Route Filmstrip & Description
The cycleway starts at the car park off William Street, Dunfermline, the A907, 50m south of its junction with the B9155, Baldridgeburn.The trail has a good, 2m wide tarmac surface. There are no steep gradients except at the access road near Bogside and at the end of the trail coming off the old railway. (See Gradient map makers). There are 15 benches along the route but they are not evenly spread. There are also 13 mounting blocks for horse riders which could serve as resting points (See Seat map markers). There are a few gaps in barriers and one gate, the narrowest gap is about 850mm wide.Additional information about links onto the trail are given in the Extra Photographs
Surveyed by: . Fieldfare, November 2010
(Autumn)
Accessibility Rating: 2
Distance:17.3 km
Car Park: No
Steps: No
Barriers: No
Toilets: No

The entrance to the car park is on William Street, Dunfermline, the A907, 50m south of its junction with the B9155, Baldridgeburn.Ordnance Survey Grid Reference NT081880
There are 13 mounting blocks along the route to help horse riders get on on and off their horses. They may also serve as somewhere for you to sit for a short rest but they are not evenly spread along the route.
There are a few gentle slopes along the line of the main cycleway. This one has a gradient of about 6% (1:17) for about 150m.
Another mounting block provides a resting point by the entrance from Targate Road. (see Extra Photos)
One of the 15 benches between Dunfermline and Clackmannan. This one is only a couple of metres off the main path.
The path to the right links to Lindsay's Wynd, Oakley. The path is steep and there are steps, (see Extra Photos).
A seat a little way from the path may be difficult to reach when wet conditions make the ground muddy.
There is a bench by the entrance from Maree Drive, the B9037 leading to Blairhall. (See Extra Photos)
The gap to the right has a sheep grid below it with bars about 100mm apart.The gate to the left is wider than 1m and has an easy to operate latch.
An old interpretative feature illustrating the panorama from the bridge makes the surface uneven for 20m or so.
An information sign and bench are close to the point at which this trail leaves the old railway line.
At the gate turn left onto the ramp down to the road (B910).The path along the railway line continues through the gap without a tarmac surface. There is also a mounting block.
There is a gradient of 14% (1:7) at the barrier at the bottom of the ramp. The gap is wider than 1m.This is the end of the trail. There is a short link towards Clackmannan along the road to the right (running parallel to the railway line) (See Extra Photos)
This is the end of the trail. The continuation of the cycleways are signed posted and there is a short link towards Clackmannan along the road to the right (running parallel to the railway line) (See Extra Photos)
The path towards the cycleway from Lindsay's Wynd, Oakley. There is a 12% (1:8) gradient near the bollard.
The barrier is not across the cycleway. From Oakley the barrier presents various choices for how people can get onto the cycleway but many people will find none of them easy.
The access from Maree Drive (B9037) has a small parking space. In this photograph access has been restricted by someone parking there.
The access from Maree Drive (B9037) has a small parking space. In this photograph access has been restricted by someone parking there.
The road leading from the end of the trail towards Clackmannan. There is little traffic on this road as it is not a through road for vehicles.
The road leading from the end of the trail towards Clackmannan. There is little traffic on this road as it is not a through road for vehicles.
The road leading from the end of the trail towards Clackmannan. There is little traffic on this road as it is not a through road for vehicles.
The road leading from the end of the trail towards Clackmannan. There is little traffic on this road as it is not a through road for vehicles.
Dunfermline - Clackmannan Cycleway Phototrail
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