Berwick-upon-Tweed to Dunbar The southern trailhead is at a junction with NCN
Route 1 on the outskirts of Berwick-upon-Tweed. After the route crosses the English-Scottish border and climbs Ayton Hill before descending through
Ayton before meeting the coast at
Eyemouth. From here the route climbs to its highpoint before descending to
Cockburnspath where it passes under the A1. From
Bilsdean the route uses a cycle path adjacent to the A1. At
Torness Nuclear Power Station the route becomes traffic free to the outskirts of
Dunbar before rejoining the roads through the town.
Dunbar to Musselburgh From Dunbar Route 76 is known as the Round the Forth Cycle Route for the rest of its length to Kirkaldy. From here to
Haddington the route is predominantly on quite roads via
East Linton and the ruins of
Hailes Castle. The route is traffic free along the Haddington to
Longniddry railway path after which it uses a mixture of roads and paths along the shore of the Firth of Forth to reach
Musselburgh and a junction with Route 1.
Edinburgh There is a gap in Route 76 between Musselburgh and Cramond Bridge. Route 1 is used as the east to west link through Edinburgh.
Cramond Bridge to Stirling Leaving Route 1 at
Cramond Bridge, 76 is traffic free when returns to the banks of the Forth via the parklands of Dalmeny Estate, before passing under the
Forth Bridges at
South Queensferry where it returns the roads. Continuing to trace the south bank of the Forth the route becomes traffic free again as it passes through the deer park at
Abercorn. It climbs away from the bank of the firth on the roads through
Bo'ness to follow the line of the
Antonine Wall before descending into
Grangemouth. The section between Cramond Bridge and Bo'ness is part of The John Muir Way. On leaving Grangemouth the route crosses the
Forth and Clyde Canal adjacent to
The Helix and its
Kelpies. It passes through open countryside as far as the city of
Stirling.
Stirling to Inverkeithing This section of the route follows the northern bank of the Firth of Forth.
Tullibody Old Bridge and Cambus Iron Bridge, each a Category A
listed building and
scheduled monument, are on the route. After
Alloa 76 passes
Clackmannan,
Kincardine and passes close to the site of the closed
Longannet power station. A combination of river bank paths and roads takes the route east, following the
Fife Coastal Path for much of the route. At the north end of the Forth Bridges NCN 76 passes under the M90 and joins NCN Route 1 to pass through
Inverkeithing.
Inverkeithing to Kirkcaldy Route 76 leaves Route 1 in Inverkeithing to follow the north bank of the Forth to
Aberdour,
Burntisland and
Kinghorn. It then climbs inland before turning back towards the coast for a descent into Kirkcaldy. This section was originally part of National Cycle Network route 1 and was signed accordingly. Continuing north following NCN 766 via Glenrothes connects inland to NCN 1. There are long term plans to extend the route to
St Andrews. ==References==