Routes

Planner

Features

Updates

App

Login or Signup

Get the App

Login or Signup

Login or Signup

Mountain biking trails

Tayport Ice House – Tentsmuir Forest loop from Dairsie

Mountain biking trails

Tayport Ice House – Tentsmuir Forest loop from Dairsie

Moderate

5.0

(3)

17

riders

Tayport Ice House – Tentsmuir Forest loop from Dairsie

03:13

44.4km

190m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Advanced riding skills necessary. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

Please check local regulations for:

Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

1

15.1 km

Salt and Pine Food Truck

Highlight • Rest Area

Great area for a pit stop. Toilets available nearby as well.

Tip by

2

17.9 km

Tayport Ice House

Highlight • Historical Site

The ice house was built in 1852 to store ice used to chill Salmon that was exported from here to further south. The ice would be collected from the frozen …

Tip by

3

17.9 km

The Ice House Ruins

Highlight • Structure

Ice taken from local ponds in winter was packed round fish stored in here to help preserve them for onward travel.

Tip by

4

18.5 km

Tentsmuir Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tentsmuir is a very special place. Within a relatively small area, there is a beautiful golden beach with clean sea, a majestic forest with lots of trails to explore, and …

Tip by

5

21.9 km

Tayport Heath, Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

If you go down to the woods today. ... Take a chainsaw.

Tip by

6

24.4 km

Tentsmuir Forest

Highlight (Segment) • Viewpoint

Beautiful forest area right beside the sea, with paved road and gravel track running right through.

Tip by

30.5 km

Polish Camp (WWII)

Ruins

8

34.7 km

Earlshall Castle

Highlight • Other

B

44.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

21.0 km

8.31 km

6.69 km

3.81 km

3.56 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

13.8 km

11.5 km

9.00 km

6.98 km

2.50 km

486 m

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Elevation

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Sign up to see more specific route details

Sign up for free

Weather

Powered by Foreca

Sunday 19 July

21°C

11°C

0 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 19.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

September 20, 2021,The Ice House – View to Dundee Loop from Leuchars

This was just to the Ice House, not on to Dundee. FYI

Want to know more?

Sign up for a free komoot account to join the conversation.

Sign up for free

Our route recommendations are based on thousands of hikes, rides, and runs completed by other people on komoot.

Navigate

Send to Phone

Save

Edit route

Download GPX

Move start point

Print

Share

Embed on a website

Report an Issue

Report restricted access

Nearby routes

3.2

19

East Lomond to West Lomond Hills loop — Lomond Hills Regional Park

02:18h

25.3km

490m

4.5

6

Deuchny Hill and Kinnoull Hill Loop

00:58h

10.1km

230m

1

From Auchterhouse to Keillor Hill and Long Loch loop

03:53h

60.1km

910m

2.5

4

From East Haven to St Vigeans Ancient Village loop

02:05h

33.7km

190m

4.4

124

View of Electricity Pylon – Pitmedden DH/Enduro Trailhead loop from Auchtermuchty

02:03h

23.6km

460m

3.8

84

View of Pitmedden Forest – View of Electricity Pylon loop from North Colzie

01:28h

17.2km

290m

4.6

29

Loch Ore Beach – View of Lochleven Castle loop from Cardenden

03:04h

45.3km

380m

4.8

32

View of the Tay Bridge – Tayport Harbour loop from Leuchars

03:04h

43.3km

140m

1.0

55

Laird's Loch loop from Balshando Bog

00:51h

7.23km

250m

5.0

30

Bishop's Hill Summit Cairn – The Pulpit loop from Markinch

03:49h

44.3km

880m

5.0

39

Laird's Loch – Northballo Hill Forest Trails loop from Newtyle

02:26h

28.1km

510m

47

Laird's Loch – Ballo Woods Forest Path loop from Little Ballo

01:43h

17.8km

390m