Be Active
Get out and about in West Fife
It’s a wonderful thing to BE ACTIVE. It is linked to optimal wellbeing, supporting both physical and mental health. Exercise and movement invigorate the body, enhancing physical health by improving muscle strength, boosting cardiovascular health, and overall energy levels. Beyond these benefits are the important effects on mental health. Exercise and increased movement release endorphins, the body’s natural mood elevators, helping to reduce symptoms of anxiety and/or depression, whilst engaging in physical activity also offers opportunities for mindfulness, which helps us to anchor ourselves in the present moment. This all has the potential to bring a sense of harmony to the body and mind.
From following historical pilgrim routes to modern walking routes, cycling trails, to gardening, restoration and conservation projects, Dunfermline and West Fife is full of opportunities to BE ACTIVE.
Walking and Cycling Trails
West Fife Walks
Routes around Saline, Torry Bay, Valleyfield and Culross can be found here.
Visit the West Fife Walks website
Follow in the footsteps of Medieval Pilgrims
The Fife Pilgrim Way follows the route taken by countless pilgrims in the Middle Ages to Dunfermline and St Andrews. Two sections of roughly 9 miles, beginning in Culross and North Queensferry pass through West Fife and finish in Dunfermline.
Visit the footsteps of Medieval Pilgrims website
Coastal Walks
The Fife Coastal Path has two sections (from Kincardine to Limekilns and Limekilns to Burntisland) that pass through West Fife and provide a fascinating glimpse of regions industrial past.
Visit the Coastal Walks website
A Walk in the Woods
Forest and Land Scotland has three woodland trails of varying lengths in West Fife.
Visit the Walk in the Woods website
Walking tours of Dunfermline
Take a walk around Dunfermline with one of six historic and cultural tours created for your phone for both locals and visitors. Royalty, International Connections, Saint Margaret, Music and more…
Visit the Dunfermline Tours website
Sustrans cycling routes
Explore the landscapes and histories of Clackmannanshire and western Fife via National Cycle Network routes.
Visit Sustrans cycling website
Bums off Seats
There are several organised group walks in Pittencrieff Park in central Dunfermline as well as walks in Townhill and Rosyth. How about trying Nordic Walking.
Visit the Bums off Seats website
Walking and Talking down the Halbeath Road
A friendly walking and talking group run by the Pars Foundation whose aim is improving mental health through socialisation and staying active. You don’t have to be a Dunfermline Athletic supporter to join the group.
Visit the Pars Foundation website
Archaeology, Garden Restoration and Landscape Conservation
Saline & District Heritage Society
The society holds regular community archaeology activities.
Visit Saline & District Heritage Society website
Inzievar Wood
Work began in 2021 to revitalise the woodland and the pond, led by a Project Co-ordinator and team of volunteers.
Visit Inzievar Wood website
Valleyfield Estate
The Valleyfield Heritage Group and the West Fife Woodland Group have a variety of ongoing projects offering volunteer opportunities. Recent initiatives have seen volunteers repairing footpaths.
Visit Valleyfield Estate website
GROW West Fife
Get involved in gardening and the restoration of stables and greenhouses with other volunteers at Blair Castle.
Visit GROW West Fife website
Fife Coast & Countryside Trust
The FCCT provides opportunities to get involved with conservation and habitat restoration.
Visit Fife Coast & Countryside Trust website
Friends of Pittencrieff Park
The Friends of Pittencrieff Park engage in gardening and other conservation activities in the Glen.
Visit Friends of Pittencrieff Park website
Explore the Heritage of Dunfermline & West Fife
