Carlingnose Point and St Margaret’s Marsh
21 minute walk from North Queensferry station · Stirling, Central and Fife · Free entry
This 6.2-mile (10 km) circular walk begins at Inverkeithing’s Ferry Toll park-and-ride. It follows the coastal path past industrial areas and a small sandy beach, then around Carlingnose Point toward North Queensferry with wide views of the Forth. The route continues under the Forth Road Bridge, where you can either take a shortcut or follow a rough, sometimes muddy path through woodland to St Margaret’s Hope and the marsh. The marsh, a designated nature reserve, offers shoreline tracks and historic remains. The walk ends by climbing Castland Hill on the Fife Pilgrim Way, before descending back into Inverkeithing.
Visitor information
- Place type
- Walking route
- Good for
- Coast & harbours, Nature reserves, Scenic viewpoints, Walking
- Characteristics
- Coastal, Open-air, Sandy, Woodland
- Admission
- Free
- Region
- Stirling, Central and Fife
Stations within walking distance
- North Queensferry station — 21 min walk, 1.7 km
- Inverkeithing station — 22 min walk, 1.7 km
- Rosyth station — 43 min walk, 3.4 km
- Dalgety Bay station — 43 min walk, 3.5 km
Other places near North Queensferry
- Forth Bridge Heritage Centre — 1 min walk from the station
- Fife Coastal Path 2: North Queensferry to Burntisland — 4 min walk from the station
- Fife Pilgrim Way: 1B North Queensferry to Dunfermline — 5 min walk from the station
- North Queensferry Harbour Light Tower — 6 min walk from the station
- Deep Sea World — 8 min walk from the station
- North Queensferry coastal circuit — 8 min walk from the station