North Sea Trail

North Sea Trail
Length	km
Use	Hiking

John Muir Way fingerposts and North Sea Trail logo "N" below

The North Sea Trail is a long-distance path linking seven countries and 26 partner areas in Northern Europe around the North Sea.

The project's aims are to support sustainable tourism and to explore the heritage of communities along the North Sea coast.

Member countries

The seven countries are:

• Denmark
  • Partner areas: Djursland, Thy, North Jutland, Sjælland

• England
  • Partner areas: Northumberland, North York Moors

• Germany
  • Partner areas: Karrharde

• Netherlands
  • Partner areas: Dutch Coastal Path (Lange-Afstands-Wandelpad), passing through Friesland, Zeeland, Zuid-Holland, Noord-Holland and Groningen

• Norway
  • Partner areas: Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Rogaland, Vest-Agder, Vestfold, Møre og Romsdal, Østfold

• Scotland
  • Partner areas: Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, East Lothian (John Muir Way), Fife, and Moray Firth

• Sweden
  • Partner areas: Western Götaland, Halland, Southern Scania

North Sea Trail Association

The project was originally part funded by the European Union through its Interreg IIIB North Sea Programme.

The project partners have decided to establish a North Sea Trail Association so that the Trail can be supported in the long term. The UK's representative on the Association is Aberdeen.

There is also a North Sea Cycle Route integrated with the North Sea Trail.

See also

• Long-distance trail
• List of long-distance footpaths
• Long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
• European long-distance paths
• North Sea Cycle Route

Resources

• Aberdeen City's North Sea Trail leaflet
• Aberdeenshire Council's series of 38 downloadable maps and leaflets
• Welcome to the Moray Firth Trail

External links

• North Sea Trail website