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This is just a lovely route, mostly offroad, undulating gently along grassy tracks and paths through fields and woods from estuary to sea, though no wild swimming! It follows the Fife Coastal Path, a long distance path that runs from Newburgh on the Firth of Tay to Kincardine on the Firth of Forth. It is really well waymarked and all the paths were clear and comfortable to walk on. The whole route feels really safe, the onroad sections are either on very quiet roads or pavements and there are few steep sections. I believe an experienced mountain biker could do the route, I walked with a light pack and walking boots and was fine, you could do it with lighter footwear

From Newburgh the route goes down to the shore and winds round Croy Point before turning away from the water up to Parkhill Distillery and then offroad up to Glenduckie Hill passing through woods to pasture running high above the water. Glenduckie Hill is just the first of several iron age fort sites that this route passes under.

The path twists and turns away from the water, largely gentle up and down slopes, for about 8 miles (13km) until it turns down towards a minor road below Norman's Law, the major hill fort on the route. If you've got the legs it's worth climbing up to for the views. The paths were occasionally rough but never very much so, and the views over the Tay lovely.

The road section is about 2.3 miles (3.8km) and is on really minor back roads, I met 2 cars, 1 tractor and 3 cyclists on an October Thursday, under more hill fort topped crags and meadows. Over the cross roads to Muir Den and then you come offroad again threading down a stony track onto paths through woods alongside the estuary past Balmerino (and two hungry pigs) to Wormit for 5.1 miles (8.2km).

Here this close to the estuary mouth you can really smell the sea but...

Please do not go for a swim, the Tay estuary's currents are incredibly dangerous, fast with a wicked undertow. But if you're really hot it's safe to paddle.

At Wormit you are back up on the road but it's not a road walk, it's along pavements under the Tay Bridge alongside the village street to Newport where there are some very tasty treats waiting for you.

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