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Berwickshire Coastal Walk

Scottish Borders, Scotland

Berwickshire Coastal Walk

Length12.6 mi
Elev. Gain1351.4 ft
Est. Steps29000

Scenic views

Wild flowers

Mountain

Historic site

Quiet place

Beach

Cave

Wild life

Grassland

Bathroom

Muddy

Rocky

No shade

Steep slope

Created by Brian McGowan
Introduction
Berwickshire Coastal Walk is a 12.6 mile (29,000-step) route located near Eyemouth, Scotland. This route has an elevation gain of about 1351.4 ft and is rated as hard. Find the best walking trails near you in Pacer App.
A vigorous walk with stunning views .

Coldingham Bay

Water
Coldingham Bay is an inlet in the North Sea coast, just over three kilometres north of the town of Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is situated at grid reference NT918666 and is easily reached by a minor road which leaves the B6438 road at Coldingham.

Mire Loch

Water
Mire Loch is a man made freshwater loch situated on St Abb's Head in the Scottish Borders, just over a kilometre NW of the village of St. Abbs at grid reference NT912687. The loch lies on land owned by the National Trust for Scotland (NTS) and is approximately 600 metres long by 50 metres at its widest point.

St Abb's Head

Park
St Abb's Head is a rocky promontory by the village of St Abbs in Berwickshire, Scotland, and a national nature reserve administered by the National Trust for Scotland. St Abb's Head Lighthouse was designed and built by the brothers David Stevenson and Thomas Stevenson and began service on 24 February 1862.

Eyemouth

Place
Eyemouth (Scots: Heymooth) is a small town and civil parish in Berwickshire, in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland. It is 2 miles (3.2 km) east of the main north-south A1 road and just 8 miles (13 km) north of Berwick-upon-Tweed. It has a population of about 3,420 people (2004).The town's name comes from its location at the mouth of the Eye Water.

St Abbs Lifeboat Station

Place
St Abbs Lifeboat is an independent marine-rescue facility in St Abbs, Berwickshire, Scotland.

St Abbs

Place
St Abbs is a small fishing village on the southeastern coast of Scotland, United Kingdom within the Coldingham parish of Berwickshire.The village was originally known as Coldingham Shore, the name St Abbs being adopted in the 1890s. The new name was derived from St Abb's Head, a rocky promontory located to the north of the village, itself named after the 7th century saint Æbbe of Coldingham.

St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve

Place
St. Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve is a Voluntary Marine Reserve—the first established in the United Kingdom. Located in the Scottish Borders, it covers 8 km of the Berwickshire coast, from Eyemouth in the south to St. Abb's Head in the north. At its centre is the fishing village of St. Abbs.

St Abb's Head Lighthouse

Building
St Abb's Head Lighthouse stands on the cliffs at the rocky promontory of St Abb's Head, near the village of St Abbs in Berwickshire.A signal station was established on the cliffs before 1820 and the facilities were shared by Trinity House and Her Majesty's Coastguard. The Northern Lighthouse Board recommended the building of a lighthouse at St Abb's Head after the sinking of the "Martello" on Carr Rock in 1857.

St Abb's Head Visitor Centre

Tourist Attraction

Grasslands

Tourist Attraction
Route Details

Length

12.6 mi

Elev. Gain

1351.4 ft

Est. Steps

29000
Created by
Brian McGowan
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