St Ninian's Loch – Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way loop from Dunfermline Queen Margaret

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St Ninian's Loch – Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way loop from Dunfermline Queen Margaret

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St Ninian's Loch – Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way loop from Dunfermline Queen Margaret

02:02

30.7km

420m

Gravel riding

Hard gravel ride. Good fitness required. You may need to push your bike for some segments of this route. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 23.5 km for 177 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

Get Directions

2.10 km

Netherbeath Road

Highlight • Trail

Just bear in mind the Beath end gate can be locked and the kissing gate is a very small one. Possibly need to lift bike over. Otherwise it is a very effective way to avoid roads between Cowdenbeath and Dunfermline

Tip by

5.37 km

St Ninian's Tracks

Highlight • MTB Park

Fantastic MTB path area. Suited for disabled cyclists however be sure to have a specific MTB handcycle, preferably a cross country recumbent with e-assist if you want to cope with those lose rock hills, mud grass and puddles..

Tip by

6.05 km

St Ninian's Quarry

Highlight • Structure

Great MTB trail however best suited for disabled cyclists with specialised MTB handcycles.

Tip by

11.3 km

Blairadam Forest

Highlight • MTB Park

Firm favourite near Dunfermline. Great natural trails for all abilities. Easy and not so easy sections with plenty of rooty sections to test you!

Tip by

14.5 km

Blairadam Forest

Highlight • Forest

24.4 km

St Ninian's Loch

Highlight • Natural

Old industrial area slowly being reclaimed by nature after a failed attempt by man to recover this large now-defunct open cast mine.

Tip by

25.2 km

Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way

Highlight • Trail

Great MTB trail however best suited for disabled cyclists with specialised MTB handcycles.

Tip by

26.7 km

Loch Fitty

Highlight • Lake

All OK for walking, but for cycling the route to the north is through part-restored open cast coal mining and rough in parts.

Tip by

27.2 km

Hawthorn Acres

Forest

30.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

17.8 km

7.53 km

2.48 km

2.36 km

393 m

211 m

Surfaces

11.5 km

8.49 km

8.19 km

2.48 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 13 October

17°C

8°C

42 %

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St Ninian's Loch – Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way loop from Dunfermline Queen Margaret

Netherbeath Road

St Ninian's Tracks

St Ninian's Quarry

Blairadam Forest

Blairadam Forest

St Ninian's Loch

Pond Along Fife Pilgrim Way

Loch Fitty

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