We are the Balerno Ramblers. We open the way for everyone in our local community to enjoy the pleasures of walking.
Bo'ness and the Kinneil Estate
Leader: Pat Banfill (Tel: 07786 022733)
Meet at Currie Library at 9.30 for 9.45 departure and at 10.15 at Bo’ness Railway Station.
Moderate Walk - 7.5 miles, Ascent 100m
Walk Description
After hopefully seeing the steam train depart, we will follow the foreshore around the nature reserve and into the Kinneil estate, where we can see historical remains from Roman and medieval times. We’ll hopefully see some bird life on the loch and follow the John Muir way through the woods and then gently uphill for the view towards Linlithgow, and then through a shelter belt to retrace our steps to Kinneil House and to the station car park.
For those who would like a shorter walk, it is quite possible to retrace your steps once you have walked along the foreshore and back to the station which would be 3 miles, or once you have reached Kinneil House which would be about 4 miles.
Travel Directions
Leave the M9 at junction 3 and take the A904 Bo’ness road. Follow this road for 3 miles, first Grahamsdyke Road and then Dean Road, to reach a set of traffic lights with a park on the right and a petrol station ahead. Turn right onto Linlithgow Road and follow it as it winds downhill towards the Forth. At the roundabout take the second exit into Union St which curves to the right. Keep on Union St until it turns sharp right and go straight ahead through the gates into the Bo’ness and Kinneil railway site. Park on the right, just inside the gates. What3words silks.singing.masses. Postcode EH51 9AG.
PD: £5.00
ITD: £1.00
Please WhatsApp or text the Leader if you would like to book a place on this walk with your name and mobile telephone number. Please also advise if you have a medical condition relevant to your walking. Please also bring a change of footwear when travelling in cars.
Please let the Leader know if you are travelling independently and also if you are happy to drive walkers from Currie.
For walkers from Currie, we would ask you to consider offering to drive sometimes to enable our regular drivers to have a day off! Thank you.
