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Hailes Castle – Dunbar Castle Ruins loop from East Lothian

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Hailes Castle – Dunbar Castle Ruins loop from East Lothian

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Hailes Castle – Dunbar Castle Ruins loop from East Lothian

02:44

44.7km

360m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that goes up or down a series of steps

You may need to carry your bike.

After 11.9 km for 24 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Bus stop

1

8.28 km

Hailes Castle

Highlight • Castle

Please be aware that the castle is no longer accessible to the public due to unsafe masonry. It has actually been sold to a private owner and it’s therefore unlikely …

Tip by

11.4 km

Phantassie Doocot

Archaeological Site

3

12.0 km

Preston Mill

Highlight • Structure

Preston Mill has worked since the 16th century but the present mill building dates to the 18th century. The mill continued to be used to grind oatmeal commercially until 1959. …

Tip by

4

13.7 km

Knowes Mill Ruins

Highlight • Other

5

14.0 km

River Tyne Ford

Highlight • River

A welcome sight of a bridge to the side.

Tip by

6

20.2 km

Belhaven Bay

Highlight • Beach

Beach stretches from Belhaven to the north of the River Tyne.

Tip by

21.4 km

Wildlife Garden

Forest

8

22.3 km

Dunbar Castle Ruins

Highlight • Castle

Dunbar Castle was one of the strongest fortresses in Scotland and has been occupied as a defensive position ever since the 7th century. These days, you cannot get too close …

Tip by

9

22.8 km

Dunbar Beach

Highlight • Beach

10

37.4 km

Traprain Law

Highlight • Natural Monument

B

44.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

35.7 km

4.57 km

2.13 km

1.69 km

396 m

244 m

Surfaces

41.7 km

1.25 km

1.25 km

241 m

195 m

< 100 m

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Weather

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Monday 19 October

12°C

8°C

61 %

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Comments

June 17, 2024,Lantern Rouge, Nungate Bridge, Fox Lake and Hailes Castle from Dunbar Day 2.

Not entirely as planned. Thankfully not as wet as yesterday.

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