Tayport Heath Gravel Path – The Ice House Ruins loop from Newport-on-Tay

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Tayport Heath Gravel Path – The Ice House Ruins loop from Newport-on-Tay

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Tayport Heath Gravel Path – The Ice House Ruins loop from Newport-on-Tay

02:15

28.5km

190m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 8, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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6.91 km

Tayport Heath Gravel Path

Highlight (Segment) • Forest

Really nice gravelly segment away from the roads with some benches/rest spots

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13.8 km

The Ice House Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Ice taken from local ponds in winter was packed round fish stored in here to help preserve them for onward travel.

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13.9 km

Adaptive Riders Collective Shelter, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Rest Area

Interesting structure located slightly off the main track.

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17.4 km

March Stone Boundary Marker

Highlight • Monument

Erected in 1794 as a boundary marker for fishing rights.

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20.9 km

Tayport Heath, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you go down to the woods today. ... Take a chainsaw.

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21.6 km

K Frame Barrier With Horse Stile

Highlight • Rest Area

Lower section of K frame - 110cm

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28.5 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.2 km

10.2 km

3.32 km

1.91 km

Surfaces

14.3 km

8.98 km

4.16 km

1.08 km

Elevation

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Wednesday 11 November

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2 %

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Tayport Heath Gravel Path – The Ice House Ruins loop from Newport-on-Tay

Tayport Heath Gravel Path

The Ice House Ruins

Adaptive Riders Collective Shelter, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

March Stone Boundary Marker

Tayport Heath, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

K Frame Barrier With Horse Stile

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