North Sea Trail
The North Sea Trail is a hiking trail through the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway. The trail has a theoretical total length of about 4900 km, but so far only about 3700 km have been developed.
Understand
In some sections the trail uses existing coastal trails, and any markers on the ground may use that local name rather than North Sea Trail.
Walk
Moray Firth
Aberdeenshire coastal trail
Aberdeenshire is one of the partner regions that maintain a leg of the trail. It follows the beach from 🌍 Cullen through 🌍 Fraserburgh and 🌍 Peterhead to 🌍 Montrose.
Fife coastal path
- 🌍 Fife Coastal Path. Fife has path around most of its coast, passing through St Andrews, Aberdour, Leven, Kirkcaldy, Burntisland, North Queensferry, Rosyth and Culross.
John Muir Way
- The John Muir Way. is a path from Helensburgh on the Clyde to Dunbar. The eastern part of the route takes you through The Lothians from 🌍 Bo'ness via 🌍 Edinburgh to 🌍 Dunbar.
Berwickshire Coastal Path
This Berwickshire Coastal Path starts about 9 mi (14 km) south of Dunbar. the John Muir Link path follows the coast to link the two paths.
- 🌍 Berwickshire Coastal Path. is a path through the Scottish Borders from 🌍 Cockburnspath (where it links with the Southern Upland Way), via 🌍 Eyemouth and across the border to 🌍 Berwick-upon-Tweed
Northumberland Coast Path
- Northumberland Coast Path. is a 63 mi (101 km) path from Berwick-upon-Tweed to Cresswell (near Morpeth).
Cleveland Way
The North Sea Trail uses the coastal section of the Cleveland Way.
- Cleveland Way. is a path through the North York Moors. The coastal section goes from 🌍 Saltburn-by-the-Sea to 🌍 Filey
Netherlands
The trails follow the Dutch coast over a 725 km (450 mi) long route.
Denmark
- Hærvejen (Ox Road). The trail is inland for this section from 🌍 Padborg to 🌍 Frederikshavn.