The John Muir Way

The John Muir Trust has taken on interim administrative management of the John Muir Way.  

The John Muir Way is a 134-mile long-distance walking and cycling route running from Helensburgh to Dunbar. It symbolically connects John Muir’s birthplace in Dunbar with Scotland’s own first National Park, Loch Lomond and The Trossachs. It is part of Scotland’s Great Trails.  

 During this interim administrative management period, the John Muir Trust will assess whether it might take on long term management of the long-distance route and if so, in what capacity. 

The John Muir Way only exists due to the strong partnership group that supports it. These members include the following:  

The route is managed and maintained by the ten Access Authorities along the Way. Running west to east, these are Argyll & Bute Council, Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park Authority, West Dunbartonshire Council, Stirling Council, East Dunbartonshire Council, North Lanarkshire Council, Falkirk Council, West Lothian Council, City of Edinburgh Council and East Lothian Council.

Coordination is provided through the John Muir Way Partnership Group. This comprises the ten Access Authorities and John Muir Trust, together with Forestry & Land Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland, Green Action Trust, John Muir Birthplace Charitable Trust, NatureScot, NFU Scotland, Public Health Scotland, Scottish Canals, Scottish Enterprise, Sustrans, TCV and VisitScotland.

All route details can be accessed here: Home | John Muir Way