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The Miners' Memorial – Longniddry Bents Beach loop from Prestonpans

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The Miners' Memorial – Longniddry Bents Beach loop from Prestonpans

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The Miners' Memorial – Longniddry Bents Beach loop from Prestonpans

00:44

15.5km

50m

Road cycling

Easy road ride. Great for any fitness level. Mostly well-paved surfaces and easy to ride. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 25, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 15.2 km for 64 m

Waypoints

A

Start point

Train Station

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1

1.04 km

The Miners' Memorial

Highlight • Monument

The large stone memorial, created by Cockenzie-based sculptor Gardner Molloy, was commissioned to recognise the 200 workers from the town who died in the mines, as well as those who worked in them.

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2

6.15 km

Joli Cafe

Highlight • Cafe

Joli Cafe - Lots of out door seating and friendly staff.

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3

7.68 km

Longniddry Bents Beach

Highlight • Beach

Longniddry Bents is a beach and grassland that is well-known for its plant life. The base-rich soils have enabled plants to flourish that are rarely seen elsewhere, such as yellow …

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4

9.45 km

World War II Concrete Defences

Highlight • Monument

All along this stretch of road, often half hidden by the undergrowth, 80 year-old concrete blocks, WW2 defences against a seaborne invasion that never came…

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5

12.7 km

Cockenzie Heritage Links Sculpture

Highlight • Viewpoint

Coal and salt pans , heritage since medieval times.

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B

15.5 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.05 km

4.63 km

1.95 km

1.24 km

412 m

247 m

Surfaces

14.5 km

571 m

244 m

< 100 m

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