The Fife Coastal Path is made of several paths along the coast of Fife that connect towns from Kincardine to Newburgh, divided into eight distinct sections. Kincardine to Limekilns is an eleven-mile section that includes a nature preserve and iconic bridges. The next section continues seventeen miles to Burntisland and features HM Naval Base, Rosyth Castle and Church, a railway bridge, 14th-century castles and gardens in Aberdour, and Port Laing Beach. Continue the path onward fourteen miles to Buckhaven and see monument to Alexander III, Lava flows along the coastline, Seafield Tower, Dysart Harbour, Wemyss Castle, and what remains of Macduff Castle—said to once have been the home of the Thane of Fife who murders Macbeth.
The next route connects Buckhaven to Elie and is outlined by thirteen miles of scenic beaches, an abandoned railway, and the Dumbarnie Wildlife Preserve. The next sixteen miles take hikers to Cambo Sands and is a rougher path with geological interest that crosses several small fishing villages and the ruins of Ardross as well as Fife Ness. From Cambo Sands to Leuchars, travel fourteen miles of path that should be reserved for experienced or advanced hikers and passes through St. Andrew’s, Babbet Ness, and the Eden Estuary.
The next sixteen miles to Wormit Bay skirt the military base and offers sites such as the 12th-century Romanesque church and the Tentsmuir Forest Forestry Commission National Nature Reserve. The last section of the Fife Coastal Path connects to Newburgh and is another fifteen miles of challenging terrain that passes through fields, forest, and offers river views and a stop at Balmerino Abbey. Fife Coastal Path Map