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Queensferry And District

Blackness Castle – John Muir Way at Blackness loop from South Queensferry

Mountain biking trails

Queensferry And District

Blackness Castle – John Muir Way at Blackness loop from South Queensferry

Easy

13

riders

Blackness Castle – John Muir Way at Blackness loop from South Queensferry

01:27

24.0km

180m

Mountain biking

Easy mountain bike ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 2, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 406 m for 12 m

After 8.83 km for 10 m

After 9.13 km for 1 m

After 9.44 km for 1 m

After 23.6 km for 12 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

898 m

Coastal Road to Hopetoun House and Queensferry Crossing

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Beautiful views over the Firth of Forth on this well surfaced road

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2

5.05 km

Abercorn Parish Church and Churchyard

Highlight • Religious Site

Signs from the A904 a couple of miles west of Queensferry and the south end of the Forth Road Bridge point visitors to Abercorn Church. The signs lead you to …

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3

8.76 km

Blackness Castle

Highlight • Castle

Blackness Castle is perched right on the shore of the Firth of Forth.

Just like many other historical buildings in this part of Scotland, it has featured in the popular …

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4

9.28 km

Blackness Castle

Highlight • Castle

A nice piece of local history

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5

9.58 km

View of Blackness Castle and Bay

Highlight • Castle

wonderful Bay where the Castle is situated. beeing user during the would wars to build ships

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6

11.6 km

John Muir Way at Blackness

Highlight • Trail

This trail past Blackness forms part of the John Muir Way (Helensburgh to Dunbar; johnmuirway.org/route) and the National Cycle Route 76 (Berwick Upon Tweed to Kirkaldy - sustrans.org.uk/find-a-route-on-the-national-cycle-network/route-76/). The surface …

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12.6 km

Beach

Beach

8

19.5 km

Hopetoun House

Highlight • Settlement

The grounds at Hopetoun house are great to cycle through as the road is smooth and quiet.

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B

24.0 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.0 km

5.88 km

3.91 km

2.13 km

2.09 km

Surfaces

10.8 km

10.6 km

1.27 km

527 m

478 m

312 m

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Thursday 5 November

10°C

3°C

17 %

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