Walk 150 – East Lomond & Maspie Den – 4.5 miles

From the car park head towards Falkland village. When you reach the monument in the centre of High Street at Falkland Parish Church*, turn right along Cross Wynd which later becomes East Loan. Follow the way-markers for the Lomond Hills along a private road and up a long set of steps. Eventually you reach a gate which leads onto the open hillside. Follow the clear path uphill to the summit. Descend south to pick up the wide track between East and West Lomond. Optional short de-tour to see the site of an old limekiln just off-path (signposted). When you reach Craigmead Car Park continue straight past the toilet block and then turn right to return to Falkland via Maspie Den. Inside the woods keep left at any forks to walk along a high-level footpath at the edge of the trees. Just over half a mile from the toilet block, look out for two small footpaths leading off to the right of the main path (they are easy to miss!). Take the second one, which descends steeply and emerges at the Yad waterfall. After passing behind the waterfall continue downhill on an uneven track which winds it’s way back and forth across the burn several times using a variety of footbridges. The rocky path becomes a wider red earth track where it passes through some fir trees. At this point look out for a more minor track leading downhill to the right and follow this. You will walk across a wooden footbridge built beneath a stone bridge and just after this there is a crossroads. Here you have a choice: 1)turn right to take the route which passes through the tunnel, or 2)to avoid the tunnel turn left initially, passing a large boulder with ‘Maspie Den 1/3 mile’ written on it, then immediately right. This path walks you over the top of the tunnel. After passing a large building take the right fork and continue along this track until you reach a minor road. Turn right and after a short distance you will reach the Centre for Stewardship car park.