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John Muir Way

Gullane beach lies on the trail
Length	73 kilometres (45 mi)^[1]
Location	East Lothian, Scotland
Trailheads	Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh 55°56′43″N 3°03′59″W / 55.9452°N 3.0664°W / 55.9452; -3.0664 Dunglass 55°56′33″N 2°22′11″W / 55.9426°N 2.3698°W / 55.9426; -2.3698
Use	Hiking
Season	All year

The John Muir Way is a 73-kilometre (45 mi) continuous coastal path in East Lothian, Scotland, UK. It is named in honour of the Scottish 19th-century conservationist John Muir, who was born at Dunbar, East Lothian, in 1838 and became a founder of America's national park system.

The path runs from the Edinburgh City Council boundary along the coast through East Lothian to the Scottish Borders. As of April 2008, these sections have been completed:

Fisherrow Harbour, Musselburgh, to Cockenzie—10 km, including Ash lagoons, Levenhall Links, Musselburgh Racecourse, West Pans, Prestongrange Industrial Heritage Museum, Morrison's Haven, Prestonpans, and Cockenzie Harbour

Cockenzie to Aberlady—8.5 km, including Cockenzie, Port Seton, Seton Sands, Longniddry, Gosford Bay, Kilspindie and Aberlady

Aberlady to North Berwick—15 km, including Luffness House, Gullane, Archerfield House, Dirleton, Dirleton Castle, Yellowcraig and North Berwick

North Berwick to Dunbar—24 km, including North Berwick Law, East Linton, Preston Mill, Prestonkirk, John Muir Country Park, Belhaven Bay, and Dunbar

Dunbar Harbour to Dunglass, near Cockburnspath—16 km, including Dunbar Castle, East Links, Broxmouth, Catcraig, Barns Ness, Skateraw Harbour, Torness Nuclear Power Station, Bilsdean, and Dunglass

The John Muir Way is signposted throughout with green fingerposts. It also connects with other coastal and countryside pathways—for instance, the 7-kilometre (4.3 mi) Railway Walk from Longniddry to Haddington

The John Muir Way forms part of the North Sea Trail Project (Nortrail), funded by the European Regional Development Fund. It links 7 countries and 26 partner areas around the North Sea: Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, England and Scotland.