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Beech Avenue – Kirkcaldy Mile loop from Glenrothes with Thornton

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Beech Avenue – Kirkcaldy Mile loop from Glenrothes with Thornton

Moderate

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Beech Avenue – Kirkcaldy Mile loop from Glenrothes with Thornton

02:34

56.6km

560m

Road cycling

Moderate road ride. Good fitness required. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: February 27, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that go up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 29.9 km for 38 m

After 35.6 km for 8 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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5.77 km

Middle Den

Forest

11.6 km

Shawmill Plantation

Forest

3

12.9 km

Little Raith Wind Farm

Highlight • Structure

Great route on quite challenging roads.

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4

29.9 km

Dalgety Bay Train Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Petrol station across road for any top ups.

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5

32.4 km

Beech Avenue

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

Old tarmac road, great way to beat the traffic

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6

35.4 km

Aberdour Station

Highlight • Cycleway

Great beach. On Fife coastal path. Aberdour castle was used in Outlander.

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7

36.6 km

View of the Firth of Forth and Islands

Highlight • Viewpoint

Lay By Parking giving good views out over the Firth of Forth, sweeping around from Burntisland and Kinghorn in the North to the Forth Bridges and Edinburgh in the South. …

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8

40.5 km

Burntisland Beach

Highlight • Beach

Plenty of cafes and snack shops on high street.

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9

46.3 km

View of Bass Rock

Highlight • Natural Monument

Take a trip out to the Bass rock. Full of birdlife. No spoilers go and find out.

Tip by

10

50.1 km

Kirkcaldy Mile

Highlight • Cycleway

Stone at East end of Kirkcaldy prom one side celebrating Kirkcaldy's industrial past. The other marking the measured mile along the prom.

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B

56.6 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

20.5 km

19.8 km

13.8 km

1.52 km

624 m

194 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

55.3 km

649 m

454 m

113 m

< 100 m

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Highest point (160 m)

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Thursday 7 May

14°C

8°C

26 %

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