<<

on a short lead. lead. short a on through Craigmill Den may be a little bit muddy in winter. winter. in muddy bit little a be may Den Craigmill through

players take their shot if necessary. Keep your dog dog your Keep necessary. if shot their take players pavements and one section of quiet road. The path path The road. quiet of section one and pavements

Please be aware of games. Stop and let let and Stop games. golf of aware be Please N.B. Terrain and accessibility: Surfaced paths, roadside roadside paths, Surfaced accessibility: and Terrain

short gentle slopes. slopes. gentle short Start: Street. Street. Tayside Start:

alongside the railway line. Generally level, with a few few a with level, Generally line. railway the alongside

(Walking) (Walking) the links, may be uneven in places. Tarred surface surface Tarred places. in uneven be may links, the

Approx time: 1 hour 45 minutes round trip. trip. round minutes 45 hour 1 time: Approx Terrain and accessibility: Unsurfaced tracks around around tracks Unsurfaced accessibility: and Terrain

Distance: 3½ miles (5½ km) round trip. trip. round km) (5½ miles 3½ Distance:

Start: Street. Street. Dundee Start:

that once fed the Bleachfield. Bleachfield. Panbride the fed once that (walking) (walking)

You will pass the remains of a weir and follow the lade lade the follow and weir a of remains the pass will You Approx time: 2 hours round trip. trip. round hours 2 time: Approx

Panbride. The Craigmill Den is a haven for wildlife. wildlife. for haven a is Den Craigmill The Panbride.

Distance: 4 miles (6½ km) round trip. trip. round km) (6½ miles 4 Distance:

Carnoustie to Craigmill Den and the hamlet of of hamlet the and Den Craigmill to

Arbroath and in more detail. detail. more in Monifieth and

This walk takes you through countryside to the east of of east the to countryside through you takes walk This area of wildlife habitat. habitat. wildlife of area

A separate leaflet describes the coastal path to to path coastal the describes leaflet separate A N.B.

used as a military training ground and it is an important important an is it and ground training military a as used

and Panbride Panbride and

the railway at West Haven. Haven. West at railway the dunes at the entrance to the Tay Estuary. Barry Links is is Links Barry Estuary. Tay the to entrance the at dunes

one or two gentle slopes and one steeper slope over over slope steeper one and slopes gentle two or one Craigmill Den Den Craigmill are a tiny part of the Barry Links, a huge area of sand sand of area huge a Links, Barry the of part tiny a are

sections of road or roadside pavement. Mostly flat with with flat Mostly pavement. roadside or road of sections world famous . The golf courses courses golf The links. golf Carnoustie famous world

Terrain: Purpose built cycle path with some short short some with path cycle built Purpose Terrain: This route takes you around the perimeter of the the of perimeter the around you takes route This

Broughty Ferry 1 hour. hour. 1 Ferry Broughty

Carnoustie Links Links Carnoustie

(cycling) Arbroath 1 hour, Monifieth 45 minutes, minutes, 45 Monifieth hour, 1 Arbroath (cycling) steep slopes. slopes. steep

Approx time: East Haven 20 minutes, minutes, 20 Haven East time: Approx farm roads. Muddy or rough in places. A few fairly fairly few A places. in rough or Muddy roads. farm

A mixture of surfaced paths, farm tracks and tarred tarred and tracks farm paths, surfaced of mixture A

3 ½ hours. hours. ½ 3 Mill Barry

the town, with one flight of steps (can be avoided). avoided). be (can steps of flight one with town, the (Walking) Monifieth 2½ hours, Ferry Broughty hours, 2½ Monifieth (Walking)

Terrain and accessibility: Roadside pavements within within pavements Roadside accessibility: and Terrain Approx time: East Haven 1 hour, Arbroath 3½ hours, hours, 3½ Arbroath hour, 1 Haven East time: Approx

Broughty Ferry 7 miles (11km). (11km). miles 7 Ferry Broughty

Start: Dundee Street. Street. Dundee Start:

miles (11km), Monifieth 5 miles (8km), (8km), miles 5 Monifieth (11km), miles

(Walking) Pitskelly. 2 hours return to Barry Mill. Mill. Barry to return hours 2 Pitskelly. (Walking) East Haven 2 miles (3km), Arbroath 7 7 Arbroath (3km), miles 2 Haven East Distance:

Approx time: 1 hour 15 minutes round trip to to trip round minutes 15 hour 1 time: Approx

and Dundee. Dundee. and

4 miles (6½ km) return to Barry Mill. Mill. Barry to return km) (6½ miles 4 Buddon to Monifieth, and onwards to Broughty Ferry Ferry Broughty to onwards and Monifieth, to Buddon

Distance: 2½ miles (4km) round trip to Pitskelly. Pitskelly. to trip round (4km) miles 2½ Distance: views out to sea. Westwards it takes you across Barry Barry across you takes it Westwards sea. to out views

community of East Haven and on to Arbroath, with with Arbroath, to on and Haven East of community

well worth a visit. visit. a worth well

The coastal path takes you eastwards to the old fishing fishing old the to eastwards you takes path coastal The

working water mill in Angus. The mill and grounds are are grounds and mill The Angus. in mill water working

after by the National Trust for and it is the last last the is it and Scotland for Trust National the by after

Coastal Path Path Coastal

Pitskelly or a longer trip to Barry Mill. The mill is looked looked is mill The Mill. Barry to trip longer a or Pitskelly

Street. You can take a short walk to the woods around around woods the to walk short a take can You Street.

Road which is elevated over the rooftops of Dundee Dundee of rooftops the over elevated is which Road

Starting in the town centre, this walk follows Terrace Terrace follows walk this centre, town the in Starting

arrived. Formal golf courses were developed, and Carnoustie remains an important golfing destination to this day. day. this to destination golfing important an remains Carnoustie and developed, were courses golf Formal arrived.

Barry Mill Mill Barry

quickly as a town. Carnoustie became popular as a seaside tourist resort in Victorian times after the railway railway the after times Victorian in resort tourist seaside a as popular became Carnoustie town. weaving a as quickly

Pitskelly and and Pitskelly Carnoustie is on the south coast of Angus, near the mouth of the Tay estuary. It was founded in the late 1700’s and grew grew and 1700’s late the in founded was It estuary. Tay the of mouth the near Angus, of coast south the on is Carnoustie Welcome to Carnoustie Path Network Network Path Carnoustie to Welcome

Wherever possible, barriers such as stiles and Angus Path Networks steps have been avoided, to make paths as accessible as possible for everybody, including disabled people, cyclists and horseriders. Path A90 surfaces vary from firm purpose build paths to ANGUS A92 farm tracks and earth paths. Further details are Carnoustie included in the walk descriptions. Montrose Some of the paths are on working farms and A92 Path Network other privately owned land. Please respect Blairgowrie Dunkeld A90 land management operations, take your litter Coupar A92 home and keep you dog under proper control. Angus Arbroath A9 A94 Dundee Carnoustie A90 Monifieth Perth St Andrews A9 A92 A91

© Crown copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. 100023404. M90 Useful Information Arbroath Tourist Information Centre 01241 872609

Carnoustie Library 01241 803585

www.angus.gov.uk

www.visitangus.com

www.travelinescotland.com Traveline (Public Transport Information)

The content of this publication can be made available in alternative formats or translated into other community languages. Leaflets are also available for path networks in other parts of Angus. Please contact the Council’s ACCESSLine on 03452 777 778 for further information E-mail: [email protected] or visit www.angus.uk www.angus.gov.uk • www.angusahead.com

. visit gov angus.com angus.com www. • www.angus.gov.uk .uk .uk www.angus visit or [email protected] E-mail:

03452 777 778 for further information information further for 778 777 03452

Please contact the Council’s ACCESSLine on on ACCESSLine Council’s the contact Please

Leaflets are also available for path networks in other parts of Angus. Angus. of parts other in networks path for available also are Leaflets

formats or translated into other community languages. languages. community other into translated or formats

The content of this publication can be made available in alternative alternative in available made be can publication this of content The

Traveline (Public Transport Information) Information) Transport (Public Traveline

www.travelinescotland.com www.travelinescotland.com

www.visitangus.com www.visitangus.com

www.angus.gov.uk www.angus.gov.uk

01241 803585 803585 01241

Carnoustie Library Library Carnoustie

01241 872609 872609 01241

Arbroath Tourist Information Centre Centre Information Tourist Arbroath

Useful Information Information Useful

M90

© Crown copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. 100023404. 100023404. reserved. rights All 2016. right database and copyright Crown ©

A92 A9

A91

St Andrews Andrews St

Perth Perth

Monifieth Monifieth

A90

Carnoustie Carnoustie

A9

A94 Dundee Dundee

home and keep you dog under proper control. control. proper under dog you keep and home

Angus Angus

Arbroath Arbroath

A92

Coupar Coupar

land management operations, take your litter litter your take operations, management land

A90

Dunkeld Dunkeld

other privately owned land. Please respect respect Please land. owned privately other

Blairgowrie Blairgowrie

Forfar Forfar

A92 Path Network Network Path Some of the paths are on working farms and and farms working on are paths the of Some

Kirriemuir Kirriemuir

Montrose Montrose

included in the walk descriptions. descriptions. walk the in included

Brechin Brechin

Carnoustie Carnoustie

farm tracks and earth paths. Further details are are details Further paths. earth and tracks farm

ANGUS ANGUS

A92

surfaces vary from firm purpose build paths to to paths build purpose firm from vary surfaces

A90

disabled people, cyclists and horseriders. Path Path horseriders. and cyclists people, disabled

accessible as possible for everybody, including including everybody, for possible as accessible

steps have been avoided, to make paths as as paths make to avoided, been have steps

Angus Path Networks Networks Path Angus Wherever possible, barriers such as stiles and and stiles as such barriers possible, Wherever

Welcome to Carnoustie Path Network Carnoustie is on the south coast of Angus, near the mouth of the Tay estuary. It was founded in the late 1700’s and grew Pitskelly and quickly as a weaving town. Carnoustie became popular as a seaside tourist resort in Victorian times after the railway Barry Mill arrived. Formal golf courses were developed, and Carnoustie remains an important golfing destination to this day. Starting in the town centre, this walk follows Terrace Road which is elevated over the rooftops of Dundee Street. You can take a short walk to the woods around Pitskelly or a longer trip to Barry Mill. The mill is looked Coastal Path after by the National Trust for Scotland and it is the last The coastal path takes you eastwards to the old fishing working water mill in Angus. The mill and grounds are community of East Haven and on to Arbroath, with well worth a visit. views out to sea. Westwards it takes you across Barry Distance: 2½ miles (4km) round trip to Pitskelly. Buddon to Monifieth, and onwards to Broughty Ferry 4 miles (6½ km) return to Barry Mill. and Dundee. Approx time: 1 hour 15 minutes round trip to Distance: East Haven 2 miles (3km), Arbroath 7 (Walking) Pitskelly. 2 hours return to Barry Mill. miles (11km), Monifieth 5 miles (8km), Broughty Ferry 7 miles (11km). Start: Dundee Street. Approx time: East Haven 1 hour, Arbroath 3½ hours, Terrain and accessibility: Roadside pavements within (Walking) Monifieth 2½ hours, Broughty Ferry the town, with one flight of steps (can be avoided). 3 ½ hours. Barry Mill A mixture of surfaced paths, farm tracks and tarred Approx time: East Haven 20 minutes, farm roads. Muddy or rough in places. A few fairly (cycling) Arbroath 1 hour, Monifieth 45 minutes, Carnoustie Links steep slopes. Broughty Ferry 1 hour. Terrain: Purpose built cycle path with some short This route takes you around the perimeter of the sections of road or roadside pavement. Mostly flat with world famous Carnoustie golf links. The golf courses one or two gentle slopes and one steeper slope over are a tiny part of the Barry Links, a huge area of sand Craigmill Den the railway at West Haven. dunes at the entrance to the Tay Estuary. Barry Links is and Panbride used as a military training ground and it is an important N.B. A separate leaflet describes the coastal path to area of wildlife habitat. This walk takes you through countryside to the east of Arbroath and Monifieth in more detail. Carnoustie to Craigmill Den and the hamlet of Distance: 4 miles (6½ km) round trip. Panbride. The Craigmill Den is a haven for wildlife. Approx time: 2 hours round trip. You will pass the remains of a weir and follow the lade (walking) that once fed the Panbride Bleachfield. Start: Dundee Street. Distance: 3½ miles (5½ km) round trip. Terrain and accessibility: Unsurfaced tracks around Approx time: 1 hour 45 minutes round trip. the links, may be uneven in places. Tarred surface (Walking) alongside the railway line. Generally level, with a few short gentle slopes. Start: Tayside Street. N.B. Please be aware of golf games. Stop and let Terrain and accessibility: Surfaced paths, roadside players take their shot if necessary. Keep your dog pavements and one section of quiet road. The path on a short lead. through Craigmill Den may be a little bit muddy in winter. Coastal path to Monifieth/Dundee

Cycle route to Monifieth/Dundee

Military Training Area Barry Burn Barry Mill Barry A92 Station Links Barry

Barry Road

Pitskelly Pitskelly Road Pitskelly Pitskelly Park Pitskelly Lochty Burn Lochty Golf Courses Military Training Area Golf Street Station Street Golf High School CARNOUSTIE

Braefoot Balmachie Road Balmachie

West Path

Dundee Street Dundee

T

e

r

r a

Burn c

e

R

o sticky’s den

a d Newton Road Carnoustie Beach

High Street A92

Panbride Road Road Carlogie Carnoustie Station Panbride West Haven West unaccompanied children. unaccompanied for suitable Not traffic. of aware Be road. on link Unsignposted

Cycle route to Arbroath Other Paths Other Carnoustie Links

Craigmill Den and Panbride and Den Craigmill Mill Barry and Pitskelly Path Coastal 0 1 Mile 1 0 Craigmill Den Carnoustie Path Network

Salmond's Muir 0.5 ahTakRoad/Pavement Path/Track or unaccompaned children. children. unaccompaned or walkers for recommended Not route. cycle On-road Haven East

Coastal path to Arbroath

Reproduced by permission of on behalf HMSO. © Crown copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. 100023404.