Walking the John Muir Way: Photo Album

Walking the Dunbar Cliff Top Trail on the John Muir Way. | Kenny Lam

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Walking the John Muir Way: Photo Album

Avid travellers, Tim and Cindy McKee, walked the John Muir Way in Scotland. This is a 12-day, self-guided walk that immerses you in Scottish culture, history and scenery as you walk from Scotland's Coast to Coast.

Watch the highlights of their trip in their insightful 4-minute slideshow. Tim and Cindy record their travels under the Dirt Road Traveller moniker, and you can follow their journeys on their Youtube channel.

My husband and I travel extensively, and we try to make sure that every trip we take is a little different - a new adventure! This trip through Scotland was absolutely amazing - by walking through the country we were able to connect with the place and with the people in such a profound way. While in South Berwick we shared a table and some beer at a pub with a family from England. While walking to Dunbar, we walked with a lady foraging for mushrooms. Walking along the coast we met a birder who shared his knowledge of the local birds. We had amazing food and we saw amazing scenery! We would definitely recommend this type of trip for adventurous souls like us! L. Cumming.

About the John Muir Way

John Muir was born in Dunbar on April 21st 1838, and as a child developed a deep love of the natural world around his home. He was known to escape from his bedroom window into the Dunbar countryside and he began his "love affair" with nature. He is best known for his conservation voice establishing the ‘Sierra Club’, his writing and for encouraging the establishment of the Yosemite National Park.

Scotland has been quite slow to recognize its famous son, The John Muir Trail in California has been famous for years, but it took until 2014 for him to be honoured with a trail in his native land.

Walking through the woods on Corstorphine Hill on the John Muir Way | <i>Kenny Lam</i>

Cockenzie Harbour and boats | <i>John Millen</i>

Looking along the course of the Antonine Wall | <i>John Millen</i>

The John Muir Way is a route that symbolically links Dunbar with Scotland’s first national park, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs and with Helensburgh in the west, forming a Scottish coast to coast route. It provides an accessible and varied route across the Scottish low lands, following a mixture of seaside, river and canal side paths, with some forestry walking for good measure. Altogether the route links together some fine landscapes, countryside and places of historical and natural interest.

The John Muir Trail is a delightful walk across Scotland. Walkers enjoy very contrasting landscapes, towns and weather. From the views, the engineering in the lock systems on the canals, to the art, and the architecture the walk is a very pleasant experience. There is a fair amount of hard surface walking so come prepared with well cushioned shoes for those days. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ E. Fletcher.

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