walking Route  -
Moderate

Part 1/5 of the Berwickshire Coastal Path route. Key points of interest along this walk: Pease Bay : This Site of Special Scientific Interest is managed by the Scottish Wildlife Trust as a Nature Reserve.

height
9.5mi
15km
trending_flat
1,050ft
320m
trending_flat
689ft
210m

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