This is one of four simple treasures to share along the John Muir Way.
The John Muir Way stretches 134 miles or 215 km across Scotland's heartland, running from coast to coast between Helensburgh in the west through to Dunbar in the east. it is named to mark the legacy of John Muir ( 1838 - 1914) who was a pioneering and influential conservationist. He spent all his adult life in America but was born in Dunbar and sailed to America from Greenock. Muir dedicated his life to protecting wild places and he campaigned successfully for the establishment of national parks to safeguard vast tracts of wild lands, most notably Yosemite Valley in California. This walking route that bears his name reminds us that we can find the wild on our doorstep- we only have to look.