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St Monans Harbour – Elie and Earlsferry Beach loop from St Monans

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St Monans Harbour – Elie and Earlsferry Beach loop from St Monans

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St Monans Harbour – Elie and Earlsferry Beach loop from St Monans

01:58

18.4km

110m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: March 23, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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575 m

St Monans Harbour

Highlight • Structure

Two small shops here and there are a couple of cafes, the diving gannet & the East Neuk smokehouse at the harbour.

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654 m

St Monans Wellie Boot Garden

Highlight • Structure

A strange collection of old wellies, to the west of the village, just off the harbour.

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2.04 km

Bowhouse Market

Highlight • Settlement

Local market for the East Neuk bowhousefife.com

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4.88 km

View of Kilconquhar Loch

Highlight • Lake

Nice view coming into Kilconquhar

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5.58 km

View of Kilconquhar Loch

Highlight • Lake

A view of the loch from the garden at the rear of the cemetery.

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11.0 km

View of Chapel Ruins at Chapel Ness

Highlight • Historical Site

Earlsferry, the older of the two villages, was first settled in time immemorial. It is said that MacDuff, the Earl of Fife, crossed the Forth here in 1054 while fleeing from King Macbeth. In particular the legend tells of his escape being aided by local fishermen, an act which may have led directly to the village being promoted to royal burgh status due to MacDuff's later influence over Malcolm III.

By the middle of the 12th century, the Earls of Fife had instituted a ferry for the use of pilgrims en route to the shrine of Saint Andrew the Apostle at St Andrews. The ferry crossed the Firth of Forth to North Berwick, a distance of 7 miles, and it is this ferry that led to the naming of the place. There are the remains of a small chapel on Chapel Ness, built for the use of these pilgrims.

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12.1 km

Beach

12.7 km

Elie Beach

Highlight • Beach

The Ship in its a great pub didn't try the food as they stopped serving at 8.30pm

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13.2 km

Elie and Earlsferry Beach

Highlight • Viewpoint

Nice big beach with a few pubs and places to eat next to it

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18.4 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.76 km

4.33 km

3.48 km

2.53 km

2.04 km

220 m

Surfaces

11.3 km

2.01 km

1.77 km

1.67 km

873 m

688 m

Elevation

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Weather

Sunday 17 May

12°C

6°C

60 %

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St Monans Harbour – Elie and Earlsferry Beach loop from St Monans

St Monans Harbour

St Monans Wellie Boot Garden

Bowhouse Market

View of Kilconquhar Loch

View of Kilconquhar Loch

View of Chapel Ruins at Chapel Ness

Elie Beach

Elie and Earlsferry Beach

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