There is a whole range of walking, wheeling and cycling routes in the Inner Forth area, from short strolls on country lanes to long distance trails, and from loops at local beauty spots to national cycle routes.
Wanderings & Windings Heritage Trails Displayed on the Explorer map, the nine Wanderings & Windings trails are looped micro-adventures for you to walk, wheel or scoot around. Designed as day long adventures, they can be split into sections to suit the time available and abilities of the group. Visit the Wanderings and Windings page to download the nine trail guides and GPX files, or learn more about how IFF co-designed these trails with local communities in 2019.
Go Forth booklet The Go Forth booklet (2018) was designed to help you discover more about the natural and historic heritage of the landscape by sharing some of the best places to go, and how to link them together.
Inner Forth Landscape Explorer App Our free Inner Forth Explorer app will help you discover more about the fascinating history, wildlife and stories around the Inner Forth. There's also a treasure trail quiz, with wildlife portraits you can only collect onsite. The app also links to the nine Wanderings and Windings walking and cycling trailswe co-created with local people in 2019. It's free to download from the Apple App Store and Google Play. Why not try it today?
The Round the Inner Forth Cycle Route The Round the Inner Forth cycle route is a 70-mile circular trail route which follows National Cycle Network Route 76 along the shores of the Inner Forth. This route takes you through a variety of scenery from historic villages to the Forth’s coastal mudflats. The Round the Inner Forth route is the focus of some of the Climate FORTH project’s activities: The Round the Inner Forth resources developed through Climate FORTH are available on this VisitScotland webpage. You can also read more about how Climate FORTH worked with Sustrans to "rebrand" the cycle route on this project page.
Phototrails allow people to assess the suitability of a route before they walk it, and promotes increased access to the countryside for people with disabilites.
Phototrails allow people to assess the suitability of a route before they walk it, and promotes increased access to the countryside for people with disabilites.
Spanning the Forth Valley at the historic first bridging point of Stirling, this walking circuit would also suit a cycle journey. However the Gillie’s Hill section is a little rough in places, so if you’re on a bike you may need to get off and walk occasionally.
A loop of the upper Forth estuary, crossing the river via the road bridge at Kincardine and returning across the footbridge at Cambuskenneth. The route takes in several wetland nature reserves as it winds across the lower carselands of the Forth. It’s worth taking binoculars if you have them.
Exploring the western part of the Kingdom of Fife between Dunfermline and Kincardine, this challenging route takes in historic harbours, rural estates and forestry.
A loop around the southern shore of the Forth, linking the mining landscape of West Lothian with the estates of Dundas Castle and Hopetoun House, and the coastline between Blackness and Queensferry.
A circuit that starts and ends at Linlithgow Station which can be explored on foot or by bicycle. The route skirts Linlithgow Loch, travelling to Bo'ness and back via Airngath Hill, Bo'ness Foreshore, Kinneil Woods and the River Avon.
An alternative to the Round the Forth NCN76, taking the adventurous strviger deep into the countryside bounding either bank of the Firth of Forth, to explore quient rural tracks and lanes and accumulate a Munro's worth of ascent.
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