www.angus.gov.uk • www.angusahead.com • www.angus.gov.uk E-mail: [email protected] or visit www.angus.uk www.angus.uk visit or [email protected] E-mail: 03452 777 778 for further 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. of parts other in networks path for available also are Leaflets formats or translated into other community languages. community other into translated or formats The content of this publication can be made available in alternative in available made be can publication this of content The Traveline (Public Transport Information) Transport (Public Traveline www.travelinescotland.com www.visitangus.com www.angus.gov.uk 01241 803585 01241 Carnoustie Library Carnoustie 01241 872609 01241 Arbroath Tourist Information Centre Information Tourist Arbroath Useful Information Useful M90 © Crown copyright and database right 2016. All rights reserved. 100023404. reserved. rights All 2016. right database and copyright Crown © A92 A9 A91 St Andrews St Perth Monifieth A90 Carnoustie A9 A94 Dundee home and keep you dog under proper control. proper under dog you keep and home Angus Arbroath A92 Coupar land management operations, take your litter your take operations, management land A90 Dunkeld other privately owned land. Please respect Please land. owned privately other Blairgowrie Forfar A92 Path Network Path Some of the paths are on working farms and farms working on are paths the of Some Kirriemuir Montrose included in the walk descriptions. descriptions. walk the in included Brechin Carnoustie Carnoustie farm tracks and earth paths. Further details are details Further paths. earth and tracks farm ANGUS A92 surfaces vary from firm purpose build paths to paths build purpose firm from vary surfaces A90 disabled people, cyclists and horseriders. Path horseriders. and cyclists people, disabled accessible as possible for everybody, including everybody, for possible as accessible steps have been avoided, to make paths as paths make to avoided, been have steps Angus Path Networks Path Angus Wherever possible, barriers such as stiles 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. 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.