How to Use this Guide
Distances and suggested times are listed for each route, as well asindications of local points of interest, local services and publictransport. Distances are given in kilometres (km) and miles; forsome of the routes the amount of ascent or descent is given inmetres (m) or feet. Some of the routes start and finish at the samepoint, whilst others may be completed by using public transport, bypre-arranging car transport at either end, or by re-tracing yoursteps back to the start. Many of the routes are signposted, butothers are not and directions are given as a guide. Timings areapproximate.Some of the routes in this booklet may be suitable for cycling,horse riding and access by people of all abilities; contact EastLothian Council’s Outdoor Access Officers (see page 32) for furtherinformation. Follow the guidance of the Scottish Outdoor AccessCode www.outdooraccess-scotland.com (see page 31). A brief summary of the Code (Know the Code before you go) is available in11 different languages online: www.snh.org.uk or available to orderfree of charge from Scottish Natural Heritage’s publication section,tel. 01738 444177.
About the
North Sea Trail
The North Sea Trail is aEuropean Union funded projectthat promotes opportunities forexploring natural and culturalheritage through pathnetworks around the North Sea.26 regions from Norway,Sweden, Denmark, Germany,The Netherlands, England andScotland are involved inproviding access to trails,information about localheritage, and promotingbusiness development for localservice providers. Furtherinformation on the trail can befound onwww.northseatrail.org, or formore information on the NAVENortrail project visit
www.nave.no
Nungate Bridge, Haddington
Picturesque ruined castles and towersbear testament to this turbulent past.Hailes, Dirleton and Tantallon areamong a number of ancient castlesand monuments in the care of Historic Scotland where visitorinterpretation is provided.You can visit other historic buildingsand monuments in the care of Historic Scotland and the NationalTrust for Scotland, as well as the JohnMuir Birthplace Museum, the ScottishSeabird Centre with its remotecameras trained on the Bass Rock(the third largest gannetry in theworld), the Museum of Flight and the“Concorde Experience”, GlenkinchieDistillery (home of the “EdinburghMalt”), and 21 quality golf courses.Many visitors come to discoverthe beauty of East Lothian’scoast and countryside forwalking, cycling, horse riding,watersports and other outdooractivities. We hope you willdiscover the delights of EastLothian. Take your time, enjoythe great views, stay a while,and seek out the manyfascinating places that havehelped to shape the county andmake it the place it is today.
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