Footbridge built in 1904 for mill workers. mill for 1904 in built Footbridge
Stratheden-Springfield path to its end, noting in in noting end, its to path Stratheden-Springfield
signs past mill to cross river by the Simpson Simpson the by river cross to mill past signs
road to enter footpath on left path. Follow the the Follow path. left on footpath enter to road
another gate, through which can reach top of of top reach can which through gate, another railway bridge towards Damside Mill and follow follow and Mill Damside towards bridge railway
and cross over road to a path on left. Cross Cross left. on path a to road over cross and
on to circular path, turning right until reach reach until right turning path, circular to on right of way studs in roadway. Continue under under Continue roadway. in studs way of right
where turn right and follow the road for 50 yds yds 50 for road the follow and right turn where
When reach a small gate go through it it through go gate small a reach When 7. industrial estate which is crossed by marked marked by crossed is which estate industrial
Hospital drive exits on to a main road, road, main a to on exits drive Hospital 4.
Commerce St on left and walk down it to to it down walk and left on St Commerce
left and track uphill towards Monument. towards uphill track and left
As you go through Cuparmuir, look for for look Cuparmuir, through go you As 5. Stratheden Hospital. Stratheden
where cross over to return to Fluthers Car Park. Car Fluthers to return to over cross where short distance to another signpost, where turn turn where signpost, another to distance short
past football pavilion, and along driveway to to driveway along and pavilion, football past
station, continue on Station Road to roundabout roundabout to Road Station on continue station,
signpost and continue along road for further further for road along continue and signpost fields on right, until you reach Cuparmuir. reach you until right, on fields
yds to a notice board and follow path ahead ahead path follow and board notice a to yds
famous local bakery. Cross over railway, pass pass railway, over Cross bakery. local famous
for just over 0.5mile, until reach signpost. Ignore Ignore signpost. reach until 0.5mile, over just for Cuparmuir). Continue along road, past playing playing past road, along Continue Cuparmuir).
a muddy, gravel track. Follow this track for 600 600 for track this Follow track. gravel muddy, a
back into Cupar—option to stop off for coffee at at coffee for off stop to Cupar—option into back
Schoolhouse, bear right again, taking road uphill uphill road taking again, right bear Schoolhouse, sign, turn left into Brighton Road (signposted to to (signposted Road Brighton into left turn sign,
farm. At farm, cross tarmac and turn left on to to on left turn and tarmac cross farm, At farm.
school, reach main road where turn right on way way on right turn where road main reach school,
and at T junction, bear right and after Fernie Fernie after and right bear junction, T at and right into Millbank and near top, at Give Way Way Give at top, near and Millbank into right
Elmwood Farm, where turn right on to road to to road to on right turn where Farm, Elmwood
to reach Ceres Road. After passing a primary primary a passing After Road. Ceres reach to
Walk along St Mary’s Road for about 2 miles miles 2 about for Road Mary’s St along Walk 6. Turn left into Millgate and after 200 yds, turn turn yds, 200 after and Millgate into left Turn 4.
telephone box westwards to reach sign for for sign reach to westwards box telephone wooden gate, then down through Owlet Wood Wood Owlet through down then gate, wooden
and follow Station Road back to start. to back Road Station follow and Mary’s Road, where turn left. turn where Road, Mary’s
fields on right, until reach Cuparmuir. reach until right, on fields
reach Cuparmuir. As enter Cuparmuir, pass pass Cuparmuir, enter As Cuparmuir. reach Moor Road. Continue on path, going through through going path, on Continue Road. Moor
the main road. Turn left, cross railway bridge bridge railway cross left, Turn road. main the Cross road and head north until reach St St reach until north head and road Cross 5.
Cuparmuir). Continue along road, past playing playing past road, along Continue Cuparmuir).
along road, past playing fields on right, until until right, on fields playing past road, along Continue until reach entrance on left to to left on entrance reach until Continue 9.
Fishers Laundry. Turn left along Riggs Place to to Place Riggs along left Turn Laundry. Fishers
sign, turn left into Brighton Road (signposted to to (signposted Road Brighton into left turn sign,
Way sign, turn left into Brighton Road. Continue Continue Road. Brighton into left turn sign, Way
west until reach Balgarvie Road (A913). Road Balgarvie reach until west
Museum and café), turn left on to main road. main to on left turn café), and Museum
and kingfishers) and path emerges behind behind emerges path and kingfishers) and
right into Millbank and near top, at Give Way Way Give at top, near and Millbank into right
turn right into Millbank and near top, at Give Give at top, near and Millbank into right turn
it joins the road at Balgarvie Crescent. Continue Continue Crescent. Balgarvie at road the joins it
visiting the village (including very nice Folk Folk nice very (including village the visiting
Turn right alongside river (look for heron heron for (look river alongside right Turn 8.
Turn left into Millgate and after 200 yds, turn turn yds, 200 after and Millgate into left Turn 3.
Turn left into Millgate and after 200 yds, yds, 200 after and Millgate into left Turn 3.
Cupar on both sides. Continue along path until until path along Continue sides. both on Cupar
left towards Ceres and at T junction, unless unless junction, T at and Ceres towards left
grazing along the river, for milking) bus stop. bus milking) for river, the along grazing the top of the ridge of Moathill, with views of of views with Moathill, of ridge the of top the
path goes right and soon joins Millgate. joins soon and right goes path
follow path to right and on to Millgate. to on and right to path follow other main entrance on Wemysshall Road. Turn Turn Road. Wemysshall on entrance main other
Brae(townspeople’s cattle came this way after after way this came cattle Brae(townspeople’s Keep left, then right and follow path along along path follow and right then left, Keep 4.
and continue until nature ponds appear where where appear ponds nature until continue and
South Bridge and when nature ponds appear, appear, ponds nature when and Bridge South the house and Hickory Golf Course to reach reach to Course Golf Hickory and house the
look for lane on left down to the river by Cow Cow by river the to down left on lane for look
Walk along riverside under South Bridge Bridge South under riverside along Walk 2.
Walk down the side of River Eden and under under and Eden River of side the down Walk 2. Follow road through Hill of Tarvit, passing passing Tarvit, of Hill through road Follow 8. gravel path. gravel
stop at Mayfield Farm Café. As enter Cupar, Cupar, enter As Café. Farm Mayfield at stop
way up the hill over the grass for 50 yds to meet meet to yds 50 for grass the over hill the up way
Waterend Road. Road. Waterend
crossing to enter into Waterend Road. Waterend into enter to crossing to have coffee in Hill of Tarvit tea-room Tarvit of Hill in coffee have to
turn left towards Cupar - option to enjoy coffee coffee enjoy to option - Cupar towards left turn
cross the Ladyburn by the footbridge and make make and footbridge the by Ladyburn the cross
cross at pedestrian crossing and turn right into into right turn and crossing pedestrian at cross
along Station Road, until cross at pedestrian pedestrian at cross until Road, Station along summit excels to enjoy lovely views. Option also also Option views. lovely enjoy to excels summit
Continue on access road up to A914 where where A914 to up road access on Continue 7.
On reaching other side of North Burnside, Burnside, North of side other reaching On 3.
walk past War Memorial into Station Road, Road, Station into Memorial War past walk
crossing over A91 to War Memorial. Turn right right Turn Memorial. War to A91 over crossing walk up to top of the Hill. As a viewpoint the the viewpoint a As Hill. the of top to up walk
Footbridge built in 1904 for mill workers. mill for 1904 in built Footbridge
Leave Fluthers Car Park, cross A91 and and A91 cross Park, Car Fluthers Leave 1.
cross Burnside and use double pedestrian pedestrian double use and Burnside cross A916. When in Hill of Tarvit grounds, consider consider grounds, Tarvit of Hill in When A916. Burnside.
signs past mill to cross river by the Simpson Simpson the by river cross to mill past signs
Leave Fluthers Car Park main entrance, entrance, main Park Car Fluthers Leave 1. and leads to Hill of Tarvit, after crossing the the crossing after Tarvit, of Hill to leads and Cross over Bishopgate, Newtown and North North and Newtown Bishopgate, over Cross 2.
railway bridge towards Damside Mill and follow follow and Mill Damside towards bridge railway
left on to track which passes entrance to Tower Tower to entrance passes which track to on left
follow pavement along Burnside. along pavement follow
marked right of way on roadway. Continue under under Continue roadway. on way of right marked Hill of Tarvit or Ceres or Tarvit of Hill
old track towards Scotstarvit Tower. At top, turn turn top, At Tower. Scotstarvit towards track old
Leave Fluthers car park, turning right and and right turning park, car Fluthers Leave 1.
on right and walk down it to industrial estate with with estate industrial to it down walk and right on Note: this walk may be extended by visits of of visits by extended be may walk this Note:
muddy in places. in muddy reached turn right and after 30 yds, turn left on on left turn yds, 30 after and right turn reached
As enter Cuparmuir, look for Commerce St St Commerce for look Cuparmuir, enter As 6.
Terrain: Pavements, minor roads, farm tracks - - tracks farm roads, minor Pavements, Terrain:
field to the left. When minor road, Sandybrae, is is Sandybrae, road, minor When left. the to field or muddy and farm roads. farm and muddy or
for about 1 mile. 1 about for this path is overgrown use the field edge of the the of edge field the use overgrown is path this Terrain: Roads, tracks - some may be rough rough be may some - tracks Roads, Terrain:
Start from: Fluthers Car Park Car Fluthers from: Start very stony. Great views of Fife. of views Great stony. very
signpost to Cuparmuir. Walk along pavement pavement along Walk Cuparmuir. to signpost Make way along path through woodland. If If woodland. through path along way Make 7.
Terrain: Roads, footpaths and tracks - some some - tracks and footpaths Roads, Terrain:
Start from: Fluthers Car Park Car Fluthers from: Start
Route Circular 8.5miles Distance:
bridge, passing under it and turning left at at left turning and it under passing bridge,
from Kennoway to Cupar about 200 years ago). years 200 about Cupar to Kennoway from
Start from: Fluthers Car Park Car Fluthers from: Start Distance: 7miles Circular Route Circular 7miles Distance:
path, after which retrace steps back to Cupar. to back steps retrace which after path, swinging left at phone box. Continue to railway railway to Continue box. phone at left swinging
wooden fence with gate (this was main road road main was (this gate with fence wooden
circular path until reach gate to re-join upward upward re-join to gate reach until path circular Springfield. Follow the road through the village, village, the through road the Follow Springfield.
Route Linear 9miles Distance:
the track. Cross road to enter track, through through track, enter to road Cross track. the
Bridge.
Return to small gate, and turn left along along left turn and gate, small to Return 8. At the end of path, turn left at road to reach reach to road at left turn path, of end the At 5.
Mill (about 300 yds). A Scotways sign marks marks sign Scotways A yds). 300 (about Mill
Ceres. Simpson and Wood, Springfield
Lomond Hills and Eden Valley. Eden and Hills Lomond Monument. Follow pavement until reach entry to Tarvit Tarvit to entry reach until pavement Follow
7: Scotstarvit, Hill of Tarvit and and Tarvit of Hill Scotstarvit, 7: Farm, Elmwood Cuparmuir, 6: 5: Hopetoun Monument. Hopetoun 5:
hill and Monument. Here you can enjoy views of of views enjoy can you Here Monument. and hill distance the Quaker Oats factory and Hopetoun Hopetoun and factory Oats Quaker the distance Continue on footpath to A914. Turn right. right. Turn A914. to footpath on Continue 6.
Walk Variants
Walk 3: Shorter Circular Route to Cairngreen c. Continue on access road up to A914 where CUPAR Wood and return-5.5miles turn left towards Cupar-option to enjoy coffee stop at Mayfield Farm Café. As enter Cupar, Scottish Outdoor Access Code Cupar Follow points 1& 2 and then follow: look for lane on left down to the river by Cow a. At road turn left, and at Woodlands Farm, Brae (townspeople’s cattle came this way after Cupar followed Crail as the county town for You can exercise access rights for: LOCAL turn right on to track which leads to Cairngreen grazing along the river, for milking) bus stop. Fife from 1214 until 1974, when it passed on to • recreational purposes Wood. On reaching the Wood, stay right and Glenrothes. The town’s early wealth was based d. Turn right alongside river (look for heron and • educational purposes (concerned with when see sign to Dura Den, turn right to top of on the wool trade and being a market for East kingfishers) and path emerges behind Fishers furthering a person’s understanding of wood, then left along edge of wood until reach Fife, until around 1350, when as a result of the Laundry. Turn left along Riggs Place to the main the natural and cultural heritage) WALKS track on left. Black Death, the town’s dominance was lost to road. Turn left, cross railway bridge and follow • crossing over land or water. St Andrews. b. Follow track through wood until reach track Station Road back to start. This leaflet could not have been published The new county headquarters was built in 1817, to left which will reach west side of wood, where without the generous financial support of the The four key principles of the Scottish Outdoor Walk 7: Longer route options to Chance Inn & and the local newspaper, the Fife Herald, was turn left down edge of wood until reach end of following organisations Access Code are: Craigrothie-extra 2-3 miles founded in 1822. A major development for wood at point 3 above. Cupar was the arrival of the railway in 1847 and When reach Scotstarvit Tower at point 7, • Respect the interests of other people c. Retrace steps to start via Woodlands • Ramblers Holidays Charitable Trust continues to help the town’s economy. follow: Farm,Ceres-Cupar Road, Ceres Moor Road etc. • St Andrews Community Trust • Care for the environment • Take responsibility for your own actions Along the River Eden and tributaries until a. Turn right and follow a rough track past • St Andrews Common Good Fund Scotstarvit Farm, signposted as a cycleway, • Take your litter home early 20th Century, there were at least eight • Ramblers Association mills for grinding corn, spinning linen flax and Walk 6: Shorter circular walk to Cuparmuir which heads to Chance Inn. At Chance Inn, the and return—4.5miles • St Andrews University Kate Kennedy Club sawing timber. Some of the local walking routes track joins a minor road where you turn left and were used by the mill-workers, but before the follow it until join A916. • Kilrymont St Andrews Rotary Club Follow points 1 & 2 and then follow: Reformation, some paths were pilgrim routes • St Andrews Community Council 200 Club Turn left and make your way on the pavement between abbeys, priories and holy wells. Cupar a. Turn left into Millgate and after 200 yds, turn b. into Craigrothie. At the bottom of the hill, cross • Cupar Round Table is near to the Fife Pilgrim Way, a new long- right into Millbank and near top, at Give Way over opposite Kingarroch Inn and turn into distance path through Fife, and a mile to the sign, turn left into Brighton Road. Continue along Old Mill Road. Follow this road, keeping left at north of Cupar lies the route of the Coast to road, past playing fields on right, until reach all junctions till you cross the yard of the old In addition, the personal support of Fife Coast Walk from Oban to St Andrews. Cuparmuir. Council Access Officers and a number of Group mill buildings and come to Craigrothie Ford members and individuals with donations and The town’s religious heritage is shown by b. Look for Commerce St on your left and walk over the burn; pedestrians cross by an ancient Prepared by St Andrews & NE Fife Ramblers Group help in preparing the walking routes and leaflet its varied collection of churches, including St down it to industrial estate with marked right of packhorse bridge. design is gratefully acknowledged. www.standrewsnefiferamblers.com John’s Church in Bonnygate, built in 1878 with way on roadway. Continue under railway bridge its 150ft spire. towards Damside Mill and follow signs past mill c. Continue on the track to join Wemysshall Leaflet designed and printed by to cross river by the Simpson Footbridge built in Road where you turn right and after 200m, reach West Port Print & Design, St Andrews 01334 477135 Close to Cupar are Hill of Tarvit mansion house 1904 for mill workers. the entrance to Hill of Tarvit. Continue as per and the older tower house of Scotstarvit. main route 8. January 2018 1: Riverside East, Tarvit Pond 7. Turn right and follow farm road uphill until 2: Hawklaw, Foodieash, Cairnie track which leads to Cairnie Fruit Farm - optional 3: Cairngreen Wood, Dairsie 4. Cross over Pitscottie Road and go down it joins Ceres Road, where turn right, admiring coffee stop. a small path between field and trees until you and Tarvit Farm. views of Cupar. After passing a primary school, and Moonzie Kirk. Den, Kemback, Dairsie Mains, reach a small bridge over ditch, turn right into reach main road where turn right on way back 6. Leave the Fruit Farm through main Chapelwell, and Hawklaw field and follow the path until you reach a gate. into Cupar - option to stop off for coffee at entrance and turn left at public road. After a Circular. Go through the gate and walk through between Distance: 3.8miles Circular Route famous local bakery. Cross over railway, pass Distance: 9.5miles Linear Route short distance, turn right at first junction on to a the houses until you reach the bridge over the station, continue on Station Road to roundabout signposted path. Follow the path, which may be Ceres burn, turn left onto minor road towards Start from: Fluthers Car Park Start from: Fluthers Car Park where cross over to return to Fluthers Car Park. muddy, for approx. 1.7 miles, passing through Dura Den & Kemback woodland and open fields to reach Lordscairnie Distance: 9miles Circular Route Terrain: Varied terrain of roads, farm tracks Terrain: Country roads, farm tracks and main road at Muirside. 5. Follow road until river bridge where cross and good paths. road pavements. Start from: Fluthers Car Park carefully until reach Dairsie Mains. 7. Turn right at road, and then left to Moonzie Terrain: Tracks and paths - some rough in to reach Kirk on top of a rise; the church is built 6. Turn left on to track to Chapelhall and on places, minor roads and pavements. 1. Leave Fluthers car park by main entrance 1. Leave Fluthers car park by northern on site of medieval chapel, known as the “visible up to A91, cross and continue on track towards and cross A91 and walk across Haugh Park to pedestrian exit and cross over into Castle St. At kirk” due to its whitewashed gable end to guide Foxton. Before reaching Foxton, turn left on reach riverside walkway. top, turn into Well St. pilgrims on way to and from St Andrews. to rough track which passes disused Hawklaw 1. Leave Fluthers car park main entrance, Communication Centre, after which turn sharp 2. Turn left along river, cross Pitscottie Road 2. After wooden gate at No19, turn right into 8. Retrace outward route to return to start. cross A91, pass War Memorial and walk down left downhill, passing entrance to Middlefield and go down steps to continue on riverside path. lane, then left along hedge and continue to Have alternate option when reach point 4, Station Road, pass railway station, cross railway Farm. Bishopgate, where turn right and go uphill, Kingask House, to continue on public road to bridge and into South Road. Pass supermarkets 3. When reach T junction, bear right round belt passing entry to Middlefield Farm a T junction, where turn left to walk back on and turn left into Ceres Road. 7. Reach Bishopgate as enter town, and follow of trees passing marshy area where there used pavement, passing Adamson Hospital, then lane along hedge and then turn left to reach to be a curling pond. 3. At top of hill, take sharp right along continue on Bank St, Burnside North, East 2. Pass Primary School and cemetery and wooden gate at No19 Well St. Turn left down boundary fence of disused Hawklaw Burnside and on to Fluthers car park. enter Ceres Moor Road on right, continuing Castle St and back to Fluthers car park. 4. Return to Pitscottie Road, turn left and after Government Communication Centre, and uphill on path through Owlet Wood until reach crossing railway bridge, turn right into Tarvit continue on track to Kingask Farm until reach wooden gateway. Turn left on to farm track Avenue and almost immediately, turn left into Cupar/Dairsie signpost. which leads to Ceres-Cupar road. Tarvit Drive. 4. Turn left and follow track downhill past the 3. At road turn left, and at Woodlands Farm, 5. At end of the drive, reach Tarvit Pond park farm to junction with public road at Kingask turn right on to track which leads to Cairngreen which should be circumnavigated by the Nature House. Turn right and follow road into Wood. On reaching the Wood, stay right and Trail and information boards to view the bird Foodieash village. when see sign to Dura Den, turn right to top of life, after which take the path on the far side of wood, passing through 2 deer fence gates go pond to reach a narrow path on right beside an 5. At north end of village green, turn left on through the next gate into a field. Walk down the Information Board. to grassy track. After short distance, turn right field edge, with woods on your left, and cross at footpath sign and follow path through trees field until reach the Pitscottie Road. 6. The path leads to some steps through trees, until it reaches a field, where you turn left on to a passing a buried ice house on the left. Follow path beside wooden fence to reach farm track to Tarvit Home Farm
FLUTHERS CAR PARK START POINT FOR ALL WALKS
4: Moathill, Elmwood College, 7. Follow St Mary’s Road for about 1mile Cupar Walks westwards, passing Horselaw steading on left. St Mary’s Farm, Balgarvie. When reach entry to St Mary’s Farm, turn right Walks to enjoy the history and beauty of the into farm road and go past farmhouse. The town. All the walks in this leaflet follow rights of track now crosses Ladyburn and continues way, farm tracks and other paths falling within Distance: 5miles Circular Route through field, before swinging sharp right Scottish Access legislation. eastwards. (The names St Mary and Ladyburn Start from: Fluthers Car Park derive from a church here in the middle ages). Many paths have been kept open by the Scottish Terrain Footpaths, surfaced roads and farm 8. Continue on track until it joins tarred road Rights of Way Society (Scotsways) and by tracks. to Wester Balgarvie Farm up on left. Follow farm continued use by local people for leisure. Some road back to A913, Balgarvie Road where cross may become overgrown in summer and some over to pavement until reach A91 junction, where routes are kept open by farmers in the course of 1. Leave Fluthers car park by main entrance, turn left into West Port. the work of the farm. Walkers using these routes turning right and follow pavement along are asked to respect the needs of those whose Burnside. 9. Continue through town centre along livelihoods depend on good management of the Bonnygate and St Catherine St, turning left at land. In particular, where necessary, use field 2. Cross over Bishopgate, Newtown and North roundabout back to Fluthers Car Park. edges and margins to avoid crop damage, avoid Burnside. disturbing farm animals and close gates after 3. On reaching other side of North Burnside, use. cross the Ladyburn by the footbridge and make way up the hill over the grass for 50 yds to meet Every care has been taken to make the walk gravel path. descriptions accurate but no responsibility can be taken for users of this leaflet. Suitable 4. Keep left, then right and follow path along footwear should be worn appropriate to the top of the ridge of Moathill, with views of described terrain and weather. The rights of Cupar on both sides. Continue along path until landowners and farmers, under Scottish Access it joins the road at Balgarvie Crescent. Continue legislation, should be recognised. west until reach Balgarvie Road (A913).
5. Cross road and enter track opposite between Duffus Park and Rugby Club. Continue along the track to reach grounds of Elmwood College and cross over drive, still heading west.
6. The path now narrows and runs between hedges until reach a slatted fence where bear right and continue for 500 yds until join St Mary’s Road.