Due to essential maintenance the WEST Footpath/Cycleway is CLOSED except during weekends, please use the EAST Footpath/Cycleway.
Access Restrictions
Battery Point Picnic Area
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GPS 56.006455, -3.390746
Prisoners and Plague Victims
From here you are very close to the Forth Bridge and can see Inchgarvie Island which has a fascinating history.
The island has served as a prison, a place of exile for plague victims and an important defence base during the Civil War, the Napoleonic War and World War II.
You can also see Inchkeith Island with its distinct orange lighthouse, that featured on BBC Scotland’s Scotland from The Sky. There are incredible human tales of early-day language experiments and the island as a place of exile for syphilis sufferers.
The picnic area was refurbished with benches by Network Rail. The children from North Queensferry Primary School teamed up with Network Rail and Balfour Beatty's Forth Bridge team to plant trees and flowers.
Where Next on the Trail?
The trail stop is a dead end so you will need to re-trace your steps to re-join the trail.
Battery Road Carpark
North Queensferrywhat3words///sprouted.outgoing.visitors
GPS 56.007937, -3.392675
Railway Pier
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GPS 56.008314,-3.398944
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