North Queensferry to Kinghorn
A breezy and showery day of mixed pleasures began with the train ride to North Queensferry. I wandered from the station to the piers of the Forth Rail Bridge and admired the massive structure. It was recently coated with a special paint that won’t need attention for many years. Thus the saying, “It’s like painting the Forth Bridge” will no longer signify a never-ending job, but to future generations it might mean “something our great-grandparents did”.
The Fife Coastal Path is very well waymarked, and the small folding map by Stirling Surveys proved adequate. I walked from about 9.30 until 4.30, covering 16 miles. The route doesn’t hug the shore everywhere: it winds through nature reserves, industrial areas, towns, villages, beaches, promenades, harbours and along main roads. St Bridget’s Kirk, near Aberdour, is a haven of peace
The area is rich in the events of history, and there’s a good argument for a casual visitor taking the train from station to station, viewing places of historical or scenic interest and walking such sections as take his or her fancy.
The changing views across the Firth of Forth fascinated me, and I enjoyed picking out landmarks and ranges of hills as the showers swept through. The photo shows Inchcolm Abbey and the Pentland Hills beyond Edinburgh.