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Newport Wormit And Forgan

Tayport Harbour – View of the Tay Bridge loop from Wormit

Routes

Mountain biking trails

United Kingdom

Scotland

Fife

Newport Wormit And Forgan

Tayport Harbour – View of the Tay Bridge loop from Wormit

Moderate

5.0

(2)

riders

Tayport Harbour – View of the Tay Bridge loop from Wormit

02:11

31.9km

170m

Mountain biking

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

Last updated: April 19, 2026

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Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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557 m

View of the Tay Rail Bridge and Estuary from Wormit Hill

Highlight • Viewpoint

Superb Views of the Tay Rail Bridge

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3.31 km

Knockhill Wood

Forest

8.02 km

Morton Lochs Bird Hide

Highlight • Structure

Morton Lochs is part of Tentsmuir National Nature Reserve (NNR) located near Tayport, in the north east of Fife, Scotland. It consists of three small lochs important for a variety of waterfowl species. Access to the nature reserve can be gained from the public footpath through Scotscraig golf course in Tayport, from the many footpaths in Tentsmuir Forest, or by road by turning off towards Morton on the B945 between Tayport and Leuchars. There is a small car park beside the reserve which is close to the two main footpaths. Surrounding the lochs are three bird hides that are accessible for public use, and another hide that requires a key available from Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH). Three of the hides sit on the largest of the three lochs with the other being on the South Loch

Morton Lochs is not a naturally occurring wetland system; it was made by local land owners, the Christie family, in 1906. They initially flooded this area of dune heath for fishing, but it quickly became an important centre for wintering wildfowl. Perhaps the most notable visitor is the teal, which comes in its hundreds at times according to entries made in the record book in the hide. The teal is also the emblem for the NNR, and appears on signs at the entrance to the reserve. Morton Lochs was defined as an NNR in 1952, at the time being the second NNR in the UK.

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12.9 km

Polish Camp (WWII)

Ruins

15.0 km

Salt and Pine Food Truck

Highlight • Rest Area

Great area for a pit stop. Toilets available nearby as well.

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17.8 km

Tayport Ice House

Highlight • Historical Site

The ice house was built in 1852 to store ice used to chill Salmon that was exported from here to further south. The ice would be collected from the frozen tops of local ponds in the winter and stored here to prevent it melting.

The March Stone and the Ice House first appear on a plan of the salmon fishings, drawn in 1852. At that time the high water mark was very close to the structures. Over the years as the foreshore built eastward, the Ice House and March Stone have become further from the sea.

The March Stone was erected as a boundary marker for fishing rights in 1794. The term ‘march stone’ comes from the 16th-century meaning of ‘march’ as a boundary.

The inscriptions on the stone read: ‘This stone was set up in the year 1794. The march between the Shanwell and Old Muirs salmon fishing is a straight line from the top of Norman’s Law to the low water. This march stone stands in the said straight line’.

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18.3 km

Tentsmuir Nature Reserve

Highlight • Viewpoint

Tentsmuir is a very special place. Within a relatively small area, there is a beautiful golden beach with clean sea, a majestic forest with lots of trails to explore, and a nature reserve that is home to lots of wildlife including seals and many species of birds, as well as spectacular wildflower displays during spring and summer.

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24.5 km

Tayport Harbour

Highlight • Structure

Tayport has a lovely harbour on tha banks of the River Tay. It's a nice place to stop and watch the boats as they travel towards the River Eden. Tentsmuir Forest lies to the east of the harbour.

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