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Over the years the Pathways Group of the Community Council has been involved in a number of very significant projects.  The new Community Council has decided to disband the group and it will need to set up independently. The group started back in 2002 with the desire to open up the Grangehill Rights of Way to walkers, cyclists and horse riders.  This succeeded for the main path (FK11) which is a valuable asset.  Following on from that it worked with Aberdour and Burntisland to define a set of Core Paths ahead of the Land Reform Act and has been very active, together with the Fife Access Forum in taking these forward.  The Core Path Plan is now with Scottish Ministers.  Recently the group has undertaken two tasks. The key project is the desire to put all the pathways within Kinghorn on a firm footing by seeking to validate them as Rights of Way.  The group studied every path and Mike Gilbert has mapped every one of these.  A first round of consultation has been completed by Fife Council Access Officers and the proposals are now with the legal section.  The exercise has yielded a huge amount of historic information on our pathways and produced a wealth of interest.  Watch this space for further news.

The group recently “walked” a number of existing paths to see about improving access.

As a result of this the North Mire section of path has been opened up (it is prone to being overgrown) and this now gives the opportunity for a number of interesting and enjoyable circular routes from the village.  The one illustrated is just over 2 miles from the High Street or Railway Station.  The 7 and 7A buses stop close to the Mire.

Potentially even more exciting is the work being done on the Rodan Braes pathway.  This has always been inclined to close in the summertime due to growth and has not been possible to mow.  However, Rio Tinto Alcan, who own this land, have improved the surface greatly, and it is intended to do more work in the spring. There are a number of great initiatives that could be carried out on this pathway and we will be talking to Alcan.  In the meantime it is a pathway with great views, some of which are shown below.  If you feel that you can help the group to make this path something special please let me know.